Food banks are feeling the economic pinch as prices surge and the disruption in the supply chain continues. There is a way you can help one local food pantry and get some exercise while doing it. Grace United Methodist Church is holding their 14th “Race for Grace” this month. The funds raised help Eastside Community […]
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MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio- Tomorrow is the last day to apply for the Eastside Community Ministry Lace Up For Kids and Tools For School programs. Tools For School is a program to help low-income children and teenagers in the community to begin the school year. Each student will be provided with a backpack filled with supplies. […]
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MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio- Eastside Community Ministry is getting ready for its annual Tools for Schools programming, with the help of McHugh’s Dealership. For the last 20 years, Eastside Ministry has been stuffing and supplying backpacks for low-income children in grades first through twelfth who attend Muskingum County Schools. “There are so many kids that go […]
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MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio- Eastside Community Ministry provides a community garden to residents who wish to grow their own crops. The Eastside Community garden started in 2016 with 12 raised beds and now has 24. Eastside provides a water source, dirt, and soil for the beds, however, residents are welcomed to bring their own plants. “We’ve […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio-Dorothy “Dottie” Briggs was a longtime volunteer and friend of Eastside Community Ministry in Zanesville before her death last week on March 10th. Dorothy was involved in the ministry along with her husband William a former director who has also passed on. Her friend and longtime student Suzanne Ray reflects on all Dottie did […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio-Eastside Community Ministry completed its annual Chair-ity auction this past Friday. This was the sixth annual auction that the ministry has put on. Executive director Jamie Trout tells us more. “We are so excited. Our sixth annual charity auction went great, our online auction brought in over $18,000. We are still expecting donations through […]
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ZANESVILLE – The auction is one of Eastside’s biggest fundraisers. ECM is excited for the event and explains how to place your bid online. “We just want to re-assure you that when you get on there, all of your information is going to be kept safe and you won’t be charged unless you’re the winning […]
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ZANESVILLE – The annual auction is one of Eastside’s largest fundraisers. The organization receives different chairs from donors with added incentives to be bid on. The program will be done entirely virtually. “This year we’re taking everything online. We are so excited. We have reached over 100 entries this year so we’re just really thankful […]
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ZANESVILLE – Drivers were able to pick up turkeys as well as shelf-stable foods and things like bags of carrots, apples, oranges, sweet potatoes, and white potatoes. This Thanksgiving is especially important for conducting an event such as this. “The need is great. The need is greater this year than it has been for a […]
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ZANESVILLE – Both Eastside and the church are aware of food shortages that local residents deal with on a regular basis. First Baptist Church Pastor David Nuhfer says the goal is to try to alleviate those shortages in a way that allows people to have a greater sense of hope and a lower sense of […]
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