The Neighborhood Stabilization Officer (NSO) for the 25th Ward, Dianne Rains just emailed out the updated list of cooling centers for 2009 in and around St. Louis. Please click here to access the list.

Source: http://www.wmo.ch/pages/publications/meteoworld07/_archive/en/june2007/uk_summer.html

With the recent hot weather and the National Weather Service issuing an “excessive heat warning,” please consider calling neighbors to check on them if they are elderly, disabled, or have a medical issue that you are aware of.  You can suggest neighbors that don’t have fans or air conditioning call the United Way at 1(800) 427-4626 or the St. Louis Area on Aging at (314) 612-5918 to recieve loaner fans and A/C.