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FOCUS St. Louis is Preparing for a Another Wonderful What's Right with the Region!

FOCUS St. Louis® invites the St. Louis region to recognize 20 outstanding community success stories at the 13th annual What’s Right with the Region! (WRWR) awards celebration. FOCUS will also present the prestigious Leadership Award to an individual whose courageous leadership has resulted in significant and lasting change in our community.

 

Date:    Thursday, May 13, 2010
Venue:  Sheldon Concert Hall
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m (cocktail reception), 6:45 - 8:00 pm (award celebration)
Cost: $35 per person
Attire: Business
 
 
Special thanks to our event co-chairs and sponsors.
 
Co-chairs: 
Denny DeNarvaez, President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Johns' Mercy Health Care
Danny Ludeman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Wells Fargo Advisors.  

Event Sponsors

FOCUS St. Louis® would like to thank the following sponsors for their committment to FOCUS St. Louis and WRWR.

Lead Sponsors Media Partners
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. KMOV
Edward Jones St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU
Monsanto St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. John's Mercy Children's Hospital  

Wells Fargo Advisors

 
   
 
Underwriter
Purina
 
 
Benefactors
The Laclede Group, Inc. 
 Thompson Coburn LLP
 
 

Contributors

Ameren Fontbonne University    
Ascension Health Maritz
AT&T Missouri Foundation for Health
BJC HealthCare SPOKE Marketing, Branding, Interactive
Commerce Bank Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
Deaconess Foundation UnitedHealthcare
 
 
Backers
Coventry/Group Health Plan Scottrade, Inc.
Development Strategies Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
Fox Family Foundation St. Louis Community College
HOK TricorBraun a division of Kranson Industries
Lashly & Baer, P.C. Washington University
McCormack Baron Salazar   
 
 
Patrons
BSI Constructors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
The Rome Group
 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 
  U.S. Bank
Webster University
 
 
2010 Leadership Award Winner:
 
John Vatterott
 
John Vatterott is a lifelong champion of education and those less fortunate. The founder of Vatterott College has dedicated his career to improving student performance and graduation rates through his involvement with Cardinal Ritter College Prep, Loyola Middle School and Access Academies, among others. He also helped found the Paulyn House, which serves the homeless in East St. Louis. His ongoing involvement with and contributions to more than a dozen nonprofit groups make him one of our region's most committed and effective philanthropic leaders.
 
2010 WRWR Honorees
 
Creating Quality Educational Opportunties
City Academy
Churchill Center & School for Learning Disabilities
Marshall Cohen
Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL
 
Demonstrating Innovative Solutions
Extreme Recruitment™
Innovate Venture Mentoring Service
Missouri Women in Trades
Trailnet

Fostering Regional Cooperation
American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter
Casa de Salud
Des Lee Collaborative Vision at UMSL
Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls

Improving Racial Equality and Social Justice
Center for Survivors of Torture & War Trauma
St Cecilia School and Academy
St. Francis Xavier (College) Church
St. Louis Internship Program

Promoting Stronger Communities
Dennis Kelley
St. Louis Public Library
Washington University Medical School Redevelopment Corporation
Lynn Wittels
 

For further information, contact Faith Barnes, Development Director at faithb@focus-stl.org.

To learn about sponsorship opportunities for What's Right with the Region, please contact Faith Barnes at 314-622-1250 x119 or faithb@focus-stl.org.  Thank you.

 

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