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Meet Denise McKibben, Newly Elected President of Assistance League of St Louis

Ellisville, MO

06/27/2023 02:08 PM

Assistance League of St. Louis (ALSTL) has named Denise McKibben as President of the 440-member organization for 2023-2024. Denise retired after 36 years in the Insurance industry and leadership has long been her strong suit. After retiring from Liberty Mutual, Denise has given her time and talents to others. In 2019, a dear friend introduced her to the Assistance League of St. Louis. Denise’s time and talent for mentoring and problem solving was directed to becoming the co-chair of the Outreach committee for two years. Then after a year long stint of being President-elect, here she is, the newly elected President of a fantastic organization, the Assistance League of St. Louis. With Denise’s mantra of Creating Connections-Building Bridges TOGETHER, the Assistance League is in fabulous hands.

ABOUT ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF ST. LOUIS: Assistance League of St. Louis is an all-volunteer organization that transforms the lives of children and adults through community programs. Essential needs are met in our community and families are provided with an opportunity to flourish. For the past 35 years, all funds raised have been returned to our St. Louis community. In 2021-2022 alone, Assistance League members and friends numbering almost 500 have donated over 61,000 volunteer hours through five philanthropic programs, transforming more than 36,000 lives. Each of our five programs has a special focus from providing new school uniforms, to athletic shoes and socks, to helping families recover from a crisis, and from personal care items for crisis shelters, to books for aspiring readers. Assistance League of St. Louis is an accredited charity of the Better Business Bureau and has achieved a Platinum Transparency Rating from Candid as well as Charity Navigator Encompass Rating of 100.

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