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In late April and early May of this year, Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri received record amounts of rain, causing a levee on the Black River near Pocahontas, Arkansas to be breached in at least nine areas. Residents of Pocahontas were ordered to evacuate. The Black River rose to a record 28.95 feet and more than 50 homes were destroyed or had major damage. Between April 29th and May 9th, there were 10 confirmed deaths due to the flooding in Arkansas alone.After this tragedy, Arkansas groups … [Read more...] about Arkansas Flood Donation–UCA Baptist Collegiate Ministry

Sweet Tea for a Sweet Pea--Eat My Catfish will donate $.25 for every tea purchase in July to little Amelia! Cool down, hydrate, and help a neighbor. Little Amelia is a neighbor of Eat My Catfish owners, Travis Hester​ and Jessica Talley Hester​. She is such a beautiful happy baby girl, and yet is battling so much. She is in need of a life saving liver transplant. The treatments and transplant can cost over several hundred thousand dollars. There has been local news coverage ...on baby Amelia as … [Read more...] about Sweet Tea for a Sweet Pea

Crawfish season is the most hectic time of the year at EMC – and we love it! Part of the fun of the season comes from the opportunity to cater crawfish boils for various events. One of our favorites this year was Pipes & Tails. Pipes & Tails is a bike show hosted by The Point 94.1 and 106.7 The Ride. This year’s show was on April 29th, held on the concourse of Dickey-Stephens Park (the baseball park for the Arkansas Travelers, for our readers unfamiliar with the area). In … [Read more...] about Pipes and Tails 2017

As many of you likely know, April was Autism Awareness Month. EMC has a special connection to the autism community via our extraordinary team member David. David has autism, and as a tribute to him and all our wonderful autistic customers, we decided to donate a portion of all crawfish sales in April to A-Camp. A-Camp is a 6-week therapeutic day camp for children with autism that accepts all autism spectrum disorders. The camp is held every summer at Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock. It … [Read more...] about Autism Awareness

Toys for Tots is a campaign hosted by the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, with a local chapter right here in Little Rock, Arkansas! The purpose of Toys for Tots is to collect and distribute toys to local children at Christmastime. They help children that otherwise would not receive a Christmas gift. Toys for Tots began in 1947, founded by Major Bill Hendricks in Los Angeles, CA. During its first year, 5,000 toys were collected to give to Los Angeles children in need. The first gift ever given by … [Read more...] about Toys for Tots at Eat My Catfish