Centurions NOW - March 7, 2022
CENTURIONS HOMECOMING RECEPTION
Connect with Centurions friends old and new and raise money to support future generations of Centurions at our annual Homecoming reception. This is a casual, come-and-go event with good food, good drinks and plenty of time to catch up with your fellow Centurions.
Proceeds from this event support the DEI Legacy Scholarship which covers the full cost of tuition and trip for a professional in each cohort from a traditionally underrepresented group who is working to create equity within Kansas City.
Limited-edition Centurions Alumni t-shirts are also available to support the DEI Legacy Scholarship for $25 each. You can add your t-shirt on to your Homecoming ticket order and pick it up at the event. Shirts will be Navy blue and include the image shared below on the front of the shirt. Deadline for t-shirt ordering is April 8. Register here >>
PINNACLE
KICKOFF SOCIAL
March 31, 2022
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Join us for our Pinnacle 2022-2023 Kickoff event! This will be the first opportunity for the Classes of 2023 and 2024 to meet. Register here >>
APEX
SOCIAL SECOND TUESDAY COFFEE
March 8, 2022
8-9:30 a.m.
Recurring Social Coffees will be held at various locations around KC on the Second Tuesday of every month. Check GroupMe for locations and specific event contact people each month. Coffees will be available for purchase at the venue. Please register for the events here so we will have an accurate headcount. Register here >>
LUC: BOB KENDRICK
March 8, 2022
4-5:30 p.m.
Bob Kendrick is the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and has served in that capacity since 2011. Bob has helped to raise almost $20 million in an effort to amplify the work of the NLBM. He is a pillar of the community and has received several awards for his leadership and service to the community. Bob will share his leadership journey and lessons that he has learned with our cohort. Register here >>
GLAMA – ORDINANCE PROJECT
March 13, 2022
2-4:00 p.m.
The DEI Committee is hosting a viewing and discussion of the Ordinance Project at UMKC. The Ordinance Project tells the story of the contentious struggle to pass an ordinance in Kansas City, Missouri prohibiting discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations based upon sexual orientation and HIV status. Emerging from the local chapter of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, activists struggled for nearly four years (1989-1993) to secure passage of the ordinance. Directed by UMKC doctoral candidate Austin R. Williams, the 90-minute film won the Celebration of Courage Award at the 2018 Kansas City LGBT Film Festival, and the Juror’s Choice Award at the 2019 Kansas International Film Festival. Register here >>
SPRING FLING SOCIAL
March 17, 2022
4-7:00 p.m.
Come join us for our "Spring Fling" Social and celebrate St. Patty's and March Madness with your Centurions friends! The event is open to all Apex Centurions and a guest. Centurions will provide appetizers and limited drink tickets. Please register by March 9, 2022, for an accurate headcount with the venue. Register here >>
SOCIAL FIRST FRIDAY LUNCH
April 1, 2022
11:30-1:00 p.m.
Recurring Social Lunches will be held at various locations around KC on the First Friday of every month. Check GroupMe for locations and specific event contact people each month. Lunches will be available for purchase at the venue. Please register for the events here so we will have an accurate headcount. Register here >>
SAVE THE DATE: CENTURIONS GRADUATION
June 30, 2022
Time TBD
They’ve learned, they’ve served and they’ve led. Now, join us as they graduate! Save the date for Apex class of 2022 graduation. More information to come in the next few months.
REMINDER: SIGN UP TO ACCESS SERVICE PROJECTS ON VOLUNTEERMARK
There are several contact-free, small group, or outdoor volunteer opportunities that are now open and are on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ready to serve? Check out VolunteerMark for a few opportunities that are still in need of volunteers. Check the calendar regularly as new projects are added weekly and look for newsletter announcements or GroupMe to sign-up for projects in which spots still need to be filled.
Upcoming Projects In Need of Volunteers:
- March 9 – 2022 Big 12 Men’s & Women's Basketball Championship
- March 9 – Happy Bottoms Diaper Processing
- March 11 – 2022 Big 12 Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championship
- March 12 – 2022 Big 12 Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championship
- March 13 – 2022 Big 12 Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championship
- March 14 – HALO Art Auction
- March 15 – HALO Art Auction
- March 16 – HALO Art Auction
- March 17 – Diaper Delivery Volunteer
- March 17 – HALO Art Auction
- March 18 – Pantry Order Filling
- March 18 – HALO Art Auction
- March 21 – Uplift Deliveries
- March 24 – Diaper Delivery Volunteer