[friends of kids with cancer]
Friends of Kids with Cancer recently hosted the 15th Annual “Walk with a Friend” 5k run/one-mile walk at Maryville Centre. More than 1,500 attended and raised approximately $50,000 for programs benefitting kids with cancer and their families. (Pictured, above)
[world pediatric project]
World Pediatric Project hosted Rock ‘n’ Heal at the new Jet Linx private aviation terminal and hangar. More than $67,000 was raised for the organization, which brings children’s health services to nations in need.
Pictured: Col. Robert Leeker, Rich Ropp, Melissa Ropp and Mary Leeker
[st. louis-gateway journalism review]
NPR’s Michel Martin led a discussion on media coverage of the Ferguson events. She was accompanied by a panel featuring representatives from Donnybrook, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis Public Radio and KMOV-TV.
Pictured: Michel Martin, Linda Lockhart
[2015 american cardinals dinner]
The Catholic University of America hosted the 26th annual American Cardinals Dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, the first time the event has been held in St. Louis. The dinner, where the four cardinal archbishops in the U.S. were honored, raised more than $1.1 million for student scholarships to the university.
Photo: Ed Pfueller of The Catholic University of America
[enactus united states national expo]
The 2015 Enactus United States National Expo was held recently at America’s Center in St. Louis.
Pictured: Winning team Brigham Young University-Hawaii
