As winter weather approaches the St. Louis metropolitan area, Ameren Missouri today has reached out to Heat-Up St. Louis, the all-volunteer, public education and advocacy regional charity which also provides utility assistance to low-income, the elderly and disabled people, who can’t afford to pay their winter heating bills. Ameren Charitable Trust Foundation made a $50,000 […]
(Dutchtown) — While the City of St. Louis prepared for the upcoming heat emergency in response to the forecast of temperature indexes to surpass100 degrees, Cool Down St. Louis, a regional public education, and summer energy assistance charity also began to re-tool its all-volunteer efforts with several of outreach programs, utility assistance and air-conditioning distributions […]
ST. LOUIS, June 21, 2012 – Heat-Up St. Louis, Inc., a regional not-for-profit, public education and energy assistance charity covering Missouri and Illinois presented its highest honor – the Community Leadership Founder’s Award to Thomas R. Voss, chairman, president and CEO of Ameren. Voss was honored June 21 at the Heat-Up St. Louis, 13th annual […]
North County — When the steamy, blistering heat returns (apparently before the official June 21 day of summer), Cool Down St. Louis will have replenished some of its critical services for Missouri and Illinois seniors and disabled residents in need of an air-conditioner or utility assistance; thanks to the generosity of several corporate supporters and […]
During the 10th Annual Hardee’s Rise and Shine for Heat-Up benefit, on Friday morning (from 5:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.), a record-breaking 500 volunteers served as celebrity greeters in about 60 area Missouri and Illinois Hardee’s restaurants, requesting extra tax-deductible donations. So, far the Hardee’s efforts have raised about $85,000 in a Friday morning only […]
Despite the unseasonably cool winter weather compared to a constantly colder 2011, Heat-Up St. Louis, the regional utility assistance charity continues to get hundreds of requests from bi-state area seniors, the disabled and low-income households with children, who are being threatened with disconnection notices or who require service restoration. The series of cold snaps during […]
This has been the most financially challenging winter since the inception of Heat-Up St. Louis, 11 years ago. In most parts of the St. Louis region, where the all-volunteer charity serves, the public cupboards are almost empty, in terms of donations. Thousands of area seniors, disabled and poor households with children are struggling to stay […]