Newsletter - Lift For Life Gym
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Newsletter - Lift For Life Gym
UPLIFT Newsletter Volume 15, Issue 1 Summer 2016 Board of Directors Lift For Life Music: 10-01-16 Danny Lewin, President David Deutsch, Vice President Nina Needleman, Treasurer Geoffrey Burton Michelle Coen-Racanelli Neil Gellman Don’t miss Lift For Life Gym’s annual Dinner Event! Lift For Life Music will take place on Saturday, October 1. The Grand Hall on Chouteau will be filled with music and fun from 5:30 to 10:00 pm. In addition to the music, there will be cocktails, food, a live auction, and you will have the opportunity to hear stories from former and current members on the profound impact LFLG has had on their lives. Mike Hartley Jeff Hightower Michael Logar Don Roberts This year, the talented Josh Bonas will be providing the music for Lift For Life Music. Originally from Nashville, Bonas was exposed to a wide variety of musical genres. He has embodied this in his own style of music, influenced by rock, folk, country, pop, and soul. Be sure to mark your calendar so you don’t miss the unique mix of music by Josh Bonas! Kelly Schindler Andrew Shores Roberta Van Nest Honorary Board Marshall Cohen, Founder Carla Scissors-Cohen Marshall Faulk Executive Director Joseph Miller On top of all that, don’t forget to visit the Fish Eye Fun photo booth! Fish Eye Fun goes above and beyond the typical photo booth with all their props and, of course, the unique fish eye effect! Make sure to stop by and take a picture so you can remember this night forever. Our youth members will be adding a special twist to the musical event this year. Prepare to be blown away by a West African Dance performance that our members learned through a program at the Gym. Tickets are now on sale, so act fast so you don’t miss out! Thank you to all of our participating sponsors! Program Coordinator Reggie Moore Headliner Sponsor: Studio Element Development Manager Lauren Sauer Rockstar Sponsor: The Staenberg Family Foundation Grants Manager Sarah Wenger Culinary Coordinator & Cook Cynthia Cross Transportation & Activity Specialist Hayleen Polk-Jones Weight-Lifting Coach Jimmy Duke Top Hits Sponsors: Davis Family Edward Jones HBM Holdings Hochschild, Bloom & Co. Nina Needleman For more information on the event and ticket sales please visit our website www.liftforlifegym.org. You won’t want to miss this event! “Supporting Today’s Youth One Note at a Time” Page 2 Summer 2016 Youth Summer Camp Makes Summer at LFLG Even Brighter This year we are thrilled to announce our new Youth Summer Camp, in addition to our normal afterschool hours. The camp will run for 8 weeks from 9am to 3pm during June and July. The program was created out of a need for members of our youth community to have a positive environment where they can spend their summer days. Violence in the area is known to increase during the summer which makes a program like this even more important for the community. The program coordinator expressed “that the need to keep the kids off the street during the summer is there.” This program aims to use the summer months to help the youth grow in a positive manner. The camp will work on character development and healthy lifestyles through physical fitness activities and educational field trips. Just because school is out does not mean there is an excuse to stop learning. The camp will serve as a place where the youth members can continue learning and expressing their creativity while still having a fun-filled summer. It also allows parents to continue working throughout the summer knowing that their children are in an enriching environment. Our members have had the opportunity to visit many new places and gain new experiences around the St. Louis area. These include an overnight stay at the zoo, an outing at Ices Plain & Fancy to make ice cream, studying sports science at the Saint Louis County Library, and visiting the Magic House. With the nice weather that comes with summer, the summer campers have also been able to enjoy some time outside. A group of girls were able to attend a camp at Mid America Horse Rescue where they learned to work with rescue horses. Other members explored Pere Marquette State Park in Grafton, IL. We have partnered with STL Youth Jobs to help staff our summer camp program. STL Youth Jobs strives to provide St. Louis youth with the skills that local employers are seeking. By pairing up these youth with the right programs, they create a win-win for our community. Thank you to STL Youth Jobs for helping us staff our Youth Summer Camp! Operation Food Search, Cynthia Estrada, and the United Auto Workers have given graciously to support our summer program and we are extremely grateful for their generosity. Without them this program would not have been possible. Summer 2016 Page 3 Team LFLG Lifts Their Way To The Top At Youth Nationals On June 23-26 the LFLG weightlifting team traveled to Austin, TX to compete in their largest, most competitive meet of the year, the USA National Youth Championships. This is something the team has been working towards all year, practicing three times a week. It was a huge opportunity for the lifters to show off their hard work and talent in the national spotlight. The competition is comprised of young lifters from around the nation competing in Olympic style weightlifting. There are two main lifts that they use: the clean and jerk and the snatch. In addition to those two lifts, the lifters also compete for which competitor lifted the most total weight combined. Our team is made up of five boys and two girls. Most boys on the team can clean and jerk almost twice their body weight and both girls on the team can snatch their body weight! These are remarkable accomplishments for lifters of any age. Going into the competition, Coach Jimmy Duke expressed that their main goals were to set new personal records and shoot for the overall title. The whole team was excited about the chance to compete on the national level. However, it is not all just about the competition; the lifters also get to see friends who they may only see once or twice a year. Each member of the team has a different level of experience, ranging from no national competitions to four. No matter their level, their coach was confident that they would all do their best. He said, “they really get excited competing and supporting each other. They know this is an important meet and I know they will rise to the occasion.” They certainly showed that they could rise to the occasion. Taveon, who is only 10 years old, won bronze medals in all three categories: the snatch, clean and jerk, and total. Ashley had a personal victory by achieving her best total meet. Antwan not only brought home a silver medal in all three categories, but also a new personal record. The youngest girl on the team, Destiny, tied a national record at 33kg for the snatch! After competing in his first Youth Nationals ever, Mekhi won a gold medal for best young lifter under 11! Jerome was able to win a silver medal in all three categories. Anthony had a remarkable five for six performance, with his lifts topping out at 64kg and 80kg. Their outstanding accomplishments proved what their coach said about them is true; that “they are fierce competitors and they love being on the platform.” We can’t wait to see what is in store for next year. We would like to extend a special thank you to The Lab Gym for their continuing support and for allowing our team to practice in their facility. Thank you also to all those who donated to the Gofundme campaign and made this extraordinary opportunity possible for the LFLG weightlifting team! Page 4 Summer 2016 Equifax Employees Boost Meal-A-Month and Much More Every Thursday we are greeted by the amazing volunteers from Equifax. They come in, cook deliciously healthy meals for our kids, and bring wonderful, happy attitudes with them! The Equifax employees have taken on a large role in our Meal-A-Month program by visiting the Gym every Thursday to cook all types of meals, from pasta to tacos to fish. The volunteers are divided up into four teams, rotating which team comes in each week. This is such a significant program not only because it teaches our youth members about nutrition and its importance but because it may provide a substantial meal for a child who otherwise would not have had a meal that night. Knowing this, we are even more grateful for all the time and generosity Equifax continues to put into the program. Equifax started volunteering with Lift For Life Gym by helping set-up for Microfest the past couple of year. After experiencing our organization first hand and seeing the positive changes we’re making in the lives of the youth in their community they wanted to get more involved.. In addition to volunteering weekly with the Meal-A-Month program, Equifax is helping to revamp programs such as our Gym Store. It is a small “store” within the Gym that is filled with all sorts of items such as sports equipment and clothes. Each item is priced at a certain number of “Gym Bucks”. Members can earn gym bucks by participating in fitness workouts, earning good grades in school, and taking part in scheduled activities. Ideally, the store will be open a few times a month and the youth members will have the opportunity to be rewarded for their hard work. As another way to fuel participation with the kids, Equifax is supporting the Good Grades Incentive. This is a program where the kids can bring in their good grades and be rewarded and recognized for them. Equifax sees this as good way to demonstrate to our youth that it is always important to do your best in all aspects of your life. This is a lifelong lesson and a program such as the Good Grades Incentives helps to solidify this idea to our members at a young age. Equifax employees have taken a vested interest in our program and our kids, and we couldn’t be more grateful to them. They have been an incredible resource, and huge help here at the gym. Their presence helps reinforce a sense of community. We look forward to their continued commitment to our program and our kids! Lift For Life Gym Expands Its Team We’re excited to introduce a few new staff members that have joined our team over the past several months. Please welcome Mark Cadiz, Fitness Leader Intern; Bernadette Clayton, Americorp Program Vista; Holli Dobbs, Americorp Development Vista; Mike Hester, Program Assistant; Shannon Hester, Basketball Coach, Summer Camp Coordinator and College Prep Coordinator and Margaret O’Brien, Marketing and Communications Intern. Each of these team members brings a new set of skills to our organization and we’ve been able to accomplish many things in the short period of time they’ve been here. We hope the next time you stop by the Gym you get a chance to meet everyone! Bernadette Clayton Holli Dobbs Margaret O’Brien Mark Cadiz Shannon Hester Mike Hester Summer 2016 Page 5 Horsing Around at Equestrian Camp Ten girls who are participating in the LFLG Youth Summer Camp were able to take a special trip to Mid America Horse Rescue to learn valuable life lessons in a new, hands-on way. This organization saves horses from all over the country and brings them to their ranch, tucked away in Millstadt, Illinois. At the ranch, the girls learned how to interact with the horses and how their actions affect the horses. While at first the girls were admittedly timid, they soon warmed up to the horses and by their last day at camp they looked like professionals! The camp lasted three days. Each day the girls helped feed the horses, learned new facts about them and had lessons to help boost their self-confidence. An eighth grader, Mikayla Sims, explained that she was very excited to be around a horse. For many girls, it was their first experience being this close to horses. By tackling the camp’s activities head on the girls were quickly able to overcome any shyness they felt at first. Sandy Stokes, an eighth grader, even had a favorite horse before the camp was over; his name was Sir Anthony! The biggest take away from this camp was learning to be conscientious of interactions with others. With the horses, the girls learned to be patient, respectful, and compassionate, especially since these horses are rescue horses. Stormy Mullins, Event Coordinator at Mustang Heritage Foundation, demonstrated that these ideas can be applied to relationships with people outside of the horse camp. Just like the horses, humans take body language, eye contact, and overall disposition into consideration while interacting with others. Now our youth have been supplied with the tools and knowledge they need to be able to have and maintain healthy relationships. Thanks to Mid America Horse Rescue for collaborating with us to make this once in a lifetime experience possible for our youth members! Page 6 Summer 2016 21st Annual Microfest Recap It is safe to say that the 21st annual Saint Louis Microfest was a success, raising $200,000 for Lift For Life Gym. Held on May 6th and 7th in the Lower Muny parking lot, the event continued on even through some rain. Microfest brings brewers, restaurants, local musicians, and beer lovers together to meet new people, try new beers, and support LFLG. This year 5,500 attendees and 450 volunteers enjoyed themselves at the event. The attendees had the opportunity to participate in the MicroRun presented by Samuel Adams (which included beer samples of course!), visit the VIP tent, view restaurant and brewery pairing demos, witness the amazing Brewer Olympics and Home Brewer Awards, and rock out to local music. With 470 sample brews available and participation from 115 craft breweries, there was something for everyone this year at Microfest. Brewers weren’t the only ones with the opportunity to show off their delectable products. Mission Taco Joint, Sugarfire Smokehouse, and The Dam provided patrons a delicious variety of foods to accompany their beers. The Demonstration Tent presented by Goose Island illustrated the versatility of many beers by pairing them with items from local restaurants. Between the three sessions, nine restaurant and beer combos were highlighted. The restaurants ranged from Icing Café to Bogart’s Smokehouse to many more, proving the event has the ability to bring together the unexpected! The Goose Island Demo Tent also housed the award ceremony for the Home Brewer Competition. Brews were submitted and judged at an earlier date and the winners of each category received their awards during this prestigious ceremony. There were over 3oo submissions in 17 different categories. Congrats to RochAchouf by Garage Brewing Society/STL Hops for winning first in the Best of Show category! One of the most entertaining events of the weekend was the Brewer Olympics. This event entails your favorite brewers completing a slew of hilarious, brewing-related tasks. Congratulations to O’Fallon Brewery for taking home the gold! The Urban Chestnut VIP tent was jam-packed with exclusive offers. VIP attendees were treated to a special lunch or dinner from Iron Barely. They were also lucky enough to try rare brews, as well as limited or special releases. They took their beer tasting to the next level with brews that were not included with general admission, so be sure to check it out next year! Local musicians played the Shock Top Music Stage to keep people’s dancing feet as happy as their taste buds. On Friday, the out of this world jazz/funk band Spaceship performed. Following their performance, rock band Slightly Jaded took the stage. The music continued on Summer 2016 Page 7 21st Annual Microfest Recap (continued) Saturday with Melissa Neels Band, who serenaded listeners with a unique mix of blues and rock. A four-man band called The Houdinis played next, continuing the rock but this time with a punk twist. Old Mountains, another punk rock band, also performed on Saturday. Steven Woolley, a singer-songwriter from Saint Louis who incorporates R&B, soul, and blues into his melodies, kicked off the evening. Facing Infamy, a five-piece rock band shut the night down with an awesome performance! Thanks to all the bands for providing music throughout the whole weekend! Microfest is an integral part in keeping Lift For Lift Gym operating. We cannot begin to express the amount of gratitude we have for all the volunteers, participants, brewers, restaurants, and sponsors who help make this event a reality. Proceeds from this unforgettable event make it possible for at risk youth to become members of Lift For Life Gym for free. Thank you all again and we can’t wait to see you next year on May 5th and 6th! Event Sponsors: 92.3 WIL 101.1 ESPN AdSell Companies Angry Orchard Blue Moon Blue Point Breckenridge Coney Island Deschutes Brewery Elysian Grant Thornton HBM Holdings Kona Brewing Modern Brewery Oakley Randall’s Wine and Spirits Red Hook Riverfront Times Sports Medicine and Training Center Ten Point Traveler UPS Venue Sponsors: Goose Island Shock Top Samuel Adams Crispin Iron Barley Urban Chestnut Brewing Company In-Kind Sponsors: AdSell Companies Artic Ic Brewers True Value Broadway Ford Fabick Power Systems Gilmore Electric Hogan Motor Leasing Iron Barley JCM Rentals PFG Middendorf Regency Services SLAM! Agency St. Louis Brews St. Louis City Parks Department The Dam Traube Tent Co. Weber Fire & Safety Page 8 Summer 2016 Gift Dates: 7/1/2015 – 06/30/2016 Corporate and Foundation Gifts: $20,000+ Cynthia Estrada Foundation The Dana Brown Charitable Trust Seiler Family Foundation UPS Foundation Women on a Mission $10,000 – 19,999 Anheuser-Busch Inbev Grant Thornton The Guth Foundation $5,000 – 9,999 Boston Beer Company Edward Jones Emerson Express Scripts Herman T. & Phenie R. Pott Foundation Jane Tschudy Charitable Trust Light a Single Candle The Robert & Terri Cohn Family Foundation St. Louis Rotary Club Welfare Fund Staenberg Family Foundation The Saigh Foundation Urban Chestnut Brewing Company Vatterott Foundation $1,000 – 4,999 92.3 WIL 101.1 ESPN Acropolis Assistance League of St. Louis Cardinals Care Chapman Family Foundation Commerce Bank Cornerstone Deschutes Brewery The Clifford Willard Gaylord Foundation Edward & Thea Lawton Foundation Grey Eagle Distributing HBM Holdings Higginbotham Brothers Hochschild, Bloom & Co. LLP Hogan Motor Leasing Iron Barley Jewish Community Relations Council KMOV-TV The Lab Gym Major Brands Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Mary Beth’s Angels Foundation MBM Wealth Consultants Modern Brewery Old Newsboys Day Foundation Randall’s Wine & Spirits Summit Distributing Sports Medicine and Training Center St. Louis Brews St. Louis Public Radio The Timmermann Group $500 – 999 American Eagle Credit Union Centric Group David M Contrera LLC Dema Engineering Company Fischer-Bauer-Knirps Foundation Fox Family Foundation Hill Cigar Company Jewish War Veterans St. Louis Heritage Aux. #644 Lululemon Security Traders Association St. Louis University High School Thrivent Financial Foundation $100- 499 Ameren Arrow Metal Health From Within Layla Missouri General Insurance Old North Restoration Group Quiktrip Stifel $1 – 99 Avanti Guest House Congregation B’Nai Amoona Devolve Fitness H&S Accounting Services, Inc. Wildflowers Corporate In-Kind Donations Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Aqua Systems Arctic Ice Big Shark Burns Citadel Security CamPrint Component Bar Products, Inc Congregation B’Nai Amoona CrossFit St. Louis CrossFit Xtra Mile Crown Valley Winery David Kodner Personal Jewelers Endangered Wolf Center Energizer Charitable Trust Equifax Fit Flavors Fusion Glik’s HBM Holdings Company Hogan Motor Leasing Iron Barley Kern Meat Company Kitchen Sink LLC Laclede Gas Company lululemon Mantia Fruit Co., Inc.; William Markwort Sporting Goods Marvel Printing Massage Envy Maplewood McBride Charitable Foundation Mercedes Benz Club of America Michele C. Catering Mission Taco Joint Mother of All Beef The Muny Operation Food Search R & R Contracting & Sanitation Services Inc. Safety National Saint Louis University Men’s Basketball Schuberts Smokehouse & Meats Slide Piece Southwestern Illinois College Student Veterans of America Sports Medicine & Training Center Sportsprint St. Louis Auto & Truck Repair St. Louis Sportswear Subway SugarFire Summit Distributing The Buddy Fund The Dam Thompson Coburn LLP Thurman Law Firm UPS Foundation Wallis Companies Weber Fire and Safety Women on Mission Individual Gifts $10,000 + Dr. & Mrs. Philip Needleman $5,000 – 9,999 John & Cynthia Lynch Nina Needleman Don & Beth Roberts $1,000 – 4,999 Rodney Arbaugh Charles Brinza Chandler Curlee Adrienne Davis Walter & Harriet Drusch Mark & Wendy Gellman Neil & Suzanne Gellman Anthony Grimes Ronald & Jean Krammer Andrew Laidlaw Lewis Lucarelli Shelly McDonald Corey & Susan O’Connor Gurpreet Padda Suzanne & Mark Prowatzke John & Elizabeth Samet Kelly & Carl Schindler Guy Slay Dr. Anthony & Julia Sodd Leigh Suffian Steve & Joanna Tschudy Chris & Tonya Walker Robert Whitfield $500 – 999 Summer 2016 William Brochmeier Sally Coleman David & Beth Deutsch Jeremy & Marni Deutsch James Foster Kara Funk Michael Hartley Charli Kreienkamp Danny & Jill Lewin Steve & Beth Lochmoeller Lawrence Needleman Robert & Heather Pence Drake and Drew Anne Powers Steve & Patricia Roberts Don & Melissa Rochleau Thea Rubin Ed & Mary Ann Ryan Utpala & Tushar Shelar Phyllis Siegel Justin & Katherine Smith Brad & Amy Snitzer John Sterling Randy & Julie Stern Charles & Deborah Trunk Nancy Van Dillen Roberta & Scott Van Nest Richard & Patricia Vance Marc Vander Tuig Paul Williams $100 – 499 Jody Auletta Marianne Baer June Bierman Carol Bland Christine Brave Steve Bredbenner John Bugner Geoffrey Burton Joseph Carlson Peter and Louise Cerneka Melissa Chonos Larry Cosey Adrienne Costello David and Jean Cowell Stacey Cox Denise Cronin Jayme Crowder Suesan Daily Suzanne Davis Harold and Renee Denlow Jonathan and Jennifer Deutsch Glen R. Deutsch Eugene and Lee Deutsch Mike Doherty Lyle Downs Shawn Duggan Linda Duke Lacy Emrick Jerrold Epstein Robert Evans Jr. Marlin and David Feldman Phillip Finder Marilee Fisher Jane Fitzgerald Rosalie Franklin Page 9 Michael Frost Bobby and Becky Goldberg Marc Goldstein Bill and Margaret Goodfriend Debra Hames Dave and Mary Jo Hemkens Neil and Wendy Jaffe Andy Jeanthenor Kathleen Jones Vincent Keil Rodger Kester Ted and Marcine Komen Joseph Krutzsch Elizabeth Kuhlman Joseph and Sandra Lehrer Julie Lindsay Abdiel Louis Peter MacKercher Bernard Mallala Bonnie Mann J.D. Manula Tod Martin Michael May Tom McCormick Paula McGinnis Timothy McHale Beth Ann McLane Joseph and Laura Miller Linda Mosby Ellen Norrenberns Eileen O’Sullivan Jeremiah Patton Rob and Kari Peterson R.M. Porterfield Kieth Rabenberg Nile and Terry Ramsbottom John Ricroft John and Maureen Riffle Martha Rogers Robert Rubin Chinmay Samal Lauren and David Sauer John Schroeder Andrew Shores Rick and Patti Siefert Britta Siegel Justin Snorton Matthew Stempin Thomas and Karen Stern Taylor Streid Peggy Symes Bruce Talen Orlando Thomas Erich and Michelle Thurmann Kevin Tierney Evelyn Tischler Katherine Vanbakergem Sherman Voegtle Ed and Lynn Wakefield Ellen Watkins Edward Watson Roger Weinerth Sara Wenger Steve and Linda Wielansky Kurt Wittenauer Ronald Yegge Caroline Zaegel $50 – 99 Lisa Amburg Abha Bhaskar Jeanette Breyer Paul Brown Meredith Brown Nina Bryans Robert Caito Bobbi Closser Kaitie Edmiston Erin Ely George Everding Mark Feinstein Jim Feir Lial Field Lou Finocchio Susan Gillham Robert Goldsticker Susan Grossman Katy Hampton David Hauck Stephanie Henderson Jeff and Sarah Hightower Kathleen Hoffmann Dawn Jones Samantha Kuhlenberg Annie Masella Lindsay Matush John Messbarger Rob Noel Randy Oppold F. Perry Larissa Piper David and Jennifer Pisarkiewicz Tabitha Porter James Pursley Travione Ridge Katie Rodgers Allie Rossini Jacqueline Segura Derry and Wendy Seldin Dale Shepherd Dr. Raymond Slavin Richard and Lecie Steinbaum John Witte $1- 49 Beverly Abrams Brice Adams Jermine Alberty Katherine Ashford Brian Baynes John Becker Russell Beermann Alfred Bennett Daniel Berra Kimberly Bieri Patrick Birk Monica Birkemeier Veronica Boxx Dottie Boyd Vickie Braudis Jeanne Brawn Carrie Breen Matthew Brucker Page 10 M. Burr Majorie Burstein Virgil Buttram Carol Canis Walter Canis Joy Carr Ellen Charnisky Rodd Closson Marshall Cohen Elliot Cohen Bryan Colombini Noel Cookson Lance Cutler Sandra Darr Christopher Davis Trina Davis-Petty Sarah Detweiler Andrew Dowling Gayla Downey Penny Dubuc Lauren Duffy Lisa Dunlap Bev Edelstein Jared Elder Shirley Englert Katie Erickson Robert Feinstein Elise Friede Harvey and Lydia Friedman Cathy Frollo Nicholas Giacopelli Matt Gibbs Elsie Glickert David Green Harvey and Esther Greenstein Meredith Harwood Elizabeth Haspiel Geraldine Heller Crystal Hemmer Richard Hereford David Hernandez Arnold and Myrna Hershman Beth Herstein Ryan Hobbs Martha Hohenstein Ryan Horace Rebekah Hunt Jacob Irwin Margaret Israel Adrienne Jackson Kelsey Johnston Byron Jones Jamaal Jordan Lydia Kasanezky Rachel Kleinpeter George and Patricia Kloster Matthew Krpan Ronald Kunitz Thomas and Linda Lafontaine Brian Lamb Terri Leamy Sanford and Hadassah Lebman Mark Leclair Joe and Pat Lintzenich Lisa Lohe Jennifer Loui Mackenzie Lucas Summer 2016 Charles Ludwig Robert Macias John and Catherine Mantia James Mantoan Elizabeth Marrs Laura Matson Beth McCune Jill McDaniels Jennifer Mckeown Jaclyn Merritt Daniel Miller Linda Nemanick William Niehoff Ellen Norris Dawn O’Donnell Joseph O’Shaughnessy Kathryn Paar Bella Packman William Parker John Penilla Sylvia Powers Richard Price William and Janet Raisch Liz Palazzolo and Dave Raithel David Reckie Sandra Reed Jay Reiter Jonathon Ringo Maritza Rios Sharon Robinson Marty Rosenberger Ann Ross Dean Russell Lenor Sachar Jane Schaefer Abbey Schwister Gayle Seifried Lester and Joan Sherman Lynn Shirley Sharon Silverman Tricia Sims Burton Sorkin Barbara Soule Ann Spector Andrew and Michelle Spielberg Ellen Stanko Dawn Steinbruegge Jennifer Stover Gretchen Strebeck Sandra Taryle Nancy Taylor Robert Tegman Dana Townsend Christopher Trebus Carrie Trimbell Joan and Michael Turnure Kelly Vahlkamp Amanda Van Velkinburgh Michael Volner Brian Waeckerle Marilyn Wagner Steven Wang Christine Wanta Kampsee Weber Melinda Webert Melvin Weinberg Joyce Weinstock Susan Weiss Pamela Weston Shawn Wielert Melissa Wilburn Joshua Wilkes Judy Willett Patrick Wilson Ronni Wiseman Jessica Wombacher Linda Yost In Honor Of: Adam Blumoff’s Bar Mitzvah Crista Beracha Alisa Blatter Ivan Blumoff Joan Bodie Beverly Braeske Brian and Elissa Clair Elizabeth Diehl James and Ann Dillon William Dubinsky Nancye Dunlap David Farrell Joanne Fisher Seymour Friedman Tasmyn Front Elizabeth Homeier Lisa Hughes Claire Hyman Chanaya Jacobs Neil and Wendy Jaffe Margaret Luze John and Sue Marcus Chuck Michel Charles Philips Kathleen Philips Brooke Restemayer Ann Rosenberg Terry Ross Paul and Suzanne Schoomer Jim Sinclair Nora Steele Roberta Stolz Charles & Frances Tessendore Sharon Weissman Donna Wellmon Sandra Wich Laura Winter Michael Wolff Darren and Darrel Barnes Susan and Ronald Miller Radine Borowsky Bobby & Becky Goldberg Polly Burtelow John Moellering Marshall Cohen June Cohen Jerry and Linda Vesper David Deutsch Keith & Gail Kitsis Jimmy Duke Carol Bland Alex Gellman’s Birthday Jennifer Chan Adrienne Davis Summer 2016 Zoe Gellman Erik Hansell Letetia Jones Vuong Grace Lee Nancy Rush Harvey and Vicky Weiss Mimi Klamen Bobby & Becky Goldberg Danny Lewin Joyce & Tom Lewin Jackson Lewin Marylen Mann Nina Needleman Kenneth Kranzberg Lawrence Needleman Don & Beth Roberts Daniel Soshnik Rob & Heather Pence Nora Cardinale Jeremy Rabin Marlin & David Feldman Kelly Schindler Carol Winkler Barbara Sacks Bobby & Becky Goldberg Linda Vesper Bobby & Becky Goldberg In Memory Of: Lillian Arky Roslyn Dubinsky Joe Bergal Shirley Cohen Kenneth Foushee Joyce & Tom Lewin Greg Fox Bobby & Becky Goldberg Alice Rosch Bobby & Becky Goldberg Betty Tureen Joyce & Tom Lewin John Warren William & Janet Raisch Individual In-Kind Donations Geoffrey Burton Larry Cohn Kaitie Edmiston Lial Field Ellen and Aaron Franzel Neil and Suzanne Gellman Chris Givens Bobby and Becky Goldberg Lisa Greening Jane Higgins Kathleen Hoffmann Pat Kiehl Mike Lawton Alex McKinney Joseph and Laura Miller Robert and Jodi Minkler Nina Needleman Michael Pohl Kara Proehl Page 11 Tim Rafferty Gerry and Sheila Ricken Ann Ross Kelly and Carl Schindler Steve Shaw Chris Shephard Rick and Patti Siefert Chris Sillias Justin and Katherine Smith Lecie Steinbaum Roberta & Scott Van Nest Susan Venn Sara Wenger Thank you to all that gave anonymously to our gofundme campaign! Your contributions allowed our youth weightlifting team to earn 12 medals at Youth Nationals! Gift of Stock At Lift For life Gym, gifts of all kinds are used to bring services to the youth that we serve. One option is a gift of stock. A stock gift to Lift For Life Gym can help bring fitness, nutrition and a healthy lifestyle for St. Louis City children. To make a gift of stock or for more information, please contact us at 314-588-1186. Note: We apologize for any mistakes or omissions. If you made a donation during this time period and your name is not listed, or if the information is incorrect, please contact the Development Manager, Lauren Sauer, at 314-588-1186. Are you a Federal Employee? For all federal employees participating in the Combined Federal Campaign, we ask that you consider selecting Lift For Life Gym as your campaign gift recipient for the coming year. Please use the following code: 70869. Learn more at gatewaycfc.org Become a Volunteer: Becoming a volunteer is a great way for the community to get involved with the Lift For Life Gym. There are a variety of opportunities available throughout the year. For more information, please visit our website at liftforlifegym.org or send an e-mail to [email protected] for an application. Lift for Life Gym 1415 Cass Ave St. Louis, MO 63106 NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. Postage PAID St. Louis, MO Permit No. 3252 Phone: (314) 588-1186 www.liftforlifegym.org Mark Your Calendars! Sunday, August 14 @ Iron Barley (12:00 – 7:00 pm) 5510 Virginia Street Join Iron Barley for the street party of the summer, the 12th Annual Tomato Fest! There will be live music, a live auction, an Iron (BARLEY) Chef competition, a Bloody Mary contest, and tomato art judging! Not to mention the delicious food inspired by none other than the tomato. All the proceeds benefit Lift For Life Gym. Visit www.ironbarley.com for more information! “Red Eye” Brunch & Bloody Mary Contest Sunday, August 28 @ Amsterdam Tavern & The Dam (11:00 am – 2:00 pm) 3175 Morganford St. Louis, MO 63116 Come out to Amsterdam Tavern & The Dam for a delicious “Red Eye” brunch, and more importantly, a Bloody Mary tasting and competition! Different variations of Bloody Marys will be up to your judgment! They will be competing for the Judge’s Award and the People’s Choice Award. In addition to delicious food and drink, there will be live music and other fun competitions! Tickets cost $25 a person and a portion of those proceeds will benefit Lift For Life Gym! Saturday Evening, October 1 @ Grand Hall on Chouteau (5:30 – 10:00 pm) Grand Hall on Chouteau “Supporting Today’s Youth One Note at a Time” The evening festivities will include live music, a live auction, stories from members and alumni, as well as cocktails, dinner, and more! For more information on the event and ticket sales visit www.liftforlifegym.org