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charge to more than 300 community agencies. Each month more than 1.5 million pounds of food and household items are distributed to 120,000 poor people in need. Nearly half the recipients are children. To learn more about the Office Furniture or Scrap Metal to Food Program contact Cindy Breth, Director of Green Initiatives, at 314- 726-5355 ext. 22 or email cbreth@ofsearch.org. For more information about Operation Food Search, visit www.ofsearch.org. Sutter-Meyer Society’s 2nd Annual Open House and Barbecue The at the Sutter- Meyer House, 6826 Chamberlain Ct., Sunday, August 30, 4:00–7:00 PM. Plates are $5.00 for adults; $3.00 for children. Come see the Sutter-Meyer Farmhouse, the oldest standing house in U. City, now being renovated to become an educational center and community museum where visitors will learn about their past. The Sutter-Meyer Society will work closely with the U. City School District to help our students learn their history with ‘hands on’ exhibits. You will be able to tour the first floor; visualize our future; view the archaeological excavation of remnants of the original limestone well; see artifacts uncovered at a recent dig; talk to archaeologists and Sutter-Meyer descendants. Support a local filmmaker by purchasing a Supporting Local Talent or Business Package of movie tickets to be used at the Tivoli during the opening weekend, August Streetballers 21-23, of , an award-winning feature film made right here in St. Louis. All tickets are $10. To participate, contact Patrick Rooney at 310-741-0201 or 314-822- 2126, or email Patrick at roons14@hotmail.com. See more about Streetballers at www.streetballersthemovie.com. Green Practices Committee The has decided to send its proposed Resolution to Council in September so it can provide more information about the level of commitment the City must take in order to accomplish the goals previously set forth. You should expect to see the revised resolution and appendix at the September 21 Meeting. Ms. Eastman has been nominated for the Sustainable Visionary in the St. Louis Business Journal Heroes Awards Program. The City has also been nominated for our GPC efforts. In additional news: This week the East-West Gateway Board of Directors approved the Loop Trolley Advisory Committee had recommended: - single track offset 4 feet to the east of the median from the History Museum to the DeBaliviere / Delmar intersection - single track in the median west along Delmar to the MetroLink station - double track in the traffic lanes west along Delmar to the western terminus - nine station locations as recommended - replica vehicles using hybrid battery / overhead electric technology In addition, the Board recommended that both remaining options for the western terminus be carried to preliminary engineering. These are the loop at Trinity and the stub at Kingsland. East-West Gateway Council of Governments The has begun a year-long initiative Renewing the Region about the future of the metropolitan area entitled . The purpose is to develop broad goals to help guide regional transportation planning and policy