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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Brodway comes to Erie to raise money for families in crisis
A local nonprofit tried out a new fundraiser Thursday night, taking the Broadway stage to downtown Erie. The Erie City Mission kicked off its newest charity event at the Warner Theatre called Broadway by the Bay. Owners cut the ribbon on new west Erie restaurant, Born & Braised Thursday night's event featured Broadway singer Ivan Rutherford, who portrayed Jean Valjean over 2,000 times in Les Misérables on Broadway. The event was also a kickoff to a fundraising effort to build a new 100-bed facility for women and children in crisis in Erie. Erie High students gifted parts for project by Erie Harley-Davidson 'The Erie City Mission services hundreds and possibly thousands of people throughout the year, but most of them are men, so one of Brian Johansson's initiatives when he became CEO was to open a house for women, specifically women and children that are suffering from poverty or addiction,' said James Washburn, co-chair. If you would like to donate to the Erie City Mission's cause, Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
PA Soldiers and Sailors Home recognizes National Medal of Honor Day
The Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home is recognizing National Medal of Honor Day. The volunteer resources coordinator, Ken Vybiral, said National Medal of Honor Day is a significant day on the calendar that their staff and residents take time to acknowledge with the community. Erie City Mission wins Mercyhurst University's Archbishop Oscar Romero Award He said the Medal of Honor recipients are the epitome of service and sacrifice, talking about the local connection that Erie has with the Medal of Honor is an honor within itself. 'I think to make sure that that history isn't lost the recipients that we honor here today served Civil War era, so even though they were City of Erie residents, many City of Erie residents may not know their history or the tales of their service and sacrifice,' said Vybiral. Vybiral said the support of the community at the ceremony shows veterans at the home that their service and sacrifice have not been forgotten as well. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Erie City Mission wins Mercyhurt University's Archbishop Oscar Romero Award
An area university recognized one nonprofit on its faith-based work for our community. Mercyhurst University's Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy presented their Archbishop Oscar Romero Award to the Erie City Mission for the dedicated support in the area Monday evening. Gannon University students host watch party to cheer on women's basketball team The event included an award ceremony followed by an annual Romero Lecture by the Erie City Mission's president Brian Johansson. Monday night's speech was called 'the privilege of serving our homeless neighbors.' Local high school students learn valuable financial literacy skills 'What an honor it is for us to be recognized for the work that we do 365 days a year we work at the Erie City Mission serving those in need and it's nice to be recognized by our community in Erie,' said Johansson. The date of the award ceremony was chosen to honor the feast day of Saint Oscar Romero. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
16th annual Knockout Homelessness fundraising event takes place Tuesday
Some local celebrities went head-to-head in the boxing ring Tuesday night in a fight against homelessness. The Erie City Mission and the Bizzarro family hosted the 16th annual Knockout Homelessness fundraiser event at the Bayfront Convention Center. Local shelters provide warmth as homeless population battles bitter cold temps. This year's celebrity fighters were Chris Pine, executive director of Erie Events, and Drew Whiting, CEO of the Downtown Development Corporation. The event featured raffles, dinner, and of course, boxing matches to raise money for the City Mission's Men's Shelter Program. Crawford Co. residents impacted by stolen SNAP benefits 'Ticket sales are great. You see a sold-out crowd here… over 600 people and every single one of them here to support a really good cause,' said Erin Layden, director of development for the Erie City Mission. Layden also said the organization brought a live auction back to the event this year which was very popular. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
World Cancer Day – One Erie resident spent decades raising money to find a cure
Tuesday is World Cancer Day, and one volunteer has spent decades raising funds. One Erie resident is teaming up with the American Cancer Society to raise awareness and find a cure. Erie City Mission announces boxing lineup for Knockout Homelessness fundraiser 'Cancer has touched so many lives. My grandmothers, a lot of my family, there's a lot of colleagues we've lost along the way,' said Melissa Lesniewski, secretary of Gannon University's occupational therapy program. 'To see them go through what they did, it's really hard.' Meet Melissa Lesniewski — She's dedicated the last 35 years to raising funds to fight cancer. She, along with Gannon University's Support Staff Association wanted to contribute to the American Cancer Society over three decades ago. Since then, their campaign Daffodil Days has blossomed into something that brings hope when there seems like there's none left. 'I think that's what's so special about the daffodils when you see them come in the spring it's kind of like winter, you know that spring's coming and you see the flowers blooming and it just brings hope,' said Lesniewski. Lesniewski has distributed tens of thousands of flowers and the American Cancer Society is recognizing her with an award for the countless dollars she has raised. 'The fact that we actually know that Mellissa's been involved for 35 years is really special for us.''you get flowers in return for your donation and we have all sorts of opportunities from getting flowers yourself as well as making a donation of flowers being delivered to cancer patients,' said Michelle Ducharme, associate director of development for the American Cancer Society. Ducharme said she hopes World Cancer Day can raise awareness for not only those at risk but for the treatments that have developed. Erie County organizations awarded $328K for agriculture projects 'Tobacco still remains the one cause of cancers worldwide, obesity plays a huge role as well as alcohol consumption, sun exposure,' said Ducharme. One in two men and one in three women in America will be diagnosed in their lifetime and for that reason, Lesniewski continues to bring something bright to their campus. 'Everybody's affected by it. I don't think there's been anybody that can say that they haven't known or had a family member that has been touched by it,' said Lesniewski. 'It doesn't take a lot to raise money for a good cause.' Orders will be taken from now until February 18 and flowers will arrive the week of March 17. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
