Tri-County Labor Club uses holiday gathering to help Dardenne Prairie school children

ST. CHARLES, MO – Members of Tri-County Labor Club donated three truckloads of non-perishable food items for children at Dardenne Elementary School in O’Fallon, Mo., turning their annual Christmas gathering into a charitable event to help those less fortunate. Displaying some of the donated food items are (from left) Labor Club Secretary-Treasurer Rob Dussold, IBEW Local 1; Sergeant-at-Arms Chris Bailey, Sprinkler Fitters Local 268, President Steve Bailey, Bricklayers Local 1 and Recording Secretary Robert Kezele, Sprinkler Fitters Local 268. School officials said the food will benefit nearly 70 needy students as the food is placed in their backpacks so they have food for the weekends. – Labor Tribune photo