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Thursday, November 8, 2012

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. 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 …

Friday, November 2, 2012

Superstorm Sandy Relief: How You Can Help

How your donations can aid victims in the most affected areas.

St. Louis has not been impacted by Superstorm Sandy, but residents in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other coastal areas were not so lucky. Patch has gathered some local resources if you want to help in relief efforts. To Volunteer Your Time Volunteers in New Jersey are being coordinated through an emergency response hotline, 1-800-JERSEY-7 (1-800-537-7397). Alternate numbers, for when the hotline isn’t staffed, include 609-775-5236 and 908-303-0471 or emails can be sent to Rowena.Madden@sos.state.nj.us. The New York City agency NYC Service is coordinating volunteers for various relief projects in New York City. Go to its Facebook page or email nycservice@cityhall.nyc.gov with your name and email address. To Donate The American Red …

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