$3M Christmas Gift for St. Patrick
Filed Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 12:00 PM
Homeless advocates at the St. Patrick Center will receive a nice Christmas gift today in the form of a $3 million check and an award from the U.S. Government.
U.S. Sen. Kit Bond and Congressman Lacy Clay are scheduled to be on hand as Sandy Baruah, U.S. Asst. Sec. of Commerce for Economic Development, presents the non-profit with an Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check and the 2006 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Community and Faith-Based Social Entrepreneurship.
Jay Hein, deputy assistant to the president and director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, will also be at the ceremony today at noon in the lobby of St. Patrick Center, 800 N. Tucker Blvd.