Labor/United Way Trap Shoot & BBQ raises more than $27,000 to help support area programs that help people

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TAKING AIM FOR UNITED WAY at this year’s annual Labor/United Way Trap Shoot & BBQ, (from left) Bill Thurston, retired president of the Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council; Pat White, president of the Greater St. Louis Labor Council; and Scot Luchtefeld, president of the Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council, wait to take their turn on the range Friday, April 26, at Winchester Trap & Skeet Facility in East Alton, IL. This year’s event raised more than $27,000 for United Way programs in the bi-state area. – Labor Tribune photo

East Alton, IL – The 11th annual Labor/United Way Trap Shoot & BBQ drew a long line of shooters last Friday, April 26, at the Winchester Trap & Skeet Facility.

After demonstrating their shooting skills, participants decamped to the Machinists Hall in East Alton for a barbecue lunch.

The trap shoot and barbecue are the major fundraising event for the annual Labor/United Way Campaign, which is supported by the Greater Madison County Federation of Labor, Greater St. Louis Labor Council, Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council, St. Louis Building & Construction Trades Council and the Southwestern Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council.

The United Way of Greater St. Louis helps fund agencies that help people in a 16-county region of eastern Missouri and southern Illinois. This year’s event raised more than $27,000 to help the United Way fund programs in the bi-state region.

 

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