Spotlight on East End Cooperative Ministry

Written by: Kate Snyder, Development and Donor Communications Coordinator

East End Cooperative Ministry is thrilled to be featured "In the Spotlight" on the Heinz Endowments website. The Heinz Endowments have generously supported several of EECM's important Children & Youth Programs, including recently funding extensive upgrades to our Children & Youth Computer Lab.

For the next two weeks, stories from EECM's programs will be showcased on the Heinz Endowments website. We'll also be featuring those stories here on the blog so be sure to stay tuned!

The spotlight kicks off with an interview with Myrna Zelenitz, our Executive Director.

"It takes perseverance and often guts to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless and otherwise support those weary and discouraged by life circumstances. East End Cooperative Ministry Executive Director Myrna Zelenitz explained to Endowments Communications Officer Carmen Lee how members of her staff exhibit those qualities every day while bringing creativity and talent to their work.

Q: What has been your organization’s biggest triumph of the past year?

A: EECM currently uses congregational facilities because we don’t have our own, and with the downturn in the economy, our client numbers have increased dramatically. Just being able to serve everybody within limited space has been a triumph.

Q: What has been the biggest trial?"

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