Fitness First Plus: We Invite You
Written by Nicholas Cunningham Sunday, 03 May 2009 06:00
As Americans navigate through one of the worst economic times in our nation’s history, picking a health club may not be on the top of the priority list. But it should be, and Fitness First Plus Heath Club at 849 Avenue of the Cities in East Moline has made some changes in the last few months to show that they are evolving with the times as they continue to provide a safe and diverse place to get in better shape mentally and physically. Read more
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Not all immigrants come from Mexico, although the media often portrays this picture, the truth is that all American immigrants come from a place other than the United States. East Moline Mayor John Thodos, who’s roots are in Greece, remembers the story well of how his family came to be in the Quad Cities. Xristos Theodorakopoulos or Chris Thodos for short, is Mayor Thodos’s grandfather. Chris Thodos left Greece on a steam ship in 1911. He had $20 in his pocket, went through Ellis Island, and established himself in East Moline, IL. The Thodos family has called it home ever since.
Maria is a young Hispanic, single mother, pregnant and unemployed. In her past few months of pregnancy she doesn’t have the essentials to welcome her baby. For her the most difficult thing is she doesn’t speak English and she didn’t know where to go to seek help. WIC, Women, Infants, and Children, gives out food vouchers, nutritional advice, takes care of the vaccination of her future baby amongst other types of help, however this young one would need a lot more.
