The Electrical Board of Missouri and Illinois members continue their involvement in community activities each year. We are proud to have assisted the following organizations….
Appreciate help with the following Community Projects. Call EBMI office, 636/305-6434 or email [email protected] or [email protected] for more details.
Saturday in October – (tentatively set for October 11th) – Barbecue at VA Medical Center – JB – 10 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – EBMI members, their family members AND industry associates serve food/drinks to the veterans and assist them to the gym area. It’s a wonderful way to honor 80-100 wonderful veterans. We thank those volunteers below who helped at this event (and to those missing from the picture but were in attendance or donated items.) If you would like to join us each October, email Kim or Annie.
HOLIDAY MIXER THIS YEAR:
Will support Lift for Life Academy.
Sportsman’s Holiday Golf Event:
*Will support VA Medical Center –
Since 2004, the EBMIVets group of EBMI has coordinated barbecues for the Veterans, providing food/drinks for 80-100 veterans in the fall.
At our Sportsman’s Holiday Golf Event (since 2004) EBMI members/guests have donated over $9,800 to help EBMIVets provide their annual barbecue to veterans at VA Medical Center each year.
EBMI’s previous years’ commitment to community organizations:
- Adopt a Highway (volunteers cleaned up area)
- American Cancer Society (donations)
- American Red Cross (donations)
- Children’s Miracle Network (volunteers at event)
- Connect4Success (donations)
- Feed My Peeps (canned food drive)
- Ronald McDonald House (barbecue/breakfast provided)
- Salvation Army (donations)
- Urban League of St. Louis (donations)
- Vision Warriors Foundation (donations)
MAKING A DIFFERENCE – Women’s Electrical Board’s Involvement in Community
Ongoing programs each year:
Ronald McDonald House – since 1995 – providing brunch in October and barbecue in summer for families of children at the two area children’s hospitals.
Christmas Family Program – since 1994 – providing donations (toys, food, clothing, gift cards, etc.) to various charities selected by the Volunteer Coordinator of the Christmas Family Program each year.
- Alleluia Baskets – 2024
- Mitchell Resource Center – 2023
- St. Louis Crisis Nursery – 2022
- MaryGrove – 2021
- Jefferson County Foster Children’s Fund- 2020
- Harter’s Hospice & Puppy Rescue- 2019
- Paraquad – 2018
- Cardinal Ritter Senior Services – 2017
- H.E.R.O.E.S. Care – 2016
- The Little Bit Foundation – 2015
- Sweet Celebrations – 2014
- USO – 2013 –
- Camp Rainbow – 2012
- Friends of Kids with Cancer – 2011
- Women in Transition – 2010
- “Boys Hope/Girls Hope” Christmas Program – 2009 –
- “Christian Activity Center in East St. Louis, IL” -2008
- Youth In Need” Christmas Program – 2007
- Ronald McDonald House Christmas Program – 2006
- Shoeboxes for VA Medical Center – 2005 & 2004
- St. Agnes Nursing Home- Shoeboxes with gifts – 2003
- Cori Manor Nursing Home – Shoeboxes with gifts – 2002
- Operation Christmas Child – 2001
- St. Louis Crisis Nursery – 2000
- Southside Catholic Community Services – 1999
- St. Louis Crisis Nursery – 1998
- Boys Hope/Girls Hope – 1997
- Women’s Safe House Program – 1996
- “The Secret Santa” Program with Suburban Journals- gifts for over 20 children – 1995
- Sponsored Family from Mo. Div. of Family Services – 1994
WEB’s past community participation involvement:
- Collecting coats/blankets for the Homeless
- Children’s Miracle Network – provided volunteers for their sports challenge for 3 years
- St. Louis Olympic Festival – provided volunteers for this event
- St. Stephen’s Food Pantry – donated canned goods for local food pantry.
- Lydia’s House – provided personal items and made small baskets to give each woman at the House.
- Women’s Support Group (abuse support) – Held an auction to benefit this group at our February meeting. We raised $4,600 for Women’s Support.
- American Cancer Society – Held auction to benefit the American Cancer Society and raised $3,315 for ACS-Breast Cancer Division.