Roosevelt Community Council, St. Louis, MO

The room the Roosevelt Community Council meets in, Room 023 at the school, is now home to an expanded collection of Roosevelt alumni memorabilia. The collection was arranged in honor of the 90th Anniversary of the first graduating class at Roosevelt, which was in 1925. On Tuesday, October 6th, 2015, the RCC meets at 4:30 in Room 023. The room will be open at 4 pm, prior to the meeting, for anyone who would like to come and view the collection.  Here are some photos of the display in Room 023, taken on Saturday, September 26th, prior to the Homecoming Football game (and after our second Football Breakfast)*: (*Thank you to Bill Gilbert for the photos) The framed photos are from the school's collection, and the other items are from the Roosevelt Alumni Association.

We have received about 10 responses to this so far. Posting it here so more organizations can respond. Roosevelt  High School would like to develop some community service opportunities for its students, and is seeking input about this from nearby nonprofits, including your organization. We would greatly appreciate it it you would answer a few questions about whether your organization might want to utilize student volunteers from time to time. Please click on the link below to answer the questions. Also, please feel free to forward this to other nonprofit organizations in the area (63118). (Nearby zip codes - 63110 and 63104 - OK too!!) Thank you for your assistance!!  http://goo.gl/forms/nJImABk15o

"Football Breakfasts" means providing breakfast for the Roosevelt High School football team before its Saturday home JV and Varsity games. About 85% of the students at Roosevelt are eligible for the school's free or reduced price meal program during the school week, but there are no such meals on Saturdays. The RCC began supporting the breakfasts about 8 years ago , when Mr. Terry Houston, then principal, asked us to provide volunteers for the breakfasts. The breakfasts were his idea: they are a way to both support the team and connect the community to the school. The volunteers help set up, help serve, and clean up after the breakfasts. Currently, the RCC raises the funds for the breakfasts, hires the caterer to provide the food, and recruits the volunteers. We held a fundraiser in May at Riley's Irish Pub in Tower Grove East to raise funds for the breakfasts. The balance of the funds comes from donations. The caterer is Euylan Welch of WelchOne Catering. We al

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