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Chamber, Loop Business District Collecting Disaster Relief Funds

Volunteers will be out Friday morning to collect funds to aid the victims of Superstorm Sandy.

Volunteers will be up early Friday, Nov. 9, to ask morning commuters to donate money for the Red Cross's disaster relief efforts on the east coast.  

Volunteers will be collecting from 7:30 - 9 a.m. at the corners of Big Bend and Delmar, Hanley and Delmar, Olive and Midland and Olive and McKnight.  

Volunteers also will be in the Delmar Loop from 4-6 p.m. Saturday collecting donations. Commerce Bank will be counting the money collected and sending it to the Red Cross.

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Disaster efforts continue on the east coast, especially since the region will be hit by another storm in the next few days.  A few more volunteers are needed to help with this collection drive.  

Contact Ellen Bern at ellen@universitycitychamber.com or call 314-337-2489 to volunteer. 

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