Guild Serve As
Ambassadors to the
Urban League
Movement
The Urban League Guild of Metropoli-
tan St. Louis is comprised of community
volunteers, civic leaders, business and
professional men and women committed
to improving the quality of life for African-
Americans and others. The Guild is an
auxiliary that serves as ambassadors for
the St. Louis affiliate and the National
Council of Urban League Guilds. The
Guild promotes the Urban League’s ef-
forts to empowering African-Americans
and others throughout the region securing
economic self-reliance, social equality and
civil rights.
The mission of the National Council of Ur-
ban League Guilds is to stimulate, develop
and promote volunteer participation and
leadership within the local Urban League
Guild in consistency with the goals and
objective of the local affiliates. The Guild
was established to support the local Urban
League and its programs through four
basic program functions:
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Fundraising
Community Service
Public Relations
Leadership Development for Guild members
Many Faces; One Goal
At Edward Jones, we continuously work to create an
inclusive work environment. By welcoming different
perspectives, we can better understand our clients’
Last year, The Salute to Women in Lead-
needs and consistently deliver an ideal client experience.
ership Gala honored 16 distinguished
women selected from various professional
and civic categories. Yolanda Adams and
Freda Payne were recognized as Lifetime
Achievement Award winners. At the Salute, Michele Brown was recognized as Guild Member of the Year. The Guild collaborated
with the League and held the annual health fair at the O’Fallon YMCA in effort to provide health education for at risk population.
This year’s theme was “Fighting Hearing Loss and Chronic Disease in the St. Louis Community.” Health information and educa-
tion included hearing, vision, lupus, diabetes, hypertension, STD and HIV, hepatitis, lead poisoning and dental and oral hygiene.
Screenings included blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol, eye, dental, hepatitis and HIV. A total of 110 screens were completed.