St. Louis County Kicks Off Red Cross 10 for 10 Blitz

The fundraising blitz to support Superstorm Sandy relief efforts on the eastern seaboard.

St. Louis County began a 10-day micro fundraising blitz with the American Red Cross to support Superstorm Sandy relief efforts on the eastern seaboard. The effort is branded the “10 for Ten Campaign” and will be supported heavily by social media. County Executive Charlie A. Dooley announced the campaign Friday during the County’s annual holiday tree lighting ceremony.  St. Louis County employees and residents will be encouraged to donate $10 during a 10 day period beginning Nov. 19, 2012. Contributions can be made securely online through a special American Red Cross micro site branded with the “10 for Ten” logo. The campaign will get a push from social media including County websites, Twitter and Facebook. A special message will be sent to…

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Election 2012

McCaskill Opens St. Louis Campaign Office

The coordinated campaign office is located at the corner of Euclid and Delmar.

Sen. Claire McCaskill opened the Missouri Democratic Party’s coordinated campaign office Saturday with a host of local Democratic dignitaries and a few notable absences. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley and Attorney General Chris Koster all attended the office opening at the corner of Euclid and Delmar. Not in attendance were the two Democrats battling for the same 1st District seat—Reps. William Lacy Clay and Russ Carnahan. McCaskill, while not endorsing one candidate over the other, told supporters that at the end of primary season, Democrats needed to link arms and fight together again. "We have two great candidates running against each other," she said. "It's like 2008 when we had Obama and …

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