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Join us on April 13th at Kirkwood High School cafeeria from 6:30 to 10:00 PM. This is our 6th annual Trivia Night. This years theme is Around the Wlorld!
To purchase tickets, contact Keith via the Contact Page to reserve a table. Tickets are $15 per person and each can seat up to 8. All proceeds will go to Operation Musical instruments, Room at the Inn, Make a Wish and othe future projects.
Feb 11th- 10:-12:30 pm Valentine's Day Tea Party for Friends of Kids with Cancer
Glendale Lutheran Church, 1365 N. Sappington
Feb 18th- 4:30-8:00pm Glendale Lutheran Church Room at the Inn (making a meal)
Feb 15th-April 30th Joy Jars: Collection of 10,00 Toys
March Operation: Musical Instruments
For our Febuary and March Operation, one of the projects we are doing is for the NEGU Foundation. The NEGU Foundation's leader, Jessie Joy Rees, passed away early January with terminal cancer and a brain tumor.
In honor of Jessie, Youth in Action is teaming up with Joy Jars from NEGU to collect 10,00 toys. These toys include jump ropes, yo yo's, and stress free balls.
Operation Musical Instrumentals
Youth in Action is excited to be teaming up with Cahokia to adopt a student an instrument. It is very poor school district, the music program is not well funded and is in desperate need of help. Kids that want to play instruments do not have the money to afford the instrument or to have one-on-one lessons. Youth in Action brainstormed, and had the idea that people probably have instruments that they are not using. If you have any instrument then you may donate it as a tax right off. (For however much money the instrument is worth). To donate, visit the contact us page, and drop us a line.
Who Can Join?
Any youth who is in 6th-12th grade and is a member of the St. Louis community. Members must attend regular meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
*Members qualify for scholarships, service hours, service pins, t-shirts, YIA notebook and voting rights.
Who We Are
Youth in Action STL is a non-profit, Kirkwood-based Community Service Organization determined to help others in need, whether in our own backyard or across the world, and we have fun doing it too!
Executive director, Keith Rawlings, is the founder of Youth In Action. This youth organization is currently made up of about thirty middle and high school students who volunteer their time for fund raising and carrying out projects aimed at bettering the community. Under Keith's guidance, the group has carried out such projects as: Teddy Bear Drive for children in emergency rooms, toy drive for 300 homeless children, the "Survival Bag" project providing over 1500 homeless people hygiene items, socks, and gloves for Christmas, Make-A-Wish collections and the preservation of Quinette Cemetery.
Keith is not only the leader of Youth In Action, he also serves as a role model and friend to all the members of Youth In Action. Within Keith's hectic schedule of spending time with his family, working and volunteering, Keith always finds time to talk with and counsel all of YIA's youth and anyone else who needs someone to talk to. Keith's dedication to and love of helping others rubs off on the members, giving them the desire to help out more, making volunteering and community service fun for everyone!
Mission Statemenet
We are an entirely non-profit, volunteer guided service organization and our purpose is to perform community service projects as a means to provide assistance to those less fortunate. Our goal is to assist in improving the St. Louis area today to make a safer place for our youth tomorrow.
Our target population is at-risk families and youth, single-parent homes, victims of neglect and abuse, and those who lack adult supervision. We also provide information on areas such as counseling, substance abuse education, educational resources, and health issues. Outreach goes throughout the community, and it is our duty to help others.
501 (c)(3) Non-profit, Tax Exempt
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JOIN US AND VOLUNTEER (314) 821 4042 or FAX (314) 821 2485
MAKE A DONATION keith4yia_yahoo.com
By Emily Elizabeth Kickham
This past spring break I went to France, on an EF Tours program sponsored by my school. After the long flight, (with no sleep) I was finally out of the country for the first time ever. It was a great experience, and my understanding of the French language and culture was greatly improved.
We went to the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Versailles and had a bus tour when we were in Paris. Then we took a bus to explore the history and culture of Normandy and the rest of northern France. I loved the small towns, and how hundreds of years of history could be seen everywhere that I turned. One of my favorite places was the Chartres Cathedral. It was very old and we got to climb up the very steep stairs to the balcony, and were able to see the whole town from one spot. Then we went to the Normandy beaches, and the World War II Museum. It was so incredible to see what the Allies did to win the war, and to see the huge holes in the ground from the bombs.
The trip was an amazing way to spend spring break, and I know that I will never forget it.
Well this was a cross country race. It was the conference meet and I got third place! We as a freshman team won that race together. It was at Kirkwood Park and for the 5k run I ran a personal record of 18 min and 24 seconds.
Clayton Bennett
9th grade
Kirkwoood High School
By Sarah Addison
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Locations of Gift Giving Trees
1. Kirkwood Eagle Bank and Trust
1052 S. Kirkwood Rd.
2. Manchester Eagle Bank and Trust
14231 Manchester Rd.
3. Brentwood Eagle Bank and Trust
2521 Brentwood Blvd.
4. South Lindbergh Eagle Bank and Trust
5721 S. Lindbergh
5. St Louis City Eagle Bank and Trust
6725 Chippewa Street
6. Kirkwood Road Frontenac Bank
301 N. Kirkwood Rd.
7. Kirkwood Schnucks
10233 Manchester Rd.
8. Webster Groves Schnucks
8650 Big Bend Blvd.
9. Eliot Chapel
216 E. Argonne Dr.
10. Kirkwood High School
801 West Essex
11. Lindbergh High School
5000 South Lindbergh Blvd.
12. Kirkwood McDonalds
350 South Kirkwood Rd.
14. Crestwood McDonalds
9915 Watson Rd.
15. Lindbergh McDonalds
5904 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
16. Lemay Ferry McDonalds
4407 Lemay Ferry
17. Nipher Middle School
700 South Kirkwood Rd.
18. Dr. Chandra Shekars Office
11040 Manchester Rd.
19. Concordia Lutheran Church
505 South Kirkwood Rd.
20. Kirkwood UPS Store
101 W. Argonne Dr.
21. Keysor Elementary School
725 North Geyer Rd.
22. Kirkwood City Hall
139 South Kirkwood Rd.
23. Kirkwood Public Library
140 East Jefferson
