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Helping St. Louis Students in Need – The Push is Over

By: Chrissy Hugyez | 09/14/2010

So, our KidSmart Push for Pencils drive is officially over. With an ambitious goal of 3,000 school items, I'm sure you are wondering how well we did. I'm happy to report we not only reached our goal, but exceeded it by 105 items. Yes, that's right, we gathered 3,105 items for St. Louis-area students in need, thanks to the generosity of our wonderful Maryville Centre neighbors, Duke Reality and our awesome Standing team!!

What does 3,105 school supplies look like, you ask? Here you go:

Not too shabby!

Also, I'm happy to report that, while the competition was heated for our bingo game to raise funds for KidSmart, no one was injured. Everyone had a great time enjoying Dewey's Pizza and competing for prizes from our wonderful clients, vendors and donors including the Gateway Arch and Gateway Arch Riverboats, Mike Duffy's, Ronnoco and Wehrenberg Theatres.

Thanks again to everyone who helped make our KidSmart Push for Pencils drive a success!!

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