Press Release

November 16, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Children First Family Resource Center at Emma Opens Exchange Service Boutique

Children First Family Resource Center at Emma opened the Emma Bucks Boutique on Friday, November 16th. The boutique is open on Friday’s from 1-4 p.m. Items in the boutique include clothes, toys, shoes, books, kitchenware, etc. There is an application process to be eligible to shop at the Boutique. For more information contact the Family Resource Center at Emma at 828-252-4810.

The Emma Bucks Program is an alternative economy exchange involving members in the Emma community. Individuals earn bucks through an exchange of services such as providing transportation to the grocery store for someone who does not drive, babysitting, cooking meals or by volunteering at the Family Resource Center at Emma. “The Emma Bucks Boutique is an incentive for people to want to earn the Emma Bucks,” said Patricia Harrison, director of the Family Resource Center at Emma. “It increases volunteerism in the community and provides affordable items for exchange that otherwise would not be within their means,” said Harrison.

Children First is a non-profit organization that has a mission to improve the lives of children, youth and their families through community collaborations, advocacy and programs. Children First is funded through the United Way, individual and corporate contributions, civic and faith contributions, and government/federal grants. For more information on Children First or the Family Resource Center at Emma or if you are interested in helping us help the children and their families in our community, visit the website at www.childrenfirstbc.org, or call Children First at 828-259-9717. Together, we can put children first.