Thursday, May 9, 2013
Stacey Efaw talked about the May 11 food drive at a meeting hosted by the FishHawk Riverview Rotary Club.
Stacey Efaw, the executive director of the Emergency Care Help Organization (ECHO) in Brandon, spoke to the FishHawk Riverview Rotary Club on April 29 to discuss the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive set for May 11. "We need volunteers at the Seffner, Valrico, Brandon and Riverview post offices," she said. The food drive, she added, "gives us about at least half of the food we need for the year." Last year, about 80,000 pounds of food was collected locally during the one-day food drive, which is billed as "the largest one-day food drive in the nation and probably the world," according to notice of the event on the United States Postal Service's Web site. Every second Saturday in May, letter carriers when they deliver the mail volunteer to pick…
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
"Bringing hope to Tampa Bay" is the aim of this weekend's run at the Al Lopez Park in Tampa.
The Emergency Care Help Organization of Brandon, with Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, is presenting a "Run To End Hunger" at Al Lopez Park in Tampa this weekend. The event is Saturday, March 23, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., and features a 5K chip-timed run and a 3K run for kids, also chip-timed. Registration at the park on race day begins at 7 a.m. Here's the particulars: 5K Chip-Timed Run Kids 3K Chip Timed Run ______________ About The Emergency Care Help Organization (ECHO) ECHO is available to people who, because of emergency situations, are having trouble paying for food, clothes and other items. A person can used ECHO services up to four times on one lifetime. Also at ECHO is a Client Service Center, which opened last year to …
Friday, August 24, 2012
A September ribbon-cutting is planned for the client service center at the Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon. A room that once housed metal shelving for boxes of food is now a fashionable workspace for meeting the comprehensive needs of clients.
It's been a long time coming, but Stacey Efaw, director of the Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon, never doubted that the newly opened ECHO Client Service Center would, indeed, open its doors. To celebrate that crowning achievement of a 25-year mission, volunteers, supporters and clients will be in attendance at the center's ribbon-cutting Sept. 28. There, starting at 3 p.m., a town will celebrate another grand step forward in the ECHO undertaking, started as a community mission to feed and clothe neighors who fall on tough times because of emergency situations. "My vision was to have a one-stop place in Brandon to help them here or to guide them to the exact place they need to go," Efaw said. "We can give them food and clothing…
Friday, May 11, 2012
The National Association of Letter Carriers hosts its annual food drive May 12.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
News Report The call is out to volunteers to help sort food for the country's largest food drive of the year. The National Association of Letter Carriers will host their annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive this Saturday, and Feeding America is seeking volunteers to help at its sorting location at 4702 Transport Dr., Building 6, Tampa, off State Road 60 and 50th Street. Shifts are available Saturday, May 12, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to noon., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., noon to 4 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. Any child that volunteers on Sunday will receive a handmade card for their mother. It will show that, in her honor, they donated hours to help the needy in the community. Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age…
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Boy Scouts annual Scouting for Food drive will take place from Feb. 11-18 and will encompass 40,000 homes in the southeastern part of Hillsborough County.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Boy Scouts will deliver 40,000 bags to homes throughout Brandon, Valrico, FishHawk Ranch, Plant City and Riverview this Saturday as part of their annual Scouting for Food drive to help Feeding America Tampa Bay. Around 60 scout units will participate in the event fulfilling their "service to others" activity. Scouts will drop the bags off this Saturday and return to pick them up in a week's time, hopefully finding them packed with food. The goal this year is to collect 20,000 pounds worth of food. "We're all well aware that there is a great need in our community, so we use this as a way of teaching the kids about helping the community," said Molly Blanton, district executive for the Timucua district. "Part of the scouting program is …
Monday, October 10, 2011
Organizers hope to raise $18,000 to purchase underwear, diapers and clothes for needy residents.
For the kids participating in the ninth annual Kids Helping Kids fashion show to benefit the Brandon Emergency Care Clinic, it's all about the fashions and chance to strut their stuff on the runway. But, for Cami Gibertini of Valrico, who's been involved in the fashion show as model coordinator and chairwoman all nine years, there's a more important reason for this year's 45 models to participate in the fashion show. "While they're dressing up and having a great time, they're learning how to give back to their community, something I hope they continue doing the rest of their lives," said Gibertini, who also sits on the board of ECHO and is the 2011-12 honorary mayor of Brandon. "They're learning an important life lesson about giving to …
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Emergency Care Help Organization of Brandon is vying for the chance to win a grant from Albertsons.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Emergency Care Help Organization, 507 N. Parsons Rd., Brandon is seeking the community's help to obtain a grant. Albertsons is pledging $300,000 in grants to Community Partners organizations, and ECHO is vying for $7,500 of that grant money. However, the organization needs to the community to visit the grant website and vote for ECHO five times a day through Oct. 15. If ECHO gets the grant, it plans to use the funds to establish a new client center to better serve the residents of East Hillsborough County. The client center will be a place residents can go seeking resources for a variety of problems, from where to go for help with electric bills to help obtaining a job. ECHO Brandon is a food pantry and clothing assistance source for …
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
This year's event will be held at The Bridges Banquet Hall in Riverview.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Calling all young fashionistas. The Emergency Care Help Organization in Brandon needs your help. ECHO, the nonprofit that provides food and clothing to needy residents in the community, is seeking children ages 5 to 18 years old to model in the annual Darlings & Dessert Kids Helping Kids Fashion Show scheduled for Oct. 1 from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Bridges Banquet Hall, 11202 Dewhurst Drive, Riverview. Participants are asked to obtain sponsorships of at least $100 to model outfits during a fashion show featuring just kids. This year Kohl's is providing the fashions. Proceeds from this event will be used to purchase clothing, shoes, personal hygiene products, diapers, formula and food for the nonprofit agency. Each year ECHO provides emergency …
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Kaitlyn Fuson represented the Emergency Care Help Organization in the Brandon Fourth of July Parade.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
This week's Whiz Kid is Kaitlyn Fuson. Accomplishment: Appearing in the 2011 Greater Brandon Fourth of July Parade, in the No. 58 spot, Kaitlyn Fuson was the 2010 Miss ECHO designee. Details: Fuson rode in a 1935 Ford, representing the Emergency Care Help Organization of Brandon. Fuson, 15, a student at Bloomingdale High, won the Miss ECHO title for raising the most money for the ECHO Fashion Show in October. “I felt so surprised and overwhelmed and I guess relieved that I did it,” Fuson said, about earning the title with her fundraising efforts. Her future goal is to study interior design at college.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Participants took part in a combat training class and received a T-shirt for a $20 donation to Cami Gibertini’s campaign for honorary mayor of Brandon.
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Cami Gibertini’s campaign for honorary mayor of Brandon got a kick start Saturday, June 18, at the Campo Family YMCA, 3414 Culbreath Road, with “Cami’s Combat Challenge.” Participants took part in a combat training class and received a T-shirt for a $20 donation to Gibertini’s campaign. So how did she come up with the unique fundraising idea? “It’s one of the classes that I take every week at the Y and, when I decided to run for honorary mayor, I decided to incorporate some of the things that I like to do into the race,” Gibertini said. “Fitness is a big part of my life and a lot of people who take the class are supporting me so it should be fun.” While she would love to ride in Brandon’s July 4th parade as mayor, Gibertini said the race …
Laura C.
8:25 pm on Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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