The Trailnet Active Living Awards celebrate individuals, non-profits, municipalities, and businesses that lead in fostering healthy and active living in the St. Louis region.
This yearʼs recipients will be honored during a reception Thursday, December 6 at 5:30 p.m. at the St. Louis Engineersʼ Club, 4359 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108, convenient from the Central West End MetroLink stop.
The public is invited to attend the 2012 Active Living Awards reception. ...
Local nonprofit organizations the World Chess Hall of Fame and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis have joined with a group of donors including actors Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt to provide complimentary tickets for teachers to attend the film Brooklyn Castle.
The movie tells the stories of five members of the chess team at a below-the-poverty-line inner city junior high school ...
With the Holidays right around the corner, St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness (SLOCA) announces that their 2012 Holiday Greeting cards are hot off the press and available now for purchase.
Priced at just $20 for 12 cards, this year's elegant design features a winter scene with St. Louis' Gateway Arch. The inside of the card simply reads "Happy Holidays". The photo was captured by Lauri Baker, a professional photographer and SLOCA volunteer, who also designed the 2012 ...
Students at St. Mark's Lutheran School, located in Eureka, are warming up the community this winter. During the second quarter, students will collect winter coats, hats, gloves, scarves, blankets and heaters to donate to Otis Woodard Ministries. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in Jefferson County will provide matching donations, up to $400.
Otis Woodard, also known as "Outreach Otis," has been serving the St. Louis metro area for four decades. Woodard manages the North St. ...
Enterprise Bank & Trust, the banking subsidiary of Enterprise Financial Services Corp, announced today that it made a $30,000 gift to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis (HCCSTL).
"We are thrilled to be a member of the Hispanic Chamber and value the relationship our two organizations have built over the past several years," said Peter Benoist, Enterprise Financial Services president and CEO. "The Chamber plays a vital role for St. Louis commerce by ...
The St. Louis Regional Business Council (RBC) is pleased to announce its funding for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in the amount of a $20,000 grant. This is the third year for the grant, bringing the total to a $60,000 contribution to the Hispanic Chamber.
The purpose of the grant is to support the continuing growth of the Hispanic Chamber, particularly in areas such as the Latino Leadership Institute, a leadership skills program for young Hispanic professionals, as well as educational ...
The St. Louis Regional Business Council (RBC) is pleased to announce its funding for the Asian American Chamber of Commerce in the amount of a $20,000 grant.
This is the second year for the RBC grant, bringing the total to a $40,000 contribution, in support of growing the umbrella organization to serve 50,000 people who comprise the Asian community in St. Louis.
While many of the different ethnicities have their own organizations, this new Chamber is dedicated to focusing on what ...
This holiday season, the Red Cross is partnering with the St. Louis Rams to send greetings to active military, their families and veterans in homes and hospitals. Rams Defensive End Chris Long has volunteered to be the Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes honorary chair.
The Red Cross Service to Armed Forces program has provided humanitarian support to the ...
People in the St. Louis region have demonstrated their generosity and caring by achieving record results for the 2012 fundraising campaign to help their neighbors and strengthen their community. United Way of Greater St. Louis celebrated its campaign victory at Peabody Opera House this evening announcing that the community has helped United Way exceed its $72 million fundraising goal by raising $72,019,850 ...
Habitat for Humanity's Cars for Homes™ program is celebrating National Build Week to support Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis' efforts to build safe, decent and affordable housing from proceeds from donated vehicles.
Cars for Homes™, Habitat for Humanity's national vehicle donation program, provides donors with a quick and easy process for donating cars, trucks, boats, RVs motorcycles and other vehicles to help build decent, affordable shelter in local communities. The vehicle ...
Heartlands Conservancy, working in partnership with Scott Air Force Base, the Cities of OʼFallon and Mascoutah, IL, and Trailnet will begin a bicycle and pedestrian commuter study specifically focusing on those traveling to and from
Scott Air Force Base from surrounding communities.
The study will evaluate and document:
the current volume of pedestrian and bicycle commuters to Scott AFB
barriers to these alternative transportation methods
Terri Andrews, Collinsville, has joined the staff of Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis as director of development.
Andrews comes to the hospital with more than 16 years of experience in fund development, most recently from St. Louis University School of Law, where she served as director of development and alumni relations. She brings fundraising experience from Southern Illinois University School of Pharmacy, Special Olympics Illinois and McKendree University.
Perry L. Schoenecker, M.D., was recently presented with the Distinguished Service Award in the section on orthopaedics by the American Academy of Pediatrics during its October meetings in New Orleans.
The Section on Orthopaedics established the Distinguished Service Award in 1995 to recognize an individual in the field of pediatric orthopaedics who has contributed to the AAP's mission of excellence in patient care, research, and teaching. The award is presented annually during the ...
Michael Outlaw, East St. Louis, has joined the staff of Shriners Hospitals for Children, St. Louis as director of surgical services.
Outlaw comes to the hospital with more than 19 years of experience in nursing, most recently from St. Mary's Hospital, where he served as clinical coordinator. He brings nursing experience from Barnes Hospital, South County Surgical Center, and from four years in the United States Marine Corps.
"We are thrilled to have Mike on board at Shriners ...
92.3 WIL announced the line-up and details for their 10th Annual "Jinglefest" concert event this morning on "The Cornbread Morning Show". The 2012 concert event will take place at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri.
The 10th Annual "Jinglefest" concert will feature a line-up of hot new country acts, including Country Music Association and American Country Awards multi-nominee Lee Brice; the award-winning country music ...
