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Weather Submitted photo In addition to distributing beds, the Assistance League of St. Louis is a volunteer-led nonprofit that offers a number of services to the St. Louis community including distributing books to youth, providing clothing and shoes and offering supplies for women’s shelters that include toiletries, new clothing and other household items to help women who are getting back on their feet.
The Assistance League of St. Louis works to provide beds to people in the region in need as demand for their services surges By Wendy Todd Getting quality sleep can have significant health benefits including boosting the immune system, healthy weight maintenance, stress reduction and even lowering the risk for heart disease and diabetes. But without a bed, getting quality rest is a challenge. Many in the St. Louis region have been in need of beds and the Assistance League of St. Louis is addressing that need. The Assistance League of St. Louis is a volunteer-led nonprofit that offers a number of services to the St. Louis communi-
ty including distributing books to youth, providing clothing and shoes and offering supplies for women’s shelters that include toiletries, new clothing and other household items to help women who are getting back on their feet. The nonprofit also runs a thrift store, Fantastic Finds, and “upscale resale store” which was listed in “St. Louis Magazine” on the “A” list last year. The store helps raise money for the organization. The league has partnered with Bed Bath and Beyond to help community members get beds, as it has become apparent that it’s a great need in the region. The association
with the home merchandise retailer began via a casual conversation with a volunteer and an associate in the store who helped direct them to affordable items the league could purchase and distribute to the community. The manager of the store, Norm Frisch, learned more about the organization and wanted to help it obtain beds to donate to those in need. “We have always been willing to provide beds for people,” said Diana Huey, who has been co-chairing the initiative along with Sue Dugan. “Initially it was just a few, See ‘DREAMS’ page 2
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