Top Kirkwood Volunteers, Businesspersons to be Honored
The Kirkwood-Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 66th annual dinner on Feb. 3.
The following information was supplied by Jim Wright, president of the Kirkwood-Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce. The Kirkwood-Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce will honor community leaders and business owners at the 66th Annual Installation and Awards Celebration on Friday, Feb. 3 at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac. Citizen of the Year - Bill Burckhalter and the staff of the Kirkwood Train Station In 2003, Amtrak eliminated staffing the train station. It was the city's vision to have volunteers meet the trains daily, but needed someone to run the station as well as oversee the volunteer program. They met with Bill Burckhalter and hired him as the new station manager and volunteer coordinator, with the charge to find volunteers for the …
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carol
11:54 am on Friday, February 8, 2013
Bill Burkhalter is also coordinator of the new Kirkwood Parks Volunteer program, KPAC. The program is off to an excellent start thanks to Bill's knowledge and experience. more ›