Mehlville employees donate to BackStoppers

Mehlville Transportation Department employees, from left, Maxine Dillow, Pam Aguinaldo, Annette Kobermann, Sharon Mabrey and Dawn Klemp are shown with a blowup of a \$1,000 check for BackStoppers.

Mehlville Transportation Department employees, from left, Maxine Dillow, Pam Aguinaldo, Annette Kobermann, Sharon Mabrey and Dawn Klemp are shown with a blowup of a \$1,000 check for BackStoppers.

Employees of the Mehlville School District’s Transportation Department recently raised $1,000 for BackStoppers.

The Transportation Department raised the money through personal donations and a gift basket raffle at its annual holiday party, where singer and Mehlville High School graduate Jessica Tipton donated her time and talents, according to a district news release.

Employees made gift basket items, purchased gift basket items and solicited gift basket items from a number of area businesses.

They ended up with nearly 30 gift baskets, the release stated.