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CAC Audited JULY 3 – 9, 2014
Vol. 85 No. 13 COMPLIMENTARY
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Helping children flourish Rev. Starsky Wilson honored by St. Louis Children’s Hospital for advocacy By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
Photo by Wiley Price
BJC board chair Kelvin Westbrook looks on as Reverend Starsky Wilson, president and CEO of Deaconess Foundation, accepts the Child Advocacy Award from St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital awarded Reverend Starsky Wilson, 37, with its Child Advocacy Award this year. The award, established in 1994, recognizes local and state leaders “who leverage their positions, influence and resources to advance the hospital’s mission to do what’s right for kids.” Rev. Wilson is president and CEO of Deaconess Foundation and pastor (with a
n “No funder can tell us there is something we shouldn’t say on behalf of children.” – Rev. Starsky Wilson
prophetic fire) at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 4136 N. Grand Blvd. in North St. Louis. “Advancing health and hope for children in poverty, this is the mission of Deaconess,”
said Greta Todd, director of child advocacy and outreach at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. “Starsky Wilson lives and breathes this mission.” Wilson’s passion for service, the hospital noted in awarding him, is rooted in his personal experience growing up as the child of a single mom and suffering the tragic loss of his brother to gun violence. A native of Dallas, Texas, Wilson is married
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No. 1 again American awarded ‘Nation’s Best Black Newspaper’
“I am looking at this as a reset for the district.” – Sheila Williams
– Mike Jones
Normandy swears in new board
By Kenya Vaughn Of The St. Louis American (Portland) – “I get to stand here and represent The St. Louis American, but our newspaper is very much a collaborative effort,” said Donald M. Suggs, publisher and executive editor. It was a phrase Suggs would repeat often n “The real as he was joy comes congratulated in knowing or solicited for that we are advice over the course of the being of evening during service to the National our readers Newspaper Publishers and the community Association (NNPA) annual as a Merit Awards whole.” ceremony Thursday – Donald M. in Portland, Suggs Oregon. “You see me, but there is a whole team of individuals who are vital contributors to our success and are continuously striving for excellence,” Suggs said. “What we do is made possible by a committed, dedicated and talented group of people who contribute to The American in several capacities and multiple roles on a daily basis, as well as the acceptance and support
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“The community is always grateful for your service. The public always is not.”
New Schools Collaborative not bound by state transfer student legislation By Dale Singer Of St. Louis Public Radio
Photo by UPI/Bill Greenblatt
Caring Cardinal St. Louis Cardinal player Daniel Descalso gives Jullian Tate, 5, of St. Louis a stuffed bear during a stop at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis on June 19. Several Cardinals players visited St. Louis area hospitals on this date.
Before he gave the oath of office to the five appointed members of the new board of the Normandy Schools Collaborative on Tuesday, state school board vice president Mike Jones also gave them some advice. First, he told them that what they are doing is not community service, it is public service. The difference? “The community is always grateful for your service,” Jones said. “The public always is not.” Then, he noted that while the Missouri state school board may have confirmed their appointments, the big job ahead is theirs. “The state board of education may own the railroad,” he said, “but this is your train, and you have the responsibility of getting it to its destination.”
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