Neighbors. Volume 4, Issue 8 AUGUST On the Web: On Facebook: United Way of St.

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1 Neighbors Volume 4, Issue 8 AUGUST 2012 United Way of St. Francois County, 739 E. Karsch Blvd.. Farmington, MO On the Web: On Facebook: United Way of St. Francois County MASTERS OF BBQ to kick off dine out Three of the best barbecue chefs in the Parkland will unite Sept. 6 to cook for the United Way of St. Francois County! Matt Grief, Jim Hart and Rob Thomas will prepare their specialties and sell them from 11 a.m. 2 p.m. at Serenity HospiceCare, located just inside the main entrance to the Mineral Area College Campus. Grief will prepare barbecued chicken. He and his brother Mike have won awards throughout the country for their barbecue skills. Hart will make peppered pork tenderloin. He has his own barbecue sauce, Hart s Smokin Sauce in local groceries. Thomas will prepare pulled pork and will lend his familiar Celebrations trailer to the event for cooking. Sides will include coleslaw, baked beans, bread and a cookie, prepared by the four Senior Centers in the county. From left, Matt Greif, Rob Thomas and Jim Hart show off the food they will prepare for Masters of the BBQ, a fundraiser for United Way of St. Francois County on Thursday, Sept. 6. The cost of the plates will be $7, with a combination plate offering samples of each meat for $10. Pre-orders will be taken until Aug. 30. Drive-thru orders will continue to be taken on Sept. 6, as long as supplies last. (A pre-order form can be found on page 5 and also on our web site at The event will kick off the Dine Out for United Way season, which is the traditional start of the fall fundraising campaign. Restaurants are donating at least 10 percent of their sales on a given day to the United Way. The restaurant fundraisers begin with Pasta House on Sept. 13 and continue on Thursdays through Nov. 15. A complete list will be posted on the United Way website and in the September newsletter. Dine Out proceeds go toward United Way administrative expenses, so that 100% of every individual s donation received through payroll deduction, check or in holiday wishing wells, can go toward the grants the United Way gives to agencies in St. Francois County. The Farmington Band Boosters are working with Helping Hands of St. Francois County to raise money for both the boosters and the United Way in August. On Saturday, Aug. 11, they will be at Walmart in Desloge and at Wal-Mart in Farmington on Saturday, August 18th. They will also sell fortune cookies with information about United Way! Please support them!

2 Page 2 Neighbors Above, Daily Journal photo On July 24, 2012, 500 fans of United Way and the St. Louis Cardinals came together at Busch Stadium! We watched one of our own, Ethan Gammon, left, throw out the first pitch and then cheered the Cardinals to victory! Above, B104 Program Director Jason Loughary and Vice President and General Manager Larry Joseph present a check to United Way Board President Dennis Smith for $3,750. That represents half the price of the tickets sold. Below, left, winning bidders Brandon Hubbard and J.D. and Kristy Cunningham pose with Ethan after giving him the First Pitch they won in the auction over B104! Many thanks to EVERYONE who supported this great event!, especially Sam Scism Ford who donated the limo that took Ethan to the game and the anonymous donor who gave Ethan a jersey autographed by Ethan s favorite Cardinal, David Freese. Also to NO LIMITS that provided shirts for Emma and Ethan. MORE PHOTOS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!

3 Volume 4, Issue 8 Page 3 UW pledge to make history in 2013 Counting on the generosity of the people of St. Francois County, the United Way Board of Directors has pledged $190,000 to 31 agencies and programs in 2013! That s the greatest amount ever to be awarded to the greatest number of recipients! The United Way has pledged grants to the following agencies in 2013: Bismarck Church of God Food Pantry Bismarck Senior Center Bonne Terre Food Pantry Bonne Terre Senior Center Caring Communities Central Caring Communities North County Caring Communities West County Children s Advocacy Center, Farmington Desloge Food Pantry Elvins Food Pantry, Park Hills Farmington Meals on Wheels for Special Diets Farmington Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry Farmington Senior Center Habitat for Humanity of St. Francois County Hands of Christ Food Pantry, Bismarck Helping Hands of Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center Immaculate Conception Food Pantry, Vincent de Paul, Park Hills L.I.F.E. Center for Independent Living, Farmington Mineral Area Ministerial Association, Park Hills Park Hills Senior Center Parkland Foster Adopt Families Parkland Pregnancy Resource Center, Park Hills Salvation Army SEMO Family Violence Council Shared Blessings Homeless Shelter, Bonne Terre St. Francois Co. Community Partnership Season of Hope St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, Farmington Upward Smiles Children s Dental Clinic Walker Johns Childhood Cancer Foundation, Farmington Youth Faith in Christ, Farmington YFC Back to School Fair. Go to: Facebook.com/BelgradeStateBank For every Like on Belgrade State Bank s Facebook page in August, a donation of at least $1 will be made to the United Way of St. Francois County. (up to 1,000 likes) Thanks, Belgrade!

4 AGENCY NEWS FREE MEALS are served weekly at the Cornerstone Café, a ministry of Centenary United Methodist Church in downtown Bonne Terre, from 5-6 p.m. on Wednesdays and in Farmington, from 5-6 p.m. on Thursdays at MUMS Café, inside Memorial United Methodist Church across from Burger King. St. Joseph Catholic Church in Farmington hosts Our Father s Table, from 4-6 p.m. on the last Sunday of the month. EVERYONE is invited. Sunday, August 12 at the Park Hills Senior Center: Chicken & Dumplings fund raiser, 11 am - 1pm - Menu: Chicken & Dumplings or Fried Chicken, green beans, creamy coleslaw, hot roll, choice of dessert, & drink;$6 adults, kids (5yrs-12yrs) $3, under 5 Free. The Children s Advocacy Center of East Central Missouri will host its 7 th Annual CAC Golf Tournament sponsored by Eagle Bank. The event will be held on August 17 th at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington. Sponsors and teams may register by contacting Deanna Ryan at (636) or dryan@comtrea.org. Young Faith in Christ, YFC, will host a Golf Tournament, Aug. 24 at Crown Point Golf and Country Club. Call to register. The St. Francois County Partnership each year prepares a packet of materials and resources for faculty, counselors, school nurses and other personnel for each of the 5 school districts in the County. This year the theme is Bullying Prevention. These packets are also available to anyone through the Partnership office free of charge. Please contact us at or director@sfccp.org At left, Aaron Cox of Dockins Broadcasting interviews Donna Hickman, UW Executive Director for KDKZ Channel 18 and FROGGY Radio in Farmington. We appreciate their support! Listen to UW regularly on the radio: 1st 9:30 a.m. on KREI, 800 AM; 1st Wednesday of the month at 8:30 a.m. on KFMO, 1240 AM. Print out this newsletter and leave it in your break room, church, office or wherever others might see it. AND, forward it via ! Let others see why YOU support the United Way of St. Francois County.

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