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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 […]

Today, (December 21) at 10:00 a.m. in St. Louis City Hall, Mayor Francis Slay, St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, and Reverend Earl E. Nance accepted much needed donations on the first day of winter to help area seniors, the disabled and low-income families with small children with their delinquent heating bills, thus keeping them […]

November 19, 2010 –St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay joined St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley; St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson; Melanie DiLeo, Chair of Heat-Up St. Louis; and Reverend Earl E. Nance, Jr., Chair Emeritus of Heat-Up St. Louis to unveil plans to help off-set a federal and state budget shortfall in utility […]

Heat-Up St. Louis, the all-volunteer, not for profit, utility assistance and education charity is encouraging area seniors, the disabled and low-income households to register during November for energy assistance. The charity does have heat grants for needy residents in the City of St. Louis, as long as funds last. Heat-Up St. Louis officials are hoping for additional on-line public donations […]

Cool Down St. Louis, is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit charity helping seniors and disabled in 17 Missouri and Illinois counties, including the City of St. Louis has just received as special $25,000 emergency grant for the purchase of air-conditioners for needy clients. This is in addition to a recent 100 donated units by AmerenUE and the […]