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For Immediate Release: 2/6/2018 An Army of 675 Volunteers: Firefighters, Media, Social Service, Business, Political and Civic Leaders; and Board Members Help Heatupstlouis.org Raise Dough and Safety Awareness During 18th Annual Hardee’s “Rise ‘N Shine for Heat” – “Have a Heart…Heat A Home” Project – Friday, February 9, 2018 Heatupstlouis.org, (now going into its 18th […]
Earlier today, we learned that the St. Louis Fire Department talked about the importance of un-attended space heaters, on social media related to a previous City fire(s). This is a regional (MO/IL) problem. Heatupstlouis.org is opposed to the use of space heaters, as a primary heating source, let alone leaving them unattended. Wintertime has the […]
The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the City of St. Louis area. The warning is in effect from 12:00pm, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 through 8:00pm, Saturday, July 22, 2017. Temperatures are expected to be near or above 100 degrees, with heat index values expected between 105 and […]
St. Louis, MO – Vatterott College is helping less-fortunate Missouri and Illinois area residents stay cool in the summer heat with a $5,000 donation to Cooldownstlouis.org. The bi-state area charity prevents heat-related illnesses and deaths by helping area residents, primarily the elderly, disabled, and families experiencing financial difficulties, pay their utility bills. In addition, it […]
For Immediate Release: Cooldownstlouis.org also unveils the Save Our Seniors Project ST. LOUIS (May 26, 2017) – Memorial Day weekend is the official kick-off of summer. Last year, the St. Louis region experienced days of life-threatening heat. As part of the annual Cool Down S.O.S. (Save Our Seniors) Air Conditioner project, Ameren Missouri is donating […]
Since Heatupstlouis.org, (now going into its 17th year of operations) embarked on its current winter heating season of 2016/17, it has distributed already $900,000 due to the generosity of public, St. Louis City/County, and utility grants, and board contributions, according to Rev. Earl E. Nance, Jr., chair emeritus and Melanie DiLeo, board chairwoman of Heatupstlouis.org. […]
Immediate Release: (February 14, 2017) The final numbers for the 17th Annual Hardee’s Rise ‘N Shine for Heatupstlouis.org local franchise fundraiser, hits a final record of $303,000.00. This past weekend, customers were asked to drop off additional canister donations to about 60 area (MO/IL) local franchise Hardee’s restaurants. This year, more than 675 volunteers collected tips from Hardee’s […]
Immediate Release: (February 10, 2017) Once again with the hard work of local Hardee’s franchisees’ crew members, Heatupstlouis.org announces preliminary fundraising results for the 17th Annual Hardee’s Rise ‘N Shine for Heat fundraiser. Due to the efforts of more than 650 volunteers collecting tips during breakfast hours on Friday, the thrust of the St. Louis […]
What: Heatupslouis.org, a regional not-for-profit advocacy, public education utility assistance charity covering about 14 Missouri and Illinois counties, including the City of St. Louis announces that its year-end “Gift of Warmth” project is down by 50%. The all-volunteer charity had distributed a record amount of more than $700,000 in grants and donations earlier this fall. All […]
Heatupstlouis.org, a regional not-for-profit education, advocacy and utility assistance charity covering about 15 Missouri and Illinois counties is urging the public to avoid unsafe methods of heating their homes with space heaters, as primary sources, and rely on their basic home heating sources, during the issue of its second Winter Cold Alert, covering the next […]
