After competing in Florida for a week against contestants from across the country, Abbie Mueller of Town & Country recently was crowned the 2015 National Preteen U.S.A. Ambassador. A seventh grader at Villa Duchesne, Mueller also was the overall national winner in her age group for several categories, including 
talent and community/volunteer service. (Pictured above)
Former United Way of Greater St. Louis CEO Gary Dollar will use his business acumen to help Concordance Academy of Leadership lower incarceration rates across the U.S. Dollar built the local United Way chapter into the fifth largest in the country and raised more than $1 billion during his tenure. The Glen Carbon, Ill., resident also is an adjunct professor at Washington University.
Classic bestselling cookbook A Treasury of Great Recipes by St. Louis native Vincent Price and his wife is being reissued today. To celebrate the 50th anniversary reprint, Price’s daughter, Victoria Price, will be in town at a Tenacious Eats pairing of Vincent Price’s Theatre of Blood with recipes from his cookbook.
Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore will serve as ambassador this year for Saks Fifth Avenue’s Key to the Cure campaign, which raises money to support the fight against cancer. Beginning Oct. 1, the Saks Fifth Avenue at Frontenac Plaza will sell a limited-edition T-shirt designed by Jason Wu for $35. All proceeds will go to Siteman Cancer Center.
