A Memorial To Remember the Kirkwood Council Tragedy

 

The events of February 7, 2008 affected the Dean family and their employees directly, as we have been a business member of the Kirkwood community since 1995.

We decided to do what we could to help the families of this tragedy. We have opened an account at Bank of America to accept donations, and have placed a donation link on this site. All funds collected will go to the families of those lost. We have placed a donation of $10,000 in the account and hope to reach a goal of $100,000.

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1. What does the Benefit Fund do?
   The Benefit Fund's mission is to provide assistance to the families of those lost at the Kirkwood City Council meeting on February 7, 2008.. The Benefit Fund gives financial assistance to grieving families immediately after they lose their loved one. Our goal is to raise enough funds to provide meaningful distributions.
2. How many families are helped by the Benefit Fund?
   Five people lost their lives. Those lost were Kirkwood Police Sgt. William Biggs, Police Officer Tom Ballman, Councilwoman Connie Karr, Councilman Mike Lynch and Public Works Director Kenneth Yost.
3. How can I make a difference and make a gift?
   We have closed the account and dispursed the funds. Thank you to those who have contributed and partisipated in this effort. We ask that you consider making a donation to support the BackStoppers police and firefighters fund.
   

Kirkwood Memorial for the Families Benefit Fund Is Now Closed
We ask that any future donations be made directly to:
St. Louis Backstoppers

1. For more information please contact us.

2. What percent of my donation goes to the beneficiaries?
   Relying upon its strong base of volunteers, the Benefit Fund operates with minimal administrative overhead. 100% of donations goes directly to the beneficiaries. All costs and effort for this project have been donated by the employees of the Dean Team Automotive Group.
3. Are you registered as a viable charity?
   No. As this is a recent event, and we wanted to act on this immediatly, the Dean family decided to begin this project without delay.