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The St. Louis American: Local News: "Mecca of black philanthropy


Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:08 PM CST

STL’s Charmaine Chapman Society leads nation in giving

By Meliqueica Meadows

Of the St. Louis American

In a banner fundraising year for the United Way of Greater St. Louis - led by David L. Steward, who helped the local United Way to surpass its 2005 fundraising goal of $65 million by $501,220 - the Charmaine Chapman Society raised nearly $2 million of the impressive total. The local African-American leadership giving initiative outpaced all its sister organizations, even those in cities like New York.

At a celebration held Friday at the Anheuser-Busch Corporate Theater, Charmaine Chapman Society members lauded chairs Minga and Johnny Furr Jr. for their leadership in reaching and beating the $1.3 million fundraising goal."