Soulard Star Directory 2025

✯ SOULARD STAR DIRECTORY | 2025 12 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Committee Chair – Christian Del Azodi | Liaison Director – Paula Dostal Membership is an important and active committee. It maintains a database of members of the SRG, recruits new residents to join, and plans special events to keep members engaged. The committee produces an annual roster so members can connect with each other. It implements several events throughout the year to promote comradery and friendships among residents, and to keep members engaged. Committee members are the first people residents see when attending the monthly SRG meetings and help them feel welcome.After the meeting, the committee hosts socials at a member’s home or new neighborhood business.The committee also gifts new homeowners a “WelcomeWagon” basket to introduce them to Soulard. The Membership Committee hosts an annual membership drive in May to celebrate SRG’s successes and recruit new members.Also at the event, the committee collects annual dues, recognizes volunteers, and lifetime achievements of our members, with an all-you-can-eat-and-drink-style party with music and entertainment. There are three ways to become a member of our neighborhood association: (1) join online at soulard.org, (2) complete and submit the application published in our Renaissance newspaper, or (3) contact the committee directly at membership@soulard.org . PARLOUR TOUR COMMITTEE Committee Chair – Jeanne Kirby | Liaison Director – Joy Christensen The Parlour Tour Committee plans and coordinates one of Soulard’s most traditional annual events—the Soulard Holiday Parlour Tour. Held on the first weekend in December, the tour showcases six or seven historic Soulard residences and other structures in a traditional holiday atmosphere.The venues showcase Soulard’s rich historical past, honor the cultural diversity of our earlier native and immigrant residents, and celebrate the classic architecture which graces our neighborhood.Volunteers have the opportunity to learn much about our history while contributing to this grand community activity. For more information, email parlourtour@soulard.org PROPERTIES COMMITTEE AND SOULARD STATION COMMITTEE Committee Chair – Bonita Leiber | Liaison Director – Adriano Martinez The Soulard Properties Committee maintains and operates all real property controlled by the SRG, which at this time includes only Soulard Station. Soulard Station is a landmark building which was formerly a service station on Historic Route 66.The property is entirely owned by the SRG and is used for SRG Board and committee meetings as well as community functions. For information, contact properties@soulard.org or station@soulard.org SAFETY COMMITTEE Committee Chair – Andrea Maddox-Dallas | Liaison Director – Wade Weistreich Safety begins with you! The Safety Committee seeks to increase awareness of safety issues in our community and ways to prevent becoming a victim.The members of the Soulard Safety Committee are committed to nurturing a safe and desirable environment for those who live, work, and visit our neighborhood. The committee builds partnerships with neighborhood associations, groups and local police to solve problems and improve public safety. To contact the committee, email safety@soulard.org PROPERTIES COMMITTEE Committee Co-Chairs – Bonita Leiber and Laura Grace | Liaison Directors – Abbey Bethel and Adriano Martinez The Soulard Properties Committee maintains and operates all real property controlled by the SRG, which at this time includes only Soulard Station. Soulard Station is a landmark building which was formerly a service station on Historic Route 66.The property is entirely owned by the SRG and is used for SRG Board and committee meetings as well as community functions. For information, contact properties@soulard.org or station@soulard.org contnued from page 10