The Home Show: March 26-29

Ready to start your next remodeling project?
Need advice for changing your decor and design? Searching for the right look for your lawn and garden? It's one-stop shopping in one spectacular location March 26-29 when the Greater Kansas City HOME SHOW once again joins together with the Kansas City Flower, Lawn & Garden Show at Bartle Hall for four fabulous days!

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Little Summer Camps

Camps offer endless opportunities for fun...
ART, CRAFTS, DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER, WRITING

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March 19th: Retirement Planning Tools for Seniors

As seniors enter the autumn of their lives, they face fixed pensions,
increased medical expenses & limited social security benefits. Learn about
income alternatives through the reverse mortgage & the Missouri Property Tax
Credit Claim.

Thursday, March 19th @ 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Blue Hills Resource Center, 5309
Woodland Avenue, KCMO

Presenters: Hazel B. McAllister, Blue Hills Community Services; Pam Hider,
GKC Housing Information Center; and Andrew Belt, Leader One Financial
Corporation

Questions? Call Leigh at 816.333.7870 ext. 203 or E-mail: LTodt@bhcsmo.org

JOB FAIRS in March

JOB FAIRS

1) If you're looking for work, please register for the Urban League's March 25th Career Bazaar & Hiring Fair. Job seekers must be 21. Employers will be looking for people with college degrees (Bachelor's, Master's and Associate degrees) AND experienced individuals with high school diplomas or GEDs. Details and registration can be found at www.ulkc.org.
Click on the words Career Bazaar March 25, 2009. We have 41 employers coming and expect to have at least 45, but we're hoping for 50.


URBAN LEAGUE WORKSHOPS IN MARCH

How to Work a Job Fair: Choose from the dates below
Have you attended job fairs before and come away disappointed? Do you know how to network with employers? Do you know how to make a lasting impression? This workshop can help. Together, we'll develop a targeted 30-second introduction and tell you how to prepare for and make your job fair experience more satisfactory. .
Thursday - March 12, 2009; 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday - March 18, 2009; 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Friday - March 20, 2009; 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Keys to Writing a Resume for Today's Job Market: Choose from the dates below
What does your resume really say about you? Is it just a laundry list of job duties or does it include achievements and a summary of your qualifications? Does it speak to the needs of the employer? How does it position you in the job market? The days of having one resume are over. Find how you can easily create targeted resumes that speak to each employer's needs, and learn the basics of resume development for any job market.


All workshops are free, open to the public, and held at the Urban League: 1710 Paseo, KCMO.
Please wear business or business casual attire.
Register for the workshops today: 816-471-0550 or receptionist@ulkc.org.

April 18th: Block Party Research Medical Center

March 18: See teams NCAA practice

March 18

Get a free taste of March Madness. See all eight teams competing in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball tourney practice from noon to 7:20 p.m. at the Sprint Center. The arena opens at 11 a.m.
visitkc.com/ncaa
free

March 22nd : Go bowling for homes

Who needs my help? Habitat for Humanity’s 2009 Women Build.

How can I help? Participate in Bowling for Homes, a fundraiser 2-5 p.m. March 22. The event, at Ward Parkway Lanes, 1523 W. 89th St., costs $30 per person, which includes shoes and three games.
click here to read more >>

free foreclosure intervention workshop

More help for local homeowners with loan problems

Distressed Kansas City area homeowners can attend a free foreclosure intervention workshop later this month.

The March 21 event requires homeowners who seek counseling to schedule an appointment with HomeFree-USA.

The group is a nonprofit organization that offers federally approved counseling on homeownership.

HomeFree-USA is holding interventions in several markets with an aim of reaching 1,000 homeowners in each major city by the end of April.

Counselors will help homeowners assess their situation, prepare a budget, contact their lender and seek a mortgage modification.

Elma Warrick, executive director of HomeFree-USA Kansas City, said the counseling is free but homeowners will be asked to pay $10 for a credit report.

Homeowners also will need to bring a copy of their mortgage agreement, notices of late payments or default and pay stubs to verify employment and income.

To register, call 816-822-7241. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bruce Watkins Cultural Heritage Center at 3700 Blue Parkway.

The local group plans additional local intervention workshops and other events in the future.

Park Events in March

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Day of Play: March 21st

Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 21
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In honor of Kansas City North Community Center's 50th Anniversary, various Park's facilities will be hosting celebrations. Open houses will feature demonstrations, youth activities, prizes and more. Download a Day of Play flyer listing the locations.

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Kansas City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Kansas City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade starts at 11 a.m. in Westport.

The parade begins at 33rd and Broadway and goes south to 43rd Street.
This is the first year for the parade in Westport after being downtown since 1974.
This year’s theme is “Pioneering Spirit — The Irish in Kansas City.” www.kcirishparade.com

Click here for Parade Route>>

Martin City St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Sunday March 15th

Martin City St. Patrick’s Day Parade:
Events start at 11 a.m. in the downtown district, the parade starts at 2 p.m..


New this year are cash prizes for parade entries.
Don Harman, meteorologist for WDAF-TV, is the grand marshal.
The event benefits Ozanam.
www.irishpalooza.com.

Snake Saturday Parade: Sat 14th, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m

Snake Saturday Parade is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in North Kansas City.

It starts at 14th & Swift, heads north to Armour Road, turns east on Howell, goes south on Howell and disbands at 18th Avenue.

Parade announcers are at Armour and Swift and at the judge’s stand at Armour near Howell. The carnival mid-way goes all day.

The Family Fun Festival goes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a heated arts-and-crafts tent, children’s square with balloons and live entertainment,
CARB Race Car Show; free pony rides and petting zoo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Parade winners announced at 3 p.m., NKC Community Center, 1999 Iron Street. www.NorthlandFestivals.com

Share your Soles.

Share your soles with people who need them!

We all have that beat up pair of shoes that it is time to part with,
but we don't want them to end up in the landfill. Here is your
opportunity to donate your shoes to be reused or recycled.

If your shoes are still in good enough shape, they will be distributed
locally, nationally and globally to those in need by the non-profit
group Soles4Souls. If they are too far gone to be reused, the soles
will be ground up and recycled into new shoes!

The shoe drive runs through April 11th.



Here are a few nearest collection points:
Congregation Beth Shalom - 9400 Wornall Rd.
Hy-Vee Food and Drug Store — 76th and State Line

Find more collection points online, by clicking here >>


The web site is: http://www.recycle-shoes-now.com/
Other links:
http://www.soles4souls.org/

Support a local BBQ business

For nearly a year, Steven and Tennille Dawkins offered their barbecue from a mobile unit set up at 67th Street and Prospect Avenue.

In early February, they opened a brick-and-mortar Greedy Man’s Bar-B-Que at 5536-A Troost Ave. But the restaurant serves much more than barbecue — hamburgers, sandwiches, chicken wings and strips, shrimp, polish sausage, hot dogs and nachos.

“It keeps us busy. We’re up at the crack of dawn,” Tennille Dawkins said. “But it’s exciting seeing people’s reaction tasting the food. They are happy, and some have come from Kansas, not just from around the corner.”

Learn more >>>

Entrepreneurs Exchange set for May 13 and 14

Every other year, the Entrepreneurial Exchange hosts a two-day event to bring together the area's legendary entrepreneurs and budding business leaders of tomorrow to learn and share ideas. Aspiring entrepreneurs are invited to this outstanding opportunity to learn from the best and network with fellow business owners.
This year the EE Event will be held in the historic Jazz District on May 13th and 14th, and will feature keynote speaker Guy Kawasaki of Apple Computer fame.

Click here to learn more >>

Brookside: Sat. 14th. St. Pat's Warm-Up Parade

St. Pat's Warm-Up Parade
Join us in Brookside for some good "green" fun on Saturday, March 14th @ 2pm at the 29th Annual St. Patrick.s Day Warm-Up Parade.

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The parade begins at 65th and Wornall Rd, travels north on Wornall Rd., east on 63rd St., south on Main St., and west on Meyer Blvd. in Kansas City, MO.

It's Severe Weather Awareness Week!

Ready. Set. Assume the position.

Just kidding. You only need the ready part. This week, the National Weather Service, in conjunction with state emergency agencies, will observe Severe Weather Awareness Week.

Forecasters want residents of Tornado Alley to dust off their NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radios and be prepared for tornadoes, flash floods and thunderstorms.

You can learn more about the following by CLICKING HERE
Tornado Safety
Flood Safety
Lightning Safety
Hail/Damaging Wind Safety
Safe Room
Safety Brochures
NOAA Weather Radio

Police Chief James D. Corwin has launched a blog

Chief Corwin launches blog

To better communicate with residents of Kansas City,Mo., and beyond, Kansas City Missouri Police Chief James D. Corwin has launched a blog.

The blog is located at www.kcpdchief.blogspot.com. It will feature Chief Corwin’s thoughts on current issues facing the police department, photos, press releases, stories of officers’ heroics and more. Blog readers will get an inside scoop about what’s going on at KCPD, and they will be able to e-mail their comments to the Chief at kcpdchiefblog@kcpd.org.

The blog will be updated several times a week. It is one more way the police department is dedicated to being transparent with and accountable to the community it serves.

Red light safety camera violations

Cameras will be at six Kansas City intersections by the end of March

During the 30-day warning period at 39th and Southwest Trafficway, police issued 598 warnings to red light runners. The actual violations will carry a fine of $100 and a charge of $13.50 for court costs. As with the warnings, violators will be sent citations via first-class mail.

The red light safety cameras operate 24 hours a day and capture images of every vehicle running a red light at the intersection with the help of sensors in the pavement. KCPD traffic enforcement officers review and approve each violation before issuing it to the registered vehicle’s owner. Drivers who receive a citation can log on to www.ViolationInfo.com to view evidence and watch a video of themselves running the red light. That web site also gives information about how to pay the fine.

Five more intersections have been selected to have red light cameras installed by the end of March. Those locations are:

W. 79th Street and Wornall Road

E. 63rd Street and Prospect Avenue

39th and Main streets

E. 19th and Walnut streets

27th Street and Southwest Trafficway.

These locations were selected from a list of 50 intersections that the Public Works Department and the Kansas City Missouri Police Department submitted for traffic studies, to determine the extent of red-light running. As more locations are studied, additional intersection will be added to the safety program as warranted.

More information about the city’s Red Light Safety Camera Program is available at the Public Works Department’s Web site, http://www.kcmo.org/pubworks.

Angel Food Ministries

Be sure to get your Angel food orders in for the March menu.
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Construction of new Police Station

Construction of new Metro Patrol police station under way

Construction has started on Kansas City’s new Metro Patrol police station,
near 77th Street and Prospect Avenue. Work is scheduled to be completed in spring 2010. The new facility will replace the existing Metro Patrol station at 1880 E. 63rd St.
The 27,500-square-foot facility will provide space for administrative functions, line functions, detention and control and public outreach.

This project has been designed to be an environmentally sustainable project that will achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design silver rating. The facility’s site location was chosen to minimize solar heat gains in the summer.

Additionally, native species of ground cover, grasses and shade trees as well as areas of bioretention to handle stormwater runoff were chosen to create an environmentally friendly landscape.

Media inquiries about this issue should be directed to Deanna Nelson, communications specialist in the Capital Improvements Management Office, (816) 513-2757.

All this for $30.00

The March Menu is ready.
check it out. Click here to find your HOST site.


1.5 lb. Ribeye Steaks (4 x 6 oz.)
3 lb. Split Chicken Breast
1.5 lb. Country Fried Steak Patties (6 x 4 oz)
1 lb. Package 80/20 Ground Beef
1 lb. Fully Cooked Meatballs
1 lb. Mild Italian Sausage
12 oz. Deli Sliced Ham
1 lb. California Blend
1 lb. Green Beans
20 oz. Shoestring Fries
1 lb. Pasta
28 oz. Marinara Sauce
21 oz. Condensed Soup
(makes 5 servings)
1 lb. Pinto Beans
32 oz. 2% Shelf Stable Milk
Dozen Eggs
Dessert

The Community Leadership Program

The City of Kansas City, Missouri's Neighborhood and Community Services Department, in partnership with Mid-America Regional Council's Government Training Institute, is launching the Community Leadership Program (CLP). This is an innovative training series which will focus on personal development and skill-building, so that one can better respond to community change and initiatives. The five certificates of CLP include Personal Strengths, Facilitation Skills, Problem Solving, Relationship Building and Community Building .


The Community Leadership Program is designed for any Kansas City , Mo. , community member who can better serve their organizations by improving their leadership skills. Each certificate will be offered at a location north of the river, the Mid-town area and south Kansas City , Mo. There is no charge to participate in this program and the first session will begin on March 24th.


Please go to http://www.marc.org/CLP/ to view complete information about the Community Leadership Program, instructors and registration options. Feel free to share this information with others that would benefit from this program. We hope that you find this program as exciting as we do and hope that you choose to participate.


To request program literature for upcoming association or public meetings in your community please e-mail your contact information and the quantity to clp@marc.org or call Beverly Wilson at 816-701-8216. Text can also be provided if you would like to include information in your publication or Neighborhood Association newsletter.


Carmellya Anderson, Marketing Coordinator II
Mid-America Regional Council, Government Training Institute
600 Broadway, Suite 200 , Kansas City , MO 64105-1659

Liberty Tax prescribes free tax

Liberty Tax prescribes free tax prepar for hospital and EMT employees

LIBERTY TAX PRESCRIBES FREE TAX PREP FOR HOSPITAL AND EMT EMPLOYEES

Maybe it’s just what the doctor ordered. Liberty Tax Service prescribes free tax preparation for emergency medical technicians and hospital employees during the week of March 2-8. The company will offer this tax cut break at its Vivon Rd, Armour Rd and Ruskin Heights offices.

“Life in the real E.R. and in hospitals is very stressful, so Liberty Tax Service chooses to honor those individuals who perform life-saving miracles every day on the job,” said Arthur Griffin franchise owner of Liberty Tax Service. “Call (816) 337-6797 if you’re eligible for this promotion and you’d like more details.”