Centurions NOW - March 25, 20119

CALL FOR CENTURIONS ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERS!

The Centurions Alumni Board will soon be kicking off a brand-new year, and we're looking for a few new board members! Jennifer Matney, Class of 2016, will lead the 2019-2020 Alumni Board as President. The board meets one hour per month and plans civic panels, projects and social events for alumni. Contact Lindsay Jarquio if you are interested in joining the board. Sincere thanks to Jennifer Kraenzle, current alumni board president, and the entire 2018-2019 board for your leadership.

RECRUITING SOCIAL

Mix-and-mingle with current Centurions and prospective applicants to learn more about the Centurions Leadership Program. Enjoy appetizers and drinks, and be sure to stick around for Molly Hammer Big Band at 7:00 p.m. Register here >>

LUNCH AND LEARN: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At this lunch and learn, Nicole Jacobs-Silvey, founder and President of Connection Coach KC, will present challenges with recruitment and retention. She will address a variety of issues, such as affinity bias, and present strategies to combat those challenges. She’ll also discuss why diversity matters at both the personal and business levels. This event will include a discussion, exercises, and a presentation. Lunch will be provided. The event will be held Tuesday, March 26, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Stinson Leonard Street, 1201 Walnut, Ste. 2900. Parking is available in the Town Pavilion garage (bring your ticket with you for validation) or take the streetcar. Register here >>

ISSUES UP CLOSE: PRE-K FOR KC CANDID CONVERSATIONS

Please join us for breakfast on Thursday, March 28, from 8-9:30 a.m. at City Year for a candid conversation on the Pre-K for KC ballot issue coming up in April. Kansas City, Missouri voters will decide on a proposed 3/8th cents sales tax that would fund Pre-K expansion in the city.

You will hear from voices on both sides of the issue, including Kansas City Mayor Sly James, Deborah Mann, Executive Director of Emmanuel Family Care Center, Tammy Henderson, Executive Director of Community Relations and Legislative Affairs, and Susan Stocking, KCPS parent and KCPS District Advisory Committee Executive Board Chairperson.

Space is limited and we expect this IUC to fill up quickly, so reserve your spot today! Breakfast and coffee will be served. Register here >>

MAKE-UP DATE - LEADERSHIP UP CLOSE: POLICY AND ADVOCACY EDITION

Policy and advocacy work has become an important part of civic engagement and service to the community. Join Jessica Hembree and Scott Hall for a discussion of actionable policy change strategies and tactics in a hands-on advocacy workshop at Health Forward Foundation on Monday, April 1 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Jessica Hembree is the founder of Platform Civic Strategies and has twenty years of experience in policy change, including ten years as Policy Director at a regional health foundation. Scott Hall is the Senior Vice President, Civic and Community Initiatives at the KC Chamber. Together, Jessica and Scott were instrumental in the adoption of Tobacco 21 in over 2 dozen Kansas City area communities. From starting new advocacy organizations to researching complex issues to developing model policies, Jessica and Scott are key leaders in nonprofit policy and civic change in the region. Register here >>

BRUNCH AT TOPGOLF

Join us for golf and brunch at Topgolf on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. This is a Centurions only event with golf and brunch covered, but drinks and additional food are on your own. After a long winter, it’s time to dust of your clubs and hit the links (well bays, actually)! We look forward to seeing everyone there. Register here >>

LUC: WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE REPRESENTATIVE

Today, Whiteman Air Force Base is the home of the 509th Bomb Wing, which operates and maintains the Air Force’s premier weapon system, the B-2 bomber. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. Join us on Tuesday, April 16 from 3-5 p.m. to meet an Airman and hear the Air Force story. In order to obtain proper security before the event, the registration deadline is April 1. Register here >>

LUC: JULIÁN ZUGAZAGOITIA

Join us on Thursday, April 18 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art to hear from Julián Zugazagoitia. Julián is the Director and CEO of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art one of the nation’s leading Encyclopedic art museums. Since his arrival in 2010, attendance has grown 43% by engaging the community through superlative exhibitions, ranging from antiquities to contemporary, and more inclusive programming. Born and raised in Mexico City, educated at the Sorbonne and the Ecole du Louvre in France, Zugazagoitia has worked at institutions in the Americas, Europe and Africa. Zugazagoitia is known for inspiring the community with his passion for bringing all of the arts together, for scholarship and education, and for his high energy leadership and collaborative spirit. Register here >>

CENTURIONS INFORMATION SESSIONS

Do you know someone who would make an excellent Centurion? Have them join us at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art on April 2 at 8 a.m. to hear from the Recruiting Committee about the incredible opportunity that is becoming a Centurion. Register here >>

Can’t make it April 2? We have additional information sessions on the following dates/times at the following locations:

• April 25, American Century Auditorium, 11:30 a.m. Register here>>
• May 8, Helix Architecture + Design, 5 p.m. Register here>>
• May 22, Application Workshop in Chamber Board room, 4 p.m. Register here>>

REMINDER: SIGN UP TO ACCESS SERVICE PROJECTS ON VOLUNTEERMARK

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:

• April 27: Walk MS: Kansas City
• May 3: After Hours at the Towers
• May 4: 4.01 K Race for Financial Fitness
• May 6: Enactus KC Crawl
• May 8: Phoenix Family – Reading Coach
• May 9: Lung Force Glam
• May 10: KC Rep Gala
• May 12: Kansas City Royal gate Giveaway Volunteer

ISSUES UP CLOSE: PRE-K FOR KC CANDID CONVERSATIONS

Please join us for breakfast on Thursday, March 28, from 8-9:30 a.m. at City Year for a candid conversation on the Pre-K for KC ballot issue coming up in April. Kansas City, Missouri voters will decide on a proposed 3/8th cents sales tax that would fund Pre-K expansion in the city.

You will hear from voices on both sides of the issue, including Kansas City Mayor Sly James, Deborah Mann, Executive Director of Emmanuel Family Care Center, Tammy Henderson, Executive Director of Community Relations and Legislative Affairs, and Susan Stocking, KCPS parent and KCPS District Advisory Committee Executive Board Chairperson.

Space is limited and we expect this IUC to fill up quickly, so reserve your spot today! Breakfast and coffee will be served. Register here >>

REMINDER: SIGN UP TO ACCESS SERVICE PROJECTS ON VOLUNTEERMARK

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.

CENTURIONS INFORMATION SESSIONS

Do you know someone who would make an excellent Centurion? Have them join us at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art on Tuesday, April 2 at 8 a.m. to hear from the Recruiting Committee about the incredible opportunity that is becoming a Centurion. Register here >>

Can’t make it April 2? We have additional information sessions on the following dates/times at the following locations:

• April 25, American Century Auditorium, 11:30 a.m. Register here>>
• May 8, Helix Architecture + Design, 5 p.m. Register here>>
• May 22, Application Workshop in Chamber Board room, 4 p.m. Register here>>

REMINDER: SIGN UP TO ACCESS SERVICE PROJECTS ON VOLUNTEERMARK

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.

• April 27: Walk MS: Kansas City
• May 3: After Hours at the Towers
• May 4: 4.01 K Race for Financial Fitness
• May 6: Enactus KC Crawl
• May 8: Phoenix Family – Reading Coach
• May 9: Lung Force Glam
• May 10: KC Rep Gala
• May 12: Kansas City Royal gate Giveaway Volunteer

ROYALS KICKOFF BREAKFAST SOCIAL

We’re doing something a little different to kick off Royals Opening Day this year. In lieu of getting up at the crack of dawn, we want to see you at Spokes Café on Thursday, March 28 from 7:30-9:00 a.m. for brunch. The Alumni Board will be providing a burrito and Bloody Mary bar until we run out of food and drink. If you’re so inclined, please feel free to make a donation to Legacy while you’re catching up with old friends. We will be raffling off 8 Royals tickets: 4 in the Diamond Club for the game on April 3 against the Minnesota Twins and 4 for the game on April 8 against the Seattle Mariners (both come with parking passes included). Please also consider picking up a flag or newspaper from the amazing volunteers who will still be working the street corners to benefit the Rotary Youth Camp. Register here >>

ALL HANDS IN THE COOKIE JAR

Come join us at the Culinary Center of Kansas City on Wednesday, April 17 from 6-9:00 p.m. for All Hands in the Cookie Jar. Teams create and decorate homemade cookies using the theme of a popular children’s storybook and then decoratively package the cookies with a children’s book for kids in need. Cookies and books will be donated to Ronald McDonald House. There also will be a four-course meal served while cookies are baking. Don’t worry! You don’t have to cook it! The bar will be a cash bar.

Tickets are $50/person. Significant others, friends, and kids are welcome, but we’re capped at 50 people. Please feel free to bring additional books to donate if you would like.

If you have any dietary restrictions, please e-mail Meredith Webster at meredith.webster@kutakrock.com. Register here >>

ISSUES UP CLOSE: PRE-K FOR KC CANDID CONVERSATIONS

Please join us for breakfast on Thursday, March 28, from 8-9:30 a.m. at City Year for a candid conversation on the Pre-K for KC ballot issue coming up in April. Kansas City, Missouri voters will decide on a proposed 3/8th cents sales tax that would fund Pre-K expansion in the city.

You will hear from voices on both sides of the issue, including Kansas City Mayor Sly James, Deborah Mann, Executive Director of Emmanuel Family Care Center, Tammy Henderson, Executive Director of Community Relations and Legislative Affairs, and Susan Stocking, KCPS parent and KCPS District Advisory Committee Executive Board Chairperson.

Space is limited and we expect this IUC to fill up quickly, so reserve your spot today! Breakfast and coffee will be served. Register here >>

CENTURIONS INFORMATION SESSIONS

Do you know someone who would make an excellent Centurion? Have them join us at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art on Tuesday, April 2 at 8 a.m. to hear from the Recruiting Committee about the incredible opportunity that is becoming a Centurion. Register here >>


Can’t make it April 2? We have additional information sessions on the following dates/times at the following locations:

• April 25, American Century Auditorium, 11:30 a.m. Register here>>
• May 8, Helix Architecture + Design, 5 p.m. Register here>>
• May 22, Application Workshop in Chamber Board room, 4 p.m. Register here>>