The 25th Annual Hardee’s Rise and Shine Benefit Raises Today More Than A Record $1 Million Dollars to Help Area Needy Neighbors with Utilities During Its 25th Year Of Public Service, A 200% Increase
The 25th Annual Hardee’s Rise and Shine Benefit Raises Today More Than A Record $1 Million Dollars to Help Area Needy Neighbors with Utilities During Its 25th Year Of Public Service, A 200% Increase
Heatupstlouis.Org (Heat-Up St. Louis, Inc,) an advocacy, public education, and utility assistance charity covering 44 Missouri and Illinois counties and the City of St. Louis is celebrating its 25th year in public service has raised as of today more than $1,010,000 (a 200% increase over goal vs last year) from the Hardee’s Rise and Shine Benefit during Valentine’s Day. A record of 800 volunteers collected extra dough (tips) during an expanded 11 a.m. Friday breakfast period.
However, Hardee’s ceased this morning with the special sale of the Sausage biscuit and egg biscuit fundraiser for $1 each until next year. This weekend through Monday, February 17, they will continue to ask customers to “Round-Up” their breakfast, luncheon, and dinner receipts. They also will continue with the special canister collections at participating locations in the greater St. Louis Metropolitan area of Missouri and Illinois.
“The extreme weather conditions continue to hike up the usage rates of utilities,” said Ben Turec, board president of the 25-year-old charity. “The uncertainties of the government continuing to provide utility assistance means that more fundraising efforts may be in store for the metropolitan area.” The charity announced recently a 58% increase in demand for utility assistance versus last winter this time.
“The St. Louis area’s dangerously cold weather today dramatizes the need to help seniors, people with disabilities and low-income to working class neighbors living paycheck-to-paycheck and that need is greater than ever,” said Reverend Earl E. Nance, JR., treasurer of the all-volunteer board. “The St. Louis media and sponsors like Hardee’s, Ameren, Spire and Commerce Bank continue to throw out lifelines for those facing a national and local health and safety issue.”
Also, after Monday, anyone can donate by going online to Heatupstlouis.org or dropping off a check or money order made payable to Heat-Up St. Louis to any teller at an area Commerce Bank.100% of all public donations must go toward servicing the needs of the public. The all-volunteer board must underwrite all administrative costs, except when federal funding projects are involved.
Note: The 25th Annual Hardee’s Rise and Shine for Heat project is sponsored this year by Ameren, Hardee’s, Commerce Bank and Spire.
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