COMEDY LEGEND JIM BELUSHI & THE CHICAGO BOARD OF COMEDYTO BE FEATURED AT THIS YEAR'S STAND UP FOR SYNERGY FUNDRAISER Zona Rosa Community Foundation’s Comedy Fundraiser for Synergy Services Set for Oct. 26 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Zona Rosa is delighted to announce comedy legend Jim Belushi and the Chicago Board of Comedy as its seventh annual celebrity comedian to ...
Contact: Kelly Lee (816) 729-7873 (816) 830-7171 Email: info@campencourage.org campencourage.org campsforkids.org Unique overnight camp for youth on autism spectrum seeks scholarship donations “You never realize the impact you make on people’s lives,” said Eli Latendresse, 13, of Lee’s Summit, a peer model at Camp Encourage, a Kansas City area overnight camp for youth 8 to 18 years old with autism ...
What could be better than a family campout right here in Johnson County? A program being offered by the Children's Services Department of the Johnson County Park & Recreation District will give participants a rare opportunity to sleep under the stars in Shawnee Mission Park and participate in other outdoor activities. The Great American Family Campout, sponsored by Bass Pro ...
NEWS RELEASE June 19, 2013 For more information, contact: Beccy Yocham, Director of Community Development, byocham@lenexa.com, 913.477.7718 Lenexa, Kan. – The Lenexa City Council recently reinstated an incentive program aimed at encouraging single-family residential development in Lenexa. This limited-time incentive includes a $750 flat fee for building permit and plan review for the first 300 new single-family home permits issued ...
Youth ages six to 13 can spend a few days or a whole week learning about a variety of science-related topics during a new Mad Science® program being offered in late July by the Johnson County Park & Recreation District. Mad Science® Crazy Summer Science Fun is the name of the program which will take place on July 15 through ...
If you need a way to start a discussion of sexuality with your pre-teen or young teenager, a new program being offered by the Johnson County Park & Recreation District in association with the Johnson County Health Department may be able to help. This free program is called Making a Difference - Teen Pregnancy & STD Prevention Class and is ...
The spring-summer season of Animals Tales Storytime will conclude in July at the Johnson County Park & Recreation District's Ernie Miller Nature Center in Olathe. Young children and their parents are invited to come listen and learn on July 10 and 24. July sessions include a program with the theme "Birds of a Feather" on July 10 and conclude with ...
“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang;” will be shown on July 9 and “The Lion King;” will be shown on July 23 as part of a new Movies in the Park program at the Johnson County Park & Recreation District’s The Theatre in the Park. Through this program, a variety of films will be shown on a 40-foot screen on the theatre ...
Overland Park youth, Elizabeth Tillery, age 16, wins 1st Place, Super Stock Division, in Kansas City’s All American Championship Race, Saturday, June 15, 2013! This race was the most important race of the year for area racers, ages 7-18. Winners of each of the two divisions (Stock and Super Stock) will represent Kansas City at the All-American World Championship Race ...
Kansas City youth, Harrison Roth, age 9, wins 1st Place, Stock Division, in Kansas City’s All American Championship Race, Saturday, June 15, 2013! This race was the most important race of the year for area racers, ages 7-18. Winners of each of the two divisions (Stock and Super Stock) will represent Kansas City at the All-American World Championship Race in ...
Overland Park, Kansas - The Telly Awards has named the Overland Park Convention and Visitors Bureau as a Silver winner in the 34th Annual Telly Awards. Its destination video entry Visit Overland Park was selected as a winner in the Online Video category and shares the honor with only 12 other travel and tourism themed entries. The destination video was ...
Crawl for Cancer breaks longstanding pub crawl record The largest pub crawl registered 4,885 participants who visited ten pubs in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, during an event organized by Crawl for Cancer, Inc.(CFC) on 1 June 2013. Over $100,000 was raised for local charities. For years, the CFC unofficially saw thousands of participants signing up and taking part in its ...
2nd Annual Running of the BULL-e-Vard Pub Crawl & Concert The Kansas City Crossroads Community comes together for charity The Crossroads community will again come together this July for the 2nd Annual Running of the BULL-e-Vard Pub Crawl & Concert on Saturday, July 13th from 2:00pm-Midnight. Unlike other pub crawls in the city, this crawl will include 14 locally owned ...
June 18, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sarah Hargreaves President, Kansas City Atheist Coalition 816-726-2577 contact@kcatheists.org Contact: Ed Croteau Representative, Abundant Life Baptist Church 816-394-8816 eacroteau@gmail.com www.kcatheists.org abundantlifebaptist.com ATHEIST VS. CHRISTIAN CHARITY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT FOR DRUMM FARM KANSAS CITY, MO -- Atheists and Christians are coming together to raise funds for the Drumm Farm Center for Children, a Kansas City-based ...
Eastern Jackson County $50,000 Challenge Final Pitch Night Lead Bank, first bank-affiliated business accelerator, to give $50K to local small business Lead Bank, the areas first bank-affiliated business accelerator, launched their “Business Accelerator Program” for Eastern Jackson County earlier this year. Over the last six months, five local companies have been working hard and growing their businesses in preparation for ...
City Administrator, Cheryl Harrison-Lee, announced today the appointment of Gerry Cullumber as Police Chief for the City of Gardner, Kansas. Chief Cullumber was selected following a nationwide recruitment conducted by a committee consisting of the City Administrator, City staff and prominent law enforcement officials in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Chief Cullumber succeeds the late Chief Kenneth Francis, who passed ...
Successful Model Brings Financial Tools and Coaching to KC Neighborhoods KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Prosperity Center for Financial Opportunity – a new resource for low- and moderate-income individuals and families – has opened its doors on the Rockhurst University campus. Center efforts are designed to help clients increase their net income, credit scores, long-term job retention and net worth ...
LOCAL STYLE WATCH : Georgina Boyce, founder and Kansas City fashion designer of the label GEGI, first struck upon the idea in 2004 when constantly juggling her schedule as a make-up, hair artist and wardrobe stylist in the fashion, film and entertainment industry. The foremost idea behind the designer’s creations was clear, to create something timeless.The epitome of a classic ...
Columbus, KS (June 14, 2013) – In May 2013, Crossland Construction Company proudly welcomed Taylor Shurtleff, Kevin Sword and Anthony VanHoecke to its team of field engineers. Shurtleff and VanHoecke are natives of Olathe, KS. Shurtleff attended Olathe Northwest High School. Sword is a native of Overland Park, KS and attended Blue Valley North High School. All three are graduates ...
Summer swim lessons utilizing a progressive new class format are offered twice in July at two locations by the Johnson County Park & Recreation District. The new lessons are called Making Waves and have an overall goal of offering a progression of lessons which can take a swimmer from basic level skills to pre-swim team skills. This more convenient class ...
Bring the family to the Johnson County Park & Recreation District's Ernie Miller Park Amphitheater on Friday evenings during July for educational and entertaining programs. The programs begin at 7 p.m., last about an 45 minutes, and are designed for all ages. A charge of $2.75 per person helps cover the cost of the programs; children under two are free. ...
Splash 4 Cash is the name of a special event for youth which will take place on July 4 at the Roeland Park Aquatic Center, 4843 Rosewood, Roeland Park. For this event, change will be placed in different areas of the main pool for each of three age groups and participants will have an opportunity to dive in and collect ...
Three themed bingo games at three locations are being planned during July by the 50 Plus Department of the Johnson County Park & Recreation District. July 4th Picnic is the theme for a bingo game which will take place beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, at the New Century Fieldhouse, 551 New Century Parkway, near Gardner. The second ...
Contact: Leighann Prothro Phone: 913-432-5573 Email: leighannp@visitasbury.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2013 ASBURY UNITED METHODIST TO HOST COMMUNITY EVENT Family Bike Ride, Local Food Trucks and Bluegrass Music Prairie Village, KS – This summer there is an event for the entire Prairie Village community and surrounding communities to enjoy at 75th and Nall. On Saturday, June 30, from 10:00 ...
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