{"id":135328,"date":"2026-03-11T10:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/135328\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:03:17","slug":"erie-city-mission-honors-lou-bizzarro-family-with-plaque-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/135328\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie City Mission honors Lou Bizzarro, family with plaque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Tuesday, a member of the community was recognized for his contribution to ending homelessness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Erie City Mission dedicated a plaque to Lou Bizzarro and his family on Tuesday afternoon at the Samaritan Care Shelter for their work in Knockout Homelessness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/remembering-jesse-jackson-local-leaders-reflect-on-his-impact-in-erie\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Remembering Jesse Jackson \u2014 Local leaders reflect on his impact in Erie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Remembering Jesse Jackson \u2014 Local leaders reflect on his impact in Erie&quot;}\"> Remembering Jesse Jackson \u2014 Local leaders reflect on his impact in Erie <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The boxing fundraiser racked up over $500,000 for the Erie City Missions men\u2019s shelter program over 17 years, with that money being used to help support those in need within the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Each event brought the community to the ring to help supply meals, nights of shelter and services to the homeless in Erie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/remains-of-wwii-airman-from-western-pa-accounted-for\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Remains of WWII airman from western PA accounted for;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Remains of WWII airman from western PA accounted for&quot;}\"> Remains of WWII airman from western PA accounted for <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe\u2019re just excited to honor Lou Bizzarro Sr. in this event; he deserves it,\u201d said Brian Johansson, CEO of Erie City Mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI just want to thank the Erie City Mission, it was an honor to do this every year, and it was an honor to just have me come and put on a show for everybody,\u201d said John Bizzarro, Lou\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Erie City Mission has dedicated the month of February to campaign for Knockout Homelessness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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