For immediate release
April 4, 2012

Press contact: Deborah Wang (330) 645-5805; dwang@asiaohio.org

ASIA holds food & clothing drive for Cleveland, Lakewood refugee families

CLEVELAND – Asian Services In Action (ASIA) will host a food and clothing drive for Cleveland and Lakewood refugee families from April 9^th through April 27^th, 2012.  Goods from the drive, which is being made possible by support from Community West Foundation, will be distributed on Friday, May 11^th, 2012.

We welcome used but decent clothing of all sizes, except for socks, shoes, underwear, or hats; food such as canned goods, rice, flour, and other nonperishable items; and household items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, detergent, and soap.

Donations may be dropped off from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at:

ASIA, Inc. Cleveland Office
3631 Perkins Ave., 2A-W
Cleveland, OH 44114

For more information, please call (216) 881-0330 and ask for Yih-ting Huang (ext. 207 / yting@asiaohio.org), Heidi Lum (ext. 205 / heidi.lum@asiaohio.org), or Ivy Zhou (ext. 200 / ivy@asiaohio.org).

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Asian Services In Action
Founded in 1995, Asian Services In Action’s mission is to empower Asian American and Pacific Islanders in Northeastern Ohio to access quality, culturally, and linguistically appropriate information and services.  ASIA serves over 8,000 people annually.  Follow ASIA on Facebook and Twitter!

Community West Foundation
The mission of Community West Foundation is to advance the health and well being of our community.  The Foundation is a local philanthropic and grant making organization dedicated to supporting organizations that provide the basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, and medical care to the most needy in and around Western Cuyahoga County.