Join Local Celebrities for Dinner in Frontenac Thursday

Guests can dine and donate funds in the red envelope to support Crisis Nursery’s 24-hour child abuse prevention programs, which supports more than 7,000 children, birth through age 12, each year at five locations.  Last year, diners contributed over $100,000 in donations to benefit children and families served by Crisis Nursery.

The following local celebrities will participate at this year’s event:

• Monica Adams, Reporter, FOX 2 and KMOX
• Jean Ahsmuhs, Marketing Director, General Growth Properties
• Leah Amir, CEO, Advantage Links
• Leo Anglo, General Manager, Vincent Jewelers
• Danny Baker, President, Exotic Motors Midwest
• Laura Kathleen Baker, Finalist, Project Runway (Season 9)
• Bryan Binkholder, Author, The 401 Conspiracy
• Susan Block, Owner, The Designing Block
• Lynda Brotherton, Host, The Top Money Managers
• Don & Tracy Brown, Owner, Don Brown Automotive
• John Carney, On-air personality, KTRS
• Cedric Cobb, President, Edge Business Solutions
• Janet Conners & Larry Conners, Media Gurus
• Robin Conners, President, Metropolitan St. Louis Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
• Bill Corrigan, Partner, Armstrong Teasdale
• Bonita Cornute, Reporter, FOX 2
• Keri Crocker, Owner, Club Fitness
• John Crocker, Owner, Club Fitness
• Vera Culley, Reporter, FOX 2
• Sen. Tom Dempsey, 23rd District, State of Missouri
• Drew Dennison, Chief Financial Officer, Scottrade
• Charlie Dooley, County Executive, St. Louis County
• Brook Dubman, President, Carol House Furniture
• Steph Duran, On-Air Personality, KEZK Fresh 102.5
• David Ellis, Regional Sr. VP, Konica Minolta
• Sally Faith, Mayor, City of St. Charles
• Sherry Farmer, On-air personality, KLOU-FM
• Tim Fitch, Chief of Police, St. Louis County Police Department
• Fredbird, Mascot, St. Louis Cardinals
• Don Gerber, President, Gerber Chapel
• Heidi Glaus, Reporter, KSDK Channel 5
• Linda Hall, General Manager, Tiffany & Co
• Lannis Hall, MD, Radiation Oncologist, Siteman Cancer Center
• Kathy Helbig, Owner, The Kathy Helbig Group
• Michael Henderson, CEO, Phoenix Risk Assessment
• Joe Holleman, Life Sherpa Columnist, STL Post-Dispatch
• Jasmine Huda, Reporter, KMOV
• Angela Hutti, Meteorologist, FOX 2
• Troy Imler, General Manager, BrickTop’s Restaurant
• Andrea Jackson-Jennings, Director of Human Service, St. Louis County
• Cam Janssen, Right Wing, New Jersey Devils
• Candace Jarrett, SMART Editor, Patch
• Maria Keena, Co-host of Total Information AM, KMOX
• Arvell Keithly, Conductor, Arvell & Company
• Keith Krieg, Mayor, City of Frontenac
• Jodi Lang, Regional VP, Kelly Services
• Louie, Mascot, St. Louis Blues
• James Martin, General Manger, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse
• Charlotte McClure, Chair, Saint Louis Crisis Nursery Best Friends
• Virginia McDowell, President, Isle of Capri Casinos
• Michael P. McMillan, CEO, Urban League of Metro St. Louis
• Tony Messenger, Editorial Editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Mattie Moore, Deputy Director, US Senator Claire McCaskill
• John Moriarity, President, E3 Consultants Group
• Jan & Sam Orlando, Owners, Orlando Catering
• “The Coach” John Parker, Host, The Sports Mayhem USA
• Alvin Parks, Mayor, City of East St. Louis
• Arika Parr, On-Air Personality, Wild 104.9
• Raegan & Jeff Parrish, Owners, Quintessential Dining & Nightlife
• Shy Patel, General Manager, BRIO Tuscan Grille
• Joan Quicksilver, Special Events & PR, The Quicksilver Co.
• Emily Rau, Reporter, KMOV
• Derek  Richey, Paparazzi, The Autograph Guys
• Saint Louis Rams Cheerleaders
• Bill Siedhoff, Director of Human Services, City of St. Louis
• Francis Slay, Mayor, City of St. Louis
• Andy Small, Executive Director of Legal & Compliance, Scottrade
• Bruce Sowatsky, CEO, The Community and Children’s Resource Board of St. Charles
• Staci Static, On-Air Personality, WHHL Hot 104.1
• Maureen Strausheim, President, Junior League St. Louis
• Dr. Donald Suggs, Publisher, St. Louis American
• Aisha Sultan, Home and Family Editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• Anthony “Tony” Thompson, CEO, Kwame Building Group
• Patricia & Solomon Thurman, Owners/Curators, 10th St. Gallery
• Edye Todd, Sales Executive, Prudential Select Properties
• Lindsay Toler, Editor, Affton-Shrewsbury Patch
• Kacie Starr Triplett, Host, Inspired Overflow Radio
• Ben Uchitelle, Chairman, Zoo-Museum District Board
• Ray Vinson, Chief Executive Officer, Vinson Mortgage Group
• Shawn Vinson, President, Vinson Mortgage Group
• Chip Walker, Managing Director, Wells Fargo Advisors
• Jane Wulf, Chief Administrative Officer, Scottrade
• Shirley Washington, Reporter, FOX 2
• Elliot Weiler, Reporter and Anchor, FOX 2
• Pam Weston, Senior Manager of Corporate Giving, Express Scripts
• Bernard Whittington, Football Player, Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts
• Laura Williams, Owner, Fast Lane Classic Cars
• De’Jeannette Williams, President, National Coalition of 100 Black Women

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 to more than 7,000 children a year, birth through age 12, whose families are faced with an emergency or crisis. The Crisis Nurseryprovides 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. Since 1986, the Crisis Nursery has cared for more than 77,000 children, and provided support and counseling to more than 94,000 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. For the Saint CharlesCrisis Nursery 24-hour helpline, call (636) 947-0600.