Women-owned Businesses

SHABBY HATTIE’S TEA ROOM & BOUTIQUE
NOW SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & TEA
IN PARKVILLE

Shabby Hattie’s Tea Room & Boutique, located at 113 Main Street, in Parkville, Missouri, is now open and serving Breakfast, Lunch, and Private Parties.

VINTAGE MARKET ~ Holiday Boutiques
Zona Rosa Shopping Center, 8732 N. Dixson Ave,- Barry Road & I-29 64152
Contact: (816) 804-2083 - Kim Dye
Wednesday, November 18 - Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010
Please check Zona Rosa Holiday Hours at www.zonarosa.com

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Kansas City, Missouri - November 12, 2009-

When her sons learned to swim while in grade school they had never heard of bareboating, Virgin Islands or catamarans. These words were not “household words” in their home or community. In fact, none of their acquaintances would put the three words together to describe a vacation of a lifetime. After all, their neighborhood landscape was not equipped with public swimming pools. Or private pools for that matter. Vacation was defined as a road trip to a relatives’ house. There it wasn’t a requirement to know how to swim, snorkel or even drive a dinghy.

TubaChristmas 2009 will be hosted by The Kansas City Symphony on Friday, December 4. This event will be one of 240 TubaChristmas concerts presented around the United States in tribute to the late artist/teacher William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day 1902. The TubaChristmas ensemble performs traditional Christmas carols and songs, many of which were arranged by noted American composer Alec Wilder, who ironically died on Christmas Eve, 1980. The memories of Bell and Wilder are celebrated in the annual performances of TubaChristmas groups around the nation.

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The Greater Kansas City Metro Area’s Premier Event Planning/Carnival Company, Creative Carnivals & Events, LLC, receives hundreds of requests for donated services each year. This season, rather than trying to field these requests over the year, we have chosen to hold a CHARITABLE CARNIVAL for one very deserving not-for-profit organization or individual that is truly in need of our assistance.

Date: Friday, November 06, 2009

Contact: Pam Whiting
(816) 374-5481 PamW@kcchamber.com

Kendra Kemp
(816) 374-5465 Kemp@kcchamber.com

Calendar of Events
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

(KANSAS CITY) – The Kansas City Symphony marks the beginning of the holiday season with Handel’s Messiah on Thanksgiving weekend. The Kansas City Symphony and Chorus join with the Independence Messiah Choir for this mosaic of the scriptures, which remains Handel’s most famous work. With over 400 musicians on stage, it is one of the most triumphant choral pieces ever written. Messiah is best known for its familiar “Hallelujah” chorus.

For more information contact:
Adam MacDonald
(913) 371-3674
amacdonald@unitedway-wyco.org

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Have you been looking for affordable, one-of-a-kind art for those special people on your holiday gift list? Look no further! Visit the upcoming free art showcase, Art and Soul of the Community, to do your shopping for gifts from local artists while supporting a vital piece of our community’s soul, United Way of Wyandotte County.

Tails R Waggin Paws for the Holidays(Overland Park, KS) Donation and food drive hosted by Overland Park, KS, Doggy Daycare

“A séance for piano and orchestra" -- ghosts of music's past weave through the three movement concerto

(Kansas City) - The Kansas City Symphony will present the world premiere of Lost Souls - A Piano Concerto by Israeli composer Avner Dorman on November 20-22. Lost Souls tell the haunting story of a séance summoning ghosts of concertos past, ending in an exorcism. Praised by Gramophone Magazine as “a fresh, young voice, worth following,” Avner Dorman is a rising star composer whose orchestral works were recently performed by the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY HOSTS
KENNEDY CENTER PRESIDENT MICHAEL KAISER FOR FREE COMMUNITY ARTS CONVERSATION ON NOVEMBER 18

Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser to Travel to all 50 States, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., to address the challenges facing non-profit performing arts organizations today

Dobies Healthcare Group, a marketing and communications agency serving the health care industry, announces the promotion of Kelly Hemmingsen to account coordinator.

Hemmingsen will help manage the execution of branding, public relations and advertising efforts for Dobies clients including MidCon Distribution, a U.S. healthcare technology distributor, and LifeWise Renovations, a leader in aging in place initiatives.

It All Starts Here... Downtown Lee's SummitPRESS RELEASE: October 28, 2009

Contact: Stacy Brandt, Events & Marketing Coordinator

Ryan Gardner has joined The Energy Savings Store, a Lenexa, KS, based solar energy and wind power design, installation, distribution and consulting firm, as Director of Sales.

Malissa L. Walden: Partner/ Attorney
Malissa L. Walden and Cassie Pfannenstiel Rodriguez have opened the doors of their new law firm Walden & Pfannenstiel, LLC.

Kansas City, MO, October 21, 2009 – A new line of cards with an innovative delivery twist recently entered the card market from a new direction. Heartpings™ are designed to comfort people going through one of life’s complications or simply to communicate, “I’m thinking of you.” The cards were inspired by Kansas City entrepreneur, Ingrid Busch, when her own life became challenging.

News Release

Erica Lane, (913) 451-7299
erica@pawzatplay.com

PAWZ AT PLAY IS “LEADING THE PACK” TO FIGHT HUNGER FOR PETS OF THE HOMELESS IN KANSAS CITY

Press Release

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Black Dog Coffeehouse Voted #1 Independent Coffee Shop in Kansas City

Lenexa, KS October 15, 2009-- Black Dog Coffeehouse has been voted the #1 Independent Coffee Shop in Kansas City, and the #2 Coffee Shop overall, by voters participating in KMBC and CityVoter’s annual Best of Kansas City A-List.

Date: Monday, October 12, 2009
CONTACT: Pam Whiting, (816) 374-5481; e-mail pamw@kcchamber.com
Kendra Kemp, (816) 374-5465; e-mail kemp@kcchamber.com

CHAMBER HONORS MAMIE HUGHES WITH ATHENA AWARD

Date: Tuesday, October 06, 2009
CONTACT: Pam Whiting, (816) 374-5481; e-mail pamw@kcchamber.com

EFL ASSOCIATES CHOSEN TO LEAD SEARCH FOR NEW CHAMBER PRESIDENT

Kansas City, Mo (October 5, 2009) -- EFL Associates of Leawood, Kan. has been selected to conduct the search for the president of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. Peter deSilva, chairman and CEO, UMB Bank, and Peter C. Brown, chairman, Grassmere Partners, LLC, are serving as Chamber Selection Committee co-chairs. Both local and national search firms were asked to respond to a Request for Proposal, and three finalists were interviewed earlier this month by a Chamber Selection Committee.

Cork and Barrel in Independence is having a special Wine tasting on Saturday for the Breast Cancer Foundation. We will be sampling pink wines, several from Missouri Wineries. Normally our wine tastings are free, this time we are asking for a $10.00 per person donation at the door with the proceeds going directly to The Power of PINK (People In Need of Kindness) Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Homegrown Gym, Combat CrossFit, Expands Into New, Bigger Location in Liberty

LIBERTY, Mo (August 15, 2009) - Combat CrossFit, a local CrossFit affiliate in the northland, is expanding into a brand new facility located in Liberty. After much growth and popular support in the northland community, Combat CrossFit will be moving to 1021 Brown Street, suite G, Liberty, Mo. and will hold a grand opening celebration on September 26th, 2009 from 9am-12noon during their annual fundraiser Fight Gone Bad, which benefits Athletes for a Cure/Prostate Cancer Research and the Wounded Warrior Project. For more information on Fight Gone Bad, please visit www.fgb4.org.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In these tough economic times when budgets are shrinking but expectations for increased sales and market share are not, marketers must make sure every marketing dollar is spent as wisely as possible. Key to accomplishing this is to make sure marketers are not just delivering the right message, but delivering that message through the media and channels of communications that are most influential to their targeted consumers.

Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
CONTACT: Pam Whiting, (816) 374-5481; e-mail pamw@kcchamber.com
Kendra Kemp, (816) 374-5465; e-mail kemp@kcchamber.com

CHAMBER HONORS MAMIE HUGHES WITH ATHENA AWARD

Need someone to call for guidance on how to handle a difficult employee issue? An HR expert for a short-term project? An internal investigation following a claim of sexual harassment? HR One Outsourcing saw a need in providing these services and more to small companies.

KC Cafe RadioMusicians from Kansas City and West-Central Missouri will be the feature attraction at a unique presentation of fine music and fine wines, Sunday September 27, from 2 to 5 PM, at Montserrat Vineyards, just east of Warrensburg, MO. The free event is sponsored by KC Cafe Radio

Grandview, Missouri—Meet Moo Moo and Marmalade, Kansas City’s newest fictional characters and stars of a book titled, “Have You Ever Seen a Cow with Tennis Shoes On?” Moo Moo and Marmalade will appear with their creator, first-time local author Michelle Gines, on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 3 p.m. at the Linwood YMCA, 3800 Linwood Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The book release party is free and open to all families in the metro area. Gines will read from the book and a photographer will be on hand to take pictures of “partygoers” with Moo Moo and Marmalade. The event will also feature a song about the book’s characters and a sing-along.

Kansas City, MO. – Spofford is pleased to announce Tom and Teresa Walsh of Leawood as honorary chairs for the 10th Anniversary Butterfly Gala & Auction to be held on Friday, October 16th at the DoubleTree Hotel in Overland Park. The reception and silent auction begin at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7:30 p.m. followed by the live auction.

Contact: Tracy Spisak FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel. 816-734-7272
Cell Phone: 816-550-8829
Email: galleryportraiture@kc.rr.com

Photography business builds unique Portrait Park at home rather than spending big bucks on commercial real estate; offers children fun and play while being photographed.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 16, 2009
Contact Information:
913.568.3563
donna@librettocommunications.com
www.librettocommunications.com

Local Small Business Awarded Kansas City Green Solutions Contract