Bishop Calvin Scott of Believers Temple Church, Yvonne Berry of the Red Cross, Michael McMillan of the City of St. Louis Office of License Collector, Red Cross CEO Cindy Erickson, and Community Partner Christopher Townsend of Royal Banks.

License Collector Michael McMillan and community partners hosted a fundraiser at the St. Louis City Hall in the Rotunda on Tuesday, January 26^th. The premise behind the fundraiser was for St. Louis City employees and community partners to have an easy access to donate for disaster relief in Haiti. In addition to easy access, donors were requested to give according to their financial ability – coins accepted. The “Make A Change for Haiti” effort was well received by employees and community partners. Local television station, STL TV, was on hand to cover the day’s events and activities. STL TV provides government related informational television programs to the residents of the City of St. Louis. The event will be aired for several weeks to give area residents in City of St. Louis an opportunity to view this collaborative effort.

In addition to local television media, several newspapers have published articles and photos of the event and check presentation at the Chapter: The St. Louis Metro Sentinel Journal (February 17^th February 25^th issue); St. Louis American (February 25^th – March 3^rd issue); and The St. Louis Argus (February 25^th – March 10^th issue).

Mr. McMillan and community partners contributed toward the fundraising goal of $7,500. Community partners included Bishop Calvin Scott, pastor, Believers Temple Church; Ollie Stewart, director, Southside Wellness Center; Lori Robins, Office of License Collector, City of St. Louis; Lisa Norwoods-Gates, Central Bank; Dianne Dymond, principal, Stix Elementary, and Christopher Townsend, Royal Bank.

To see more photos from our dedicated community partners, visit the Haiti Relief Donor Photo Gallery, and stay tuned for more stories of generosity from our community.

Thank you License Collector Michael McMillan and community partners!!

Yvonne

Yvonne Berry is the Manager of Volunteer Resources for the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter.