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Eastern Financial and South Florida Hispanic Chamber Provide Gifts for Homeless Moms and Kids |
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11.12.2007 |
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Miramar, FL— Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union, South Florida’s largest non-profit credit union, recently teamed up with the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to make the holidays brighter for a group of homeless mothers and their children.
| Nydia Torres, manager, Miami Rescue Mission Center for Women and Children; Lilliam Lopez, president of the South Florida Hispanic Chamber; Mercedes Hanabergh, assistant vice president, multicultural community development officer at Eastern Financial. |
On Wednesday, December 5th, the Chamber held its annual holiday party at Eastern Financial’s Miami Springs branch to collect items for residents of the Miami Rescue Mission Center for Women and Children. About 70 local business people attended, bringing unwrapped gifts of toys, diapers and personal grooming items. The Center is a haven for homeless women and children and provides emergency overnight shelter as well as a long-term recovery program. The 40-bed facility is located at 2250 NW 1st Avenue in Miami.
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