May 2019 Roosevelt events & opportunities to support the school

Week of May 6th, 2019 - Teacher Appreciation Week at the school. Principal Enna Dancy has received several donations (cash and in-kind) for this event, but is looking for a few more monetary donations. If you wish to donate, contact Ms. Dancy's office for details. 314-776-6040 and ask for the principal's office. Checks would be made payable to Roosevelt High School.

Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 4:30 pm, RCC meeting at Roosevelt, Room 102.

Friday, May 10, 2019, starting at about 12:30 pm, annual Day of Love event at the school, RCC members and community members welcome. Lunch is usually served in the courtyard area to the south of the school. If you know of a non-profit that would like to set up an information table during the lunch event, let us know so we can get you more information.

Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 4:30 pm - Graduation ceremony at Harris Stowe. Principal Dancy has some tickets in reserve for RCC members. If interested, let us know.

Sunday, May 26, 2019 noon to 6 pm - Roosevelt Football Breakfasts fundraiser at Riley's Pub, corner of Arsenal & Arkansas. Purchase brats, hotdogs, sides, etc., and eat on the patio. Drinks for purchase at the bar. Raffle items donated by local businesses. Anyone interested in volunteering with set-up or any other time that day, let us know. Ditto if you know of a business that would like to donate a raffle item, like a gift certificate.

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Update on 2025 Roosevelt High School Football Breakfasts from the Roosevelt Community Council

Roosevelt High School’s 2025 11-Man Football season was cancelled mid-way through the season after the team’s Homecoming game on September 20, 2025. That game was rained out at half time, due to a thunder storm. As reported by the school’s Athletic Director, the team had suffered some prior injuries and also the loss of some upper class team members, and the school felt that it was unsafe to continue the season with the remaining team members, many of whom were younger and smaller players. The Roosevelt Community Council raised funds in 2025 to provide breakfast to the team before its Saturday games. Usually, this involves feeding 40 to 50 team members and a few coaches for each breakfast. Sometimes, members of the cheerleading team are also present and invited to have breakfast as well. This is an activity we have supported for a number of years, and it has also been supported by several nearby neighborhood associations and a number of businesses, as well as the public, at ...

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We also want to thank the following for their support of the August 23rd Riley's event benefiting Roosevelt High School: Tower Grove East Neighborhood Association, Tower Grove Heights Neighborhood Association, Fox Park Neighborhood Association, and the Tower Grove Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation.

Fundraiser at Riley's Irish Pub - Saturday, August 23rd, 1-5pm - UPDATE

Reminder that our once-a-year fundraiser for the Roosevelt Football Breakfasts is this Saturday, 1-5 pm at Riley's Irish Pub at the SE corner of Arsenal & Arkansas. It turns out that we have a number of very nice raffle items as well as brats, hotdogs, potato salad, fruit, and drinks for purchase. (We miss Bill Gilbert but many of the items have been donated with him in mind.) If you plan to come and help, we will be setting up starting at noon, and will be wrapping up, pulling raffle item winning tickets, and cleaning up starting at about 5 or so. Let us know if you can help if you haven't already let us know. The cell # for questions is 314-241-9994.

Roosevelt Community Council, St. Louis, MO

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