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Since Heat-Up St Louis, Inc., (now celebrating its 15th anniversary) embarked on its current winter heating season of 2014/15, it has distributed more than $550,000 due to the generosity of public and private sectors, and board contributions, according to Melanie DiLeo, Board Chairwoman of Heat-Up St. Louis. Unfortunately, contributions this heating season have lagged behind […]

ST. LOUIS (June 9, 2014) – As part of its annual Air Conditioner Giveaway Program, Ameren Missouri donated 565 window air conditioners to Cool Down St. Louis, a regional not-for-profit public education and resource charity, which will distribute them to disabled and elderly Ameren Missouri customers throughout eastern Missouri. The company also distributed air conditioners […]

The 14th Annual Hardee’s Rise ‘N Shine for Heat, annual fundraiser benefitting Heat-Up St. Louis, Inc., the regional not-for-profit charity helping seniors and disabled with their heating bills in Missouri and Illinois has raised a record-breaking $185,000.00 (so far)  – a 48% increase over last year’s efforts of $125,000.00, despite the gloomy weather. However, Hardee’s […]

Hardee’s Restaurants and the St. Louis electronic, print and social media will again partner with Heat-Up St. Louis, Inc., a regional utility assistance and public education charity covering the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan area in Missouri and Illinois. This year’s region-wide fundraiser on Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14th is more significant than ever before, due […]

The City of St. Louis Department of Health is urging people to prepare for extended cold weather. St. Louis is expecting severe cold weather beginning Thursday and running through most of next week. Temperature highs will reach the upper 20s with lows falling to single digits. A second round of cold weather is expected around December […]

(August 27, 2013) -The City of St. Louis Department of Health is alerting citizens that the National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a heat advisory, which will be in effect from noon today until 7.00 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2013. Hot temperatures combined with expected high humidity levels will result in heat index values rising to around 100 degrees in […]

St. Louis area Vatterott campuses join forces to help keep citizens cool in the hot summer months (ST. LOUIS/ June 20, 2013) This summer St. Louis area Vatterott College locations are joining Cool Down St. Louis in an effort to help the region’s most vulnerable.  Cool Down St. Louis is a bi-state area charity that […]

The Company’s Annual Giveaway Program Focuses on Heat Safety ST. LOUIS (June 18, 2013) – As part of its Air Conditioner Giveaway Program, Ameren Missouri donated 240 window air conditioner units to Cool Down St. Louis, a regional not-for-profit public education and resource charity, which will distribute them to disabled and elderly Ameren Missouri customers […]

Hardee’s Food Systems, will again partner with Heat-Up St. Louis, Inc., a regional utility assistance and public education charity covering Missouri and Illinois for the past 13 years helping area needy residents, pay their high delinquent winter heating bills. On Friday, February 8, about 525 civic, business, media and political volunteers led by St. Louis […]

For several weeks now Vatterott College and Cool Down St. Louis officials continue to request that the general public drop-off new and slightly used air conditioners this summer at any Vatterott College location in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. On Monday, the Home State Health Plan of Clayton announced a gift of twenty-five (25) […]