| ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Students, family and friends from John Burroughs and other local high schools raised $3,000 through the fifth annual Saint Louis Crisis Nursery 2012 5K Fun Run and Walk held in May. More than 200 runners and walkers participated.
John Burroughs student Jake Simpher of Sunset Hills founded the fundraising event five years ago and now works with a committee including other high schools students, Crisis Nursery board members and staff. The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery is committed to preventing child abuse and neglect by offering real help and real hope to families in crisis. The Crisis Nursery is an independent, not-for-profit agency providing short-term, safe havens for more than 7,200 children a year, birth through age 12, whose families are faced with an emergency or crisis. The Crisis Nursery provides care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at five sites, serving families throughout the greater St. Louis, St. Charles, Southern Illinois and surrounding regions. Over the past 25 years, the Crisis Nursery has cared for more than 68,000 children, and provided support and counseling to more than 84,500 families. For details, call (314) 292-5770 or visit www.crisisnurserykids.org. For the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery 24-hour helpline, call (314) 768-3201. In St. Charles County, call (636) 947-0600. # # #
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Source: Crisis Nursery News