100 Neediest Cases

The 100 Neediest Cases is an annual charitable campaign jointly sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the local chapter of the United Way. The campaign selects 100 families and individuals that are profiled in the Post-Dispatch during November and December. Local students participate in contests for the selection of companion illustrations in the profiles.St. Louis' 100 Neediest Cases This Holiday Season http://www.fox2now.com/news/morningshow/ktvi-st-louis-100-neediest-cases-120209,0,3654035.story 12 December 2010 KTVI Fox 2 News December 2, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718072601/http://www.fox2now.com/news/morningshow/ktvi-st-louis-100-neediest-cases-120209,0,3654035.story 2011-07-18 live The sponsoring organizations and other charities absorb the administrative cost. Local organizations adopts individual cases, donating food, medications, household necessities, and holiday presents etc. for the 100 beneficiaries of the campaign. The campaign also facilitates the adoption by local organizations of about 1,200 additional cases that are not featured in the newspaper. This is about ten percent of the annual total of meritorious cases that are identified and compiled by local social service agencies.O'Neil Tim A new season begins for an enduring cause http://www.stltoday.com/news/special-reports/100-neediest/article_2f8882c3-5cf6-5a3e-8c5c-611c1bab9f00.html 12 December 2010 St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121010015103/http://www.stltoday.com/news/special-reports/100-neediest/article_2f8882c3-5cf6-5a3e-8c5c-611c1bab9f00.html 2012-10-10 live The campaign began in 1922. The Post-Dispatch began profiling the "100 neediest" cases in the mid-1950s and the name was born. The name parallels similar campaigns in other cities, such as the "neediest cases" campaign sponsored by The New York Times every holiday season.Neediest Cases - The New York Times References External links 100neediestcases.org Post-Dispatch page on the 100 neediest cases Category:St. Louis Post-Dispatch Category:1922 establishments in Missouri