Emily will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on May 5, 2012, at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Bellevue.
Emily is the daughter of Stacey and Richard Eastern, and sister of Josh and Zach. Her grandparents are Sharon and Sam Eastern of Medina, Marsha Burdman of Youngstown, Ohio, and the late Kenneth Burdman.
Emily is a 7th-grader at Issaquah Middle School. She enjoys competitive dance, piano, listening to music, and hanging out with friends. Her mitzvah project was a dancewear clothing drive for Treehouse and she plans to continue volunteering with the Friendship Circle.