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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South County-based nonprofit provides aid at home and abroad

South County-based nonprofit provides aid at home and abroad

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 7, 2022

The mission of the South County-based nonprofit Crisis Aid International, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, began unexpectedly during a trip to South Sudan in 2000. The nonprofit’s founder,...

Pictured above: Some of Sheila Bones crafts on display at the Oakville Craft Fair.

‘All good’: Oakville community unites to help local crafters sell out, for first time ever

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 25, 2019

Two local crafters were able to sell out of their products for the first time ever thanks to a Facebook post and the generosity of the Oakville community. After a slow start to the weekend, Will Allgood...

Oakville girls turn shoes into clean water

Oakville girls turn shoes into clean water

December 12, 2018

With a little help from her friends, sisters and the broader Oakville community, Point Elementary student DeLaney Brawley, 10, is turning old shoes into water for people in underdeveloped countries. DeLaney,...

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