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St. Louis Backstoppers

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Support Backstoppers by Purchasing Holiday Ornament

Here's a chance to get involved in a local fundraiser to benefit local families of fallen heroes.

If you are looking to contribute to a good cause, you can help area law enforcement and first responders' families make it through the holiday season. Ornaments for Officers, a local fundraiser, is selling new and gently used ornaments; the proceeds go solely to The Backstoppers. The goal is to raise $60,000, according to the charity's local website. Ornaments donated to Ornaments for Officers will be displayed at a number of participating retailers—more than 300—until Christmas, and will be sold for $9 each. The Backstoppers will use the proceeds to help support the families of fallen and injured local heroes. Local participating retailers at which ornaments can be found include: UPS store personnel said they had both the fireman and …

Monday, August 6, 2012

Cranes of Hope Honor Fallen First Responders

The St. Louis Crane Project papered Art Hill with 1,000 cranes Sunday morning. Three on the list had covered the Eureka and Wildwood area.

Fifty-three years, 133 names and 1,000 cranes. On Sunday, the STL Crane Project honored the 133 area first responders killed in the line of duty over the past 53 years with 1,000 paper cranes. The ceremony was postponed after heavy rains prevented the ceremony from taking place on Saturday. Eureka Fire Protection District had a name on the list: George Manetzke, Nov. 11, 1971 Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop C—the troop that covers Eureka and Wildwood—had the following two people on the list: Susan King, the widow of University City Sgt. Michael King, opened the ceremony by talking about the origins of the project. A Japanese girl in the 1950s stricken with leukemia made 1,000 origami cranes to receive a prayerful wish. "Today, we …

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