Bruce Tipton, owner of Tipton and Sons Towing, has told Garfield Elementary School students that “coming to school every day and making good grades sets the stage for future achievements.”
But it’s more than talk. To encourage students’ daily attendance, Tipton has pledged to donate 76 new bikes and helmets – 19 per quarter – as incentive rewards. Students in each of the 19 classrooms at Garfield who maintain perfect attendance during the quarter will participate in a drawing to receive the bikes and helmets.
He has also pledged to donate gift certificates to staff members who maintain perfect attendance.
Million More ‘Walk for Life’
The Millions More Movement will celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Million Man March with “Walk for Life” on Saturday, October 13 in Frank Holten Park, East St. Louis, beginning at 9 a.m..
The walk is the brainchild of Minister Louis Farrakhan, who wants to educate the African-American community about prostate cancer among black men. Farrakhan is a prostate cancer survivor.
For registration and information, call 618-398-1620.
Teen drivers need to buckle up
Law enforcement agencies across Missouri will be looking for teens who aren’t buckled up though Oct. 21 as part of a special effort to encourage seat belt use among young people.
While a statewide survey released in September showed more teens are buckling their seat belts than ever before – 61 percent in 2007 compared to 58 percent in 2006 – the number is still well below the 77 percent usage rate for all Missourians.
Of the 153 teens killed in traffic crashes in 2006, 73 percent were not buckled up. Missouri’s Graduated Driver License law requires safety belt use for teens and their passengers.
For more information, visit www.saveMOlives.com.
United Way campaign ends Oct. 31
As of Oct. 1, the United Way of Greater St. Louis had reached 35 percent of its $70 million fundraising goal.
United Way achieves its goal every year through a combination of corporate gifts, individual gifts and company campaigns. This year, MasterCard Worldwide in O’Fallon became the first Regional Business Council firm to reach the million dollar giving level.
Companies running campaigns for the first time include Savvis, Inc., Build-A-Bear Workshop and Koller Enterprises in St. Louis; Lincoln County R-3 School District and Quilogy in the St. Charles area; and Crown Optical, Scott Credit Union, Landshire Inc. and Backues & Associates in Illinois.
Funding from the campaign stays in 16 counties in Missouri and Illinois. The campaign ends October 31.
For more information, contact 314-421-0700 or visit www.stl.unitedway.org.
‘Birth of a Goddess’
Women of Vision presents Birth of a Goddess, an eight-week workshop designed to help sisters of the community discover their powers. It meets every first through third Friday at 7 p.m. at 6484 E. Clayton Ave. For more information, contact Shante Davis (314) 418-9803.