Anyone desiring a free gun lock can head to one of the following St. Louis metropolitan locations on Thursday between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. A total of 5,200 gun locks are being made available by Project ChildSafe for giving away throughout the region, according to a Tuesday St. Louis County Police Department news release.

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National Bike to Work day is Friday, May 18th, and tens of thousands of Missourians will be riding again this year--the first year Bike to Work Day has been an official part of the Missouri State holidays calendar.

"Bicycling to work is on a huge upward swing in Missouri," said Brent Hugh, Executive Director of the Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation. "From 2000 to 2010, the amount of bicycling to work increased by 70%.  In our large metro areas, the story is even more dramatic--biking to work almost tripled in both Kansas City and St. Louis over the past decade."

The increases in bicycling to work put Missouri well ahead of the national trends.  Overall in the U.S., bicycling to work increased by 40% from 2000 to 2010.

It's that time of year - the May 5th Equipment Drive is in full swing.

St. Louis HELP (St. Louis Health Equipment Lending Program) is a program that receives donations of new and used medical equipment, refurbishes and cleans the equipment and then loans the equipment, at no cost, to community members both young and old from all walks of life enabling them to live as independently as possible and remain contributing members of the community.

The need for free home medical equipment is out there, and isn’t going away. St. Louis HELP serves as a safety net for vulnerable populations, providing a better quality of life to recipients and their caregivers.