THIS IS MY STORY and HOPEFULLY it INSPIRES YOU TO MAKE A CHANGE
- Robby Eimers
- Robby Eimers
Hi, my name is Robby Eimers. Welcome to my website. This page is not about me. It is about raising awareness about the horrible Homeless situation we have here in our own Country. I think... no...I know.... that most people have no idea how bad it really is. I call what I do Sharing and the Homeless my Friends.
I invite you and anyone else who would like to find out to come Sharing with me one day. It will change your life. It did mine. I am now 14 yrs old. Five years ago when I was 9, on a cold winter day, my grandma's friend, Mrs. Debby Ryle, asked us if we wanted to go pass out blankets at a Homeless Shelter in Detroit. When we got there, I was shocked. There were about 20 men and women standing out in the cold shivering. They all looked so sad and it made me sad. I thought that there were only 2 or maybe 3 homeless people in the world because that's how many I had only seen before sitting on the street corners with their signs. When we handed them the blankets they almost cried.....some did. They were so grateful and kept saying, God Bless you! On the drive home, I could feel tears in my eyes. I told my grandma that I have to do something to help these people. And I did! If you would like to read more of my story, you can click on the About tab and go under Our Mission. It is amazing how now we go every week, all year round and serve, on average, 200 hot meals and hand out clothes, hygiene products and other items our Friends need. AND 3 yrs ago my sister Emma, now 11, started her own division of The Eimers Foundation called Furry Friends. She helps the homeless animals by donating money, food, and other items to the animals on the streets and to the local shelters. Thank you for your time and always remember ... No One deserves to be Homeless ... No One! THANK YOU!!!!!
I could not do what I do without the help of so many people. This past year we have had hundreds of kids, Adults, Churches, Schools, Corporations, Non-Profits, Senators, the Governor, Philanthropists and Business Professionals Help us. I can not thank you all enough. Your help with my Mission to feed and give my Friends their basic needs to survive until they one day will have a roof over their head is amazing! Whether you donate money, food, clothes, hygiene products or other items, come help at Sharing, pray, or just leave encouraging comments, it is all working! 
You can check out my blogs and pictures of each Sharing and other events we are involved in on our Face Book page.
http://www.facebook.com/theeimersfoundation
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Mail : The Eimers Foundation 21114 Lilac Ln Clinton Twp MI 48036 Email: theeimersfoundation@yahoo.com Phone: 586-443-9831 Facebook: www.facebook.com/theeimersfoundation EMMA'S FURRY FRIENDS I am very proud of my sister Emma. Emma is 11 and has been helping me since the first day, five years ago! Emma's passion in life is to help animals and become a Veterinarian. Three years ago Emma Started her own Foundation and named it Furry Friends. She collects food for homeless animals. She is very brave too. Many of our Friends have big dogs to protect them. They live in tents in the fields, under bridges, in alleys or in abandoned buildings. When Emma finds out about a Furry Friend, she takes food to them. Most of us won't go near the dogs, but Emma loves them and the dogs know it. Emma recently discovered the Detroit Mounted Police Horses. She loves them and takes them carrots and apples often. She also gives monetary donations to them as well. Thank you Emma for saving our Furry Friends! 
Thank you to the Michigan Humane Society for their thank you for Emma's donations in their Michigan Animals Magazine . Emma works hard for her Furry Friends. Thank you to everyone who has helped her Furry Friends by donating.This is what the article said about Emma. "Ten year old Emma Eimers (center) pictured with MHS staff members Anna Chrisman and Ryan McTigue, collected 1,230 pounds of dog and cat food - which took five trips to unload! - through the family's charity, The Eimers Foundation. The Donations helped keep our Pet Food Bank stocked for the pets of struggling families. In addition, Emma generously donated $100 to help animals find loving homes." EMMA ALSO VISITS HER DETROIT MOUNTED POLICE HORSE FRIENDS AND TAKES THEM DONATIONS TOO AND FEEDS THEM CARROTS AND APPLES. EMMA WOULD LIKE TO THANK OFFICERS MUNSTON AND WILLIS FOR BEING SO NICE AND TEACHING HER SO MUCH ABOUT THEM>
EMMA MAKES BIG DONATIONS TO THE MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY IN DETROIT FOR HER FURRY FRIENDS AND VISITS THEM FOR HOURS WHEN SHE CAN.
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Michael Jackson's song, The Man in the Mirror became my Theme Song and Inspiration the first time I heard it. On the way to Sharing we turn it up as loud as we can and Sing it as loud as we can. The words say it all. I AM the man in the mirror, are you?
No one knew what we did for the first 3 years until I wrote a letter to Dan Gilbert in 2014 and he introduced me to Mrs. Sheila Clay from the Neighborhood Service Organization. (NSO) The NSO gave Emma and me an award and then NBC Nightly news came from NYC to film us getting ready for a Sharing, then at Sharing. That was the moment that we started getting people from around the world contacting us and wanting to help us. The video ended up being the most shared video on NBC's facebook page for the year 2014! Thank you Mr. Gilbert, Mrs. Clay, and NBC Nightly News!
THIS INTERVIEW WAS THE MOST SHARED STORY FOR THE YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MR WILLIAMS AND NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FOR SHOWING PEOPLE HOW THEY CAN HELP OTHERS TOO.
SHARING IS CARING HAND TO HAND PAW TO PAW! I received a lot of responses from this interview with Mr. Mitch Albom too. It was aired on his Heart of Detroit series. Mr. Albom asks great questions and prepared me for the interviews that were to come. Thank you Mr. Albom for taking the time to Share what we do.
The first summer after I started Sharing I took my wagon to Downtown Detroit to pass out sandwiches, fruit, and water to anyone who needed or just wanted something to eat or drink. We were walking through Greektown and I noticed that every single person who was walking down the sidewalk in front of us were crossing the street. I didn't know why until we got closer. This man was laying on some steps. It made me sad that people were afraid to walk on the same side of the street that he was laying on. He wasn't laying on the sidewalk so why were people afraid? I felt so sad for him and I knew he must be hungry and thirsty. I didn't want to wake him so I walked up to him and put a bottle of water and an apple by his head. It felt so good to leave a surprise for him. I always tell people that even one bottle of water or one hot dog could save someones life. The smallest thing can make the biggest difference for someone who is having a hard time. So you don't have to be rich with money, just rich with love and compassion.
The Steve Harvey Show flew our family to Universal Studios in Orlando for an all expenses paid VIP vacation and to receive the Steve Harvey Hero Award. I don't think I am a hero, I am just doing what needs to be done. I received a lot of responses from being on your show too. Thank you Mr. Harvey! We had a great time!
My Friends gave me a Surprise Birthday Party on my 12th Birthday. They all signed this great sign Ms. Diane west had made and they gave me a present. They handed me a plastic shopping bag filled with coins they had collected for me. They said they knew it wasn't much, but they wanted to show me how much they appreciate all I do for them every week. To me it was like they gave me a million dollars!
THANK YOU ANDIAMO ITALIA RESTAURANT!!
Mr. Vicari, Chef Frank, and Andiamo Italia Restaurant have offered to Sponsor our Dinners twice a month! They are mentoring me on how a Food Truck works and how to cook their amazing Food! It has been so cool to be partnering with you. Emma and I are so thankful and so are our Friends. WALTER THE WOOD CARVER
Yesterday was probably one of the best days I have had since I Started Sharing almost 5 yrs ago. My Friend, Walter the Wood Carver finally moved into his new apartment on Friday. Yesterday, Grandma and I went to visit him and brought some gifts for him. Walter said he cried all night long Friday night because he felt so blessed. He was so excited to show us all around his apartment . He wanted me to take a picture with him shaking my hand in every room. He told every single person in the building who we were. He is so excited about the mail room, laundry room, workout room , and he wants me to play basketball with him in the gym next time. He even had gifts waiting for Emma and Grandma. He is making me a Detroit Tiger cane too.
I have watched Walter go from the lowest point in his life to the highest. I don't like talking about me , but I want to share this story. Walter told me that Me, Mr Bill and my family saved his life. He did not want to go on anymore then one day a couple of years ago he was walking through the field where I Share and I went up to talk to him. I said hi and asked him his name. He had a cane under his arm he had started to carve. He used to carve all the time, but hadn't done it for a while. I asked him all about his stick and he told me how he carved it . He tells me that was the minute that changed his life . He said a little kid cared enough to come over and talk to him and Showed interest in his carving. It gave him Hope. From that day on, we have had a special bond. He started to carve again making beautiful statues . He carved a few Moses with child statutes. One day he showed me one of the best ones he ever made and said it was Moses and The child was me. He also carves canes for the Veterans for our Support a Vet Campaign. Our friend and volunteer, Mr Bill, had a big part in all of this. We sold many by posting them on my Facebook page so he could earn money to finally get back on his feet again. It really is amazing how easy it is to help someone. It was so simple , but it changed his life and he says saved it. I am so proud of Walter.Thanks everyone. I want to also thank everyone who bought carvings or canes that helped Walter get the money he needed.- Robby This is the first thing I saw when I walked into Walter's new apartment!
ONE OF MY GOALS IS TO GET OUR OWN SHARING IS CARING FOOD TRUCK FOR OUR FRIENDS.
I have had a dream for 6 years to get a food truck because it will let us get to more areas in need and it will be easier to transport food. Right now we have to fill 2 or 3 cars every week with food and other items to take to Sharing because we are serving on average 200 hot dinners every week. Grandma has more mashed potatoes and gravy stains in her car then we can count. It is also hard to keep the food hot. AND we don't have enough room for all of the socks, boots, blankets, clothes, hygiene products that we take every week too. I feel bad asking for things, but the things I ask for are not for me, but for people who desperately need them. I know one day we will raise enough money for our Friends Food Truck! Thank you!
https://www.gofundme.com/nx011g
You can Click on the first photo above to go directly to our Facebook Page to see our weekly pictures and stories. Thank you!
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THE FLINT WATER CRISIS CONTINUES.
THANK YOU TO DELTA AIRLINES FOR THEIR CONTINUOUS DONATION OF WATER WHENEVER WE NEED IT!
*** We will be going back to Flint again soon
Flint Update..Ok...so...from what we saw today, it's worse than what we thought. We passed out a couple thousand bottles of water and it was like a drip. We had heard that the poorest neighborhoods were not getting enough or any of the water donations, so we decided to go and deliver to houses in those neighborhoods so we could give Hand to Hand. The first streets we went on looked worse than some in Detroit. Abandoned, burned, and boarded up, but people still live there. The first stop we made we rolled down the window and asked if they needed water. Five people yelled "Yes!" We got out of the truck and we were giving them cases of water then a fight started so we decided to leave. They are desperate. We found a church in the same neighborhood and dropped off a lot of the cases of water and snacks. They said Thank God because they only had a few cases left. Then we went to the Humane Society and gave cases of water for the animals . Then we went to the Flint Fire Department Headquarters where cars were lined up. Each car is allowed no more than 2 cases each. We asked where we could put our donations and they said there was another place across town where you drop it off, not there. They gave us the address. We drove across town for 20 mins and when we got to where they told us, it was an empty, deserted mall parking lot. There was no water or people Anywhere in site. In fact driving around the city for 4 hrs we only found one other place besides the fire station passing water out, the one church . We had to drop off the rental truck in Flint at 4 so we had to drive back 20 mins to do that. We had about 20 cases of water and food left. We parked on the street and opened the back of the truck. Cars started pulling up so we asked if they needed water. Everyone said yes. The last guy pulled up in his truck and said "Please, please, help me. I have children and they can't brush their teeth, take a bath, or drink the water. They only give you 2 cases at the pick up spots, but that's if you get there early enough. Some of my friends don't have cars to even get to them. The last water I got was 2 days ago and they said I could only have 2 gallons. My son is in Kindergarten and his teacher told him when he gets to school today she would have water for him. When I went to pick him up, she told me they didn't have any left. My son is only 5 yrs old!"
We gave the guy all we had left. He had a tear and thanked us. Before he drove away, he said, "There is No Way Out"
Thank you Uncle Rick for driving the truck.
Flint Update..Ok...so...from what we saw today, it's worse than what we thought. We passed out a couple thousand bottles of water and it was like a drip. We had heard that the poorest neighborhoods were not getting enough or any of the water donations, so we decided to go and deliver to houses in those neighborhoods so we could give Hand to Hand. The first streets we went on looked worse than some in Detroit. Abandoned, burned, and boarded up, but people still live there. The first stop we made we rolled down the window and asked if they needed water. Five people yelled "Yes!" We got out of the truck and we were giving them cases of water then a fight started so we decided to leave. They are desperate. We found a church in the same neighborhood and dropped off a lot of the cases of water and snacks. They said Thank God because they only had a few cases left. Then we went to the Humane Society and gave cases of water for the animals . Then we went to the Flint Fire Department Headquarters where cars were lined up. Each car is allowed no more than 2 cases each. We asked where we could put our donations and they said there was another place across town where you drop it off, not there. They gave us the address. We drove across town for 20 mins and when we got to where they told us, it was an empty, deserted mall parking lot. There was no water or people Anywhere in site. In fact driving around the city for 4 hrs we only found one other place besides the fire station passing water out, the one church . We had to drop off the rental truck in Flint at 4 so we had to drive back 20 mins to do that. We had about 20 cases of water and food left. We parked on the street and opened the back of the truck. Cars started pulling up so we asked if they needed water. Everyone said yes. The last guy pulled up in his truck and said "Please, please, help me. I have children and they can't brush their teeth, take a bath, or drink the water. They only give you 2 cases at the pick up spots, but that's if you get there early enough. Some of my friends don't have cars to even get to them. The last water I got was 2 days ago and they said I could only have 2 gallons. My son is in Kindergarten and his teacher told him when he gets to school today she would have water for him. When I went to pick him up, she told me they didn't have any left. My son is only 5 yrs old!"
We gave the guy all we had left. He had a tear and thanked us. Before he drove away, he said, "There is No Way Out"
Thank you Uncle Rick for driving the truck.
