Schnucks launches two relief campaigns to help St. Louis tornado victims

Schnucks launches two relief campaigns to help St. Louis tornado victims

ST. LOUIS - Local grocery chain Schnucks will launch a personal care item collection drive and a "Round Up at the Register" campaign over the next several weeks to support St. Louis-area tornado victims. Starting Wednesday, May 28 and continuing through Friday, June 6, all St. Louis-areaSchnucks stores will hold a personal care item drive. Customers are encouraged to bring or purchase personal care items and place them in the designated collecti…

St. Louis Officials Will Discuss Financial Help for People Displaced by the Tornado – Construction Forum

From St. Louis Public Radio:  St. Louis residents who were forced to relocate by the May 16 tornado or who own homes that were damaged may receive some financial support from city government. The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will discuss a bill this week that would make people who fled homes damaged in the tornado eligible for payments through a fund established for people kicked out of condemned buildings. Another bill would lower property tax b…

Hope, help and jelly donuts: Temple Emanuel’s drive-thru relief

A week after tornadoes tore through parts of St. Louis, Temple Emanuel did what Jewish communities have done for generations—showed up, opened hearts, and filled a truck. On Saturday, May 24, the synagogue hosted what they dubbed a “Drive Through Donation and Donut Event”—because nothing powers generosity quite like carbs. Within two hours, the St. Louis Area Foodbank truck that had parked in their lot was packed to the roof with essentials: pap…

F.E.M.A. brings relief to tornado victims

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