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Spectrum To Award $34,000 To Several St. Louis Area Nonprofits

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Spectrum today announced donations totaling $34,000 to 11 St. Louis nonprofits through the company’s national community philanthropic program, Spectrum Employee Community Grants. The nonprofits provide a variety of services to help people in areas of need, including food, clothing, shelter, job training, and more. Since its inception in 2019, Spectrum Employee Community Grants has provided more than $195,000 in funding to more than 35 St. Louis area nonprofits. Spectrum hosted a special recognition ceremony and check presentation with each of the nonprofits, the Spectrum employee volunteers, and other leaders to commemorate the donations. The latest St. Louis area Spectrum Employee Community Grant recipients are: Faith Walk Ministries - $2,500 (first-time recipient) to provide food and basic needs items to those requiring special assistance in the East St. Louis area. Loaves and Fishes - $2,500 (first-time recipient) to help the growing need for a homeless

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Funky Cards & Collectables Opens in Alton

2 years 9 months ago
ALTON - Funky Cards & Collectables, a new trading card and memorabilia shop in downtown Alton, celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, Feb 18. Located at 104 W. 3rd St. in Alton, owner and founder Don Funk said the store carries a wide variety of hard-to-find items and has been off to a great start so far. “We carry quite a few different things, primarily different types of trading cards - anything from Pokémon to baseball, football, basketball - we sell loose cards, boxes, single packs,” Funk said. “We do a lot of signed sports memorabilia - signed autographed jerseys, helmets, and balls, and card supplies as well.” Funk said most trading cards are usually sold at big box stores, but Funky Cards & Collectables is working with distributors to specifically find products that they don’t carry at those stores. He added that there aren’t many cards & collectibles stores like his in the Alton area, which all got started after re-discovering

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