St. Louis businesswoman Donna Heckler saw her life change in an instant when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in 2010. Last month, she released Living Like a Lady, a book that shares her personal experiences as a cancer patient. Based on a journal she kept during treatment, it includes insights from medical professionals and stories from fellow patients. Along with the book launch, Heckler, now cancer free, has established the Living Like a Lady Charitable Foundation, which funds nonprofit cancer organizations that provide support to patients and caregivers during treatment.
Every child deserves the opportunity to dress up on Halloween. Nonprofit Gateway180 is collecting gently used costumes for children in need at a Costume Roundup at The Boulevard, in the breezeway between Relax the Back and Accessorize, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 10 and 11. Gateway180, which provides safe, nurturing emergency shelter and housing services for women, children and families, will distribute the costumes to children at its shelter and transitional housing units. Donors will receive a gift card for a free appetizer at P.F. Chang’s.
The Magic House is one of only three institutions in the state to earn a prestigious Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the primary source of federal support for the nation’s libraries and museums. The children’s museum will use the $150,000 grant to replace ‘A Little Bit of Magic,’ a multilevel play space that is nearly 30 years old (pictured above), with a new, 1,500-square-foot STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) exhibit for children ages 2 through 6.
According to Business Insider, Ladue ranks as the most educated town in Missouri. The magazine polled towns with a minimum population of 1,000 to find those in every state with the highest percentage of adults over the age of 25 who hold at least a bachelor’s degree. In Ladue, 82.6 percent of adults met the education requirement.
Shop, save and donate with the Glennon Card discount shopping program benefiting SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. Buying the card for 50 entitles cardholders to a 20 percent discount on regularly priced merchandise at more than 300 local retailers, restaurants and salons. For 10 days, from Oct. 24 through Nov. 4, patrons will have unlimited use of the Glennon Card, and all proceeds from sales of the card directly benefit children at Cardinal Glennon. The program is presented by Fifth Third Bank and co-sponsored by Town&Style, Show Me St. Louis, News Channel 5, Plaza Frontenac, Ylang-Ylang and Suddenlink. Visit glennoncard.org to purchase a card and view participating merchants.
