{"id":4803,"date":"2025-11-17T17:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/?p=4803"},"modified":"2026-07-06T19:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T19:05:10","slug":"city-of-st-louis-treasurers-office-announces-college-kids-10th-anniversary-gala-a-decade-of-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/?p=4803","title":{"rendered":"City of St. Louis Treasurer\u2019s Office Announces College Kids 10th Anniversary Gala: A Decade of Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:10px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-2732\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%2782%27%20height%3D%2757%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%2082%2057%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%2782%27%20height%3D%2757%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/costol-logo-t1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"82\" height=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact: <\/strong>Theresa A. Bush<br \/>\n<strong>Title:<\/strong> Director of Communications City of St. Louis Treasurer\u2019s Office<br \/>\n<strong>Email:<\/strong> busht@stltreasurer.org<br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> (314) 366-3088<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">ST. LOUIS, MO \u2014 The City of St. Louis Treasurer\u2019s Office is proud to announce the College Kids 10th Anniversary Gala: A Decade of Impact, taking place on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at the Saint Louis Science Center (5050 Oakland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110) from 6pm \u2013 10 pm. This milestone event will celebrate a decade of empowering St. Louis students and families through the College Kids Children\u2019s Savings Account Program, which has helped thousands of students build financial literacy and plan for their futures. The evening will feature inspiring reflections, entertainment, and awards honoring community partners and participants who have made an impact on the program\u2019s success. Treasurer Adam Layne will deliver the keynote address, highlighting the program\u2019s growth and continued commitment to creating opportunities for youth across St. Louis. The event will also feature Youth Speaker Precious Barry, sharing her personal College Kids journey, and Emcee Damon Arnold of KMOV, who will guide guests through an evening of celebration, recognition, and inspiration. \u201cThe College Kids program is more than a savings account\u2014it\u2019s a promise to our city\u2019s children that we believe in their dreams,\u201d said Treasurer Adam Layne. \u201cThis gala marks ten years of collective commitment from families, schools, and community partners who\u2019ve made college and career readiness a reality for thousands of students.\u201d The College Kids 10th Anniversary Gala: A Decade of Impact will bring together community leaders, educators, parents, and supporters to honor the achievements of the program and chart its vision for the next decade.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2025-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4803\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stltreasurer.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}