Oasis receives Goodwill vouchers
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Trushel
ALTON Oasis Women’s Center has been selected to hand out shopping vouchers from MERS Missouri Goodwill Industries.
Each voucher to shop at any Goodwill store is worth $20. Oasis Women’s Center will receive two vouchers initially.
“We took a look at each shelter of 29 total and whatever their capacity is, and gave them two vouchers,” said MERS Goodwill’s David Kutchback, president and chief executive officer. “We’re sending about $45,000 in vouchers to those shelters.
“If a shelter needs more, then they can call us, and we’ll continue to send out vouchers until we reach that $75,000,” he said. “We want to partner with that shelter to ID what their particular need is, and as they continue to get back with us, we’ll continue to meet the individual needs of those they serve.”
Community Christmas sees $40K in gifts
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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Wuellner
EAST ALTON This year’s United Way Community Christmas program has raised more than $40,000 to help an estimated 600 Riverbend area people and families in need this holiday season.
The Community Christmas program is sponsored by United Way of Greater St. Louis and The Telegraph with support from Freer Auto Body.
“Even with the changes to the program this year because of COVID-19, the community united together to make an incredible impact for local people in need,” said Maura Wuellner, director of the Southwest Illinois Division of United Way.
Vintage Voices has record participation
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Vintage Voices portrayers gathered for a group photo before this year’s event in October. A record number of people participated in this year’s cemetery tour.
ALTON The 19th annual Vintage Voices held in the Alton Cemetery during October had a record attendance of 580 people.
The Vintage Voices walking tours include stops at various grave sites as actors in period costumes tell stories of their role in history. It began in 2002 as a fundraiser for the Alton YWCA and, through the years, has been a collaboration between the YWCA, Alton Cemetery Board, Alton Little Theater and a committee comprised of community volunteers.