Historical December 1988 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council participated in Old Newsboy’s Day for the first time this year thanks to board member Georgi Fox. Old Newsboy’s Day is sponsored by the Suburban Journals as a fund raiser for programs that benefit children in the metro area.
The Journals publish a special edition one day each year which is sold on the street by volunteers.
The proceeds are divided among numerous organizations. Fox proposed that SDCC participate in the event, as an organization, at the September board meeting.
She volunteered to recruit’ neighbors to sell the papers at two intersections: Waterman and Des Peres and Forest Park Parkway and Des Peres. .
In addition to Fox, Randy Bailey, Roy Bell, Nancy Farmer, Catherine Forslund, Alex Fox, Bob Mahon, Peter McCarthy, Barbara O’Flynn and Brad Weir braved the chill Thursday; November 17, to sell papers between 6:30 and 9:00 a.m. Washington Heights neighbor and SDCC board member Shirley Polk also participated in Old Newsboy’s Day. Veteran newsboy Polk sells papers every year at the WatermanDeBaliviere intersection.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, December 1988.
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