UniGroup Awards $5000 to SLCC-Meramec Athletic Scholarship Fund

UniGroup, Inc., the parent company of United Van Lines and other transportation-related companies, recently presented a check for $5,000 to representatives of St. Louis Community College-Meramec for its athletic scholarship fund. This marks the 20th consecutive year that UniGroup has contributed to the fund.

"We are proud to offer continued support of the students at St. Louis Community College,” said Pat Larch, president of Transportation Services Group, a UniGroup company. “This is just one of the ways that our company shows its commitment to the community.”

Bob Bottger, director of physical education and athletics at Meramec, expressed the college’s gratitude for UniGroup’s long-standing commitment. The company’s generosity, Bottger said, reaches far beyond the campus.

“More than 80 percent of our athletes are from the local area, and they tend to remain in the area most of their lives,” Bottger said. “So their success becomes the community’s success.”

St. Louis Community College is the largest community college system in Missouri and one of the largest in the United States. The college serves an area of approximately 700 square miles that includes the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County and portions of Jefferson and Franklin counties.

UniGroup, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest privately owned transportation companies. Its world headquarters are located in Fenton, Mo.