In the spirit of striving for continuous, year-round support for our clients, Catonsville Emergency Assistance (CEA) is having its first Christmas in July Food & Funds Drive! Hunger knows no season, and CEA needs your support to ensure we can continue to help our clients all year long.

Starting July 25th to July 31st, donations of food and/or funds may be dropped off to CEA, 25 Bloomsbury Avenue, Catonsville, MD 21228. CEA will be open for donations during the drive from Monday-Friday, 9am-1pm and Saturday 9am-3pm. Bring your individual donation, or organize a group food drive with friends, your neighborhood, or your workplace! The drive will feature a tree lighting on Tuesday, July 23 at 7pm at CEA. Because Hunger Knows No Season.

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Thanks to the following community-minded businesses for putting our donation boxes at their cash registers.  Stop by and support them and drop your change in the donation box for CEA.

Cafe on the Grove,    9 Hickory Lane, Spring Grove

Double T Diner,    N. Rolling Road at 6300 Baltimore National Pike

J.W. Treuth & Sons, Inc.,   328 Oella Avenue

Objects Found,   11 Egges Lane

Paradise Cafe,   6439 Frederick Road

Sam’s Bagels & More,   703 Frederick Road

Scittino’s Italian Marketplace,   1701 Edmondson Avenue

7- Eleven,   403 Frederick Road

7 – Eleven,   6350 Frederick Road

7 – Eleven,   1611 Edmondson Avenue

7 – Eleven,   1313 Francis Avenue, Arbutus 

Taneytown Sandwich Shoppe,   807 Frederick Road

Morningstar Baptist Church has recognized CEA’s work with an award for “Outstanding Community Service.”  It was presented to Executive  Director Megan Rigos at a community event at the church on March 31.

Students from Catonsville High School’s Student Sharing Club dropped off 1,409 pounds of food to CEA on Saturday, April 1 (no fooling), and spent time shelving the food for later sorting and packing. The food drive, called Hop For Hunger, began last year when students learned that food is in short supply during the summer. They decided to replicate their Halloween food drive during the spring to help stock the shelves for summer.  A big thanks to everyone who participated.

Eva White (left front), Taneen Momeni, and Timothy Huynh weighing some of the food the students brought to CEA.