Chesterfield resident donates Bank of America grant to Crisis Nursery
November 24, 2009
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Charlotte McClure of Chesterfield, one of five “local heroes” to receive the Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s 2009 Local Hero Award, donated the award’s $5,000 grant to St. Louis Crisis Nursery. McClure is chair of Crisis Nursery’s Best Friends, a group of volunteers who work with kids in the nursery and organize the auction at the annual Razzle Dazzle Ball.
“Charlotte’s leadership has really mobilized this group to become active and dedicated, and helped it grow to more than 100 volunteers,” said DiAnne Mueller, CEO of Crisis Nursery. The award was presented at Bank of America’s St. Louis Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Awards event on November 18, 2009.
The Crisis Nursery, committed to the prevention of child abuse and neglect, is an independent, not-for-profit agency that provides a short-term, safe haven for children, birth through age 12, whose families are faced with an emergency or crisis. Located at five sites, the Crisis Nursery provides 24-hour care, 365 days a year, to children in the greater St. Louis, St. Charles, Southern Illinois, and surrounding regions. Celebrating its 23rd year of caring for children, Crisis Nursery has provided a safe haven to more than 49,500 children and provided support and counseling to more than 64,000 families. For details, call 314-292-5770 in St. Louis or visit www.crisisnurserykids.org. For the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery 24-hour helpline, call 314-768-3201.
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