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September
Calendar
TLC's September Wish List:
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Bathroom
accessories; towels/washcloths, rugs, trashcans, items for
showers, towel racks, ect.
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Gift
cards for restaurants, Wal-Mart, Target, hair salons and movie
theatres, phone cards, fast food, Bowling, mini-golf
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Hygiene
products; soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, African
American hair care products, ect.
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Copier/Fax
Machine
phone with
speakerphone
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Kitchen
Items; cookie sheets, pots and pans, plastic cups, Tupperware,
Large casserole dishes, toaster, kitchen
towels/dishcloths
2006 Dine Out
for Kid's Dates:
Please Dine at these local restaurants and they will donate a
percentage of proceeds to TLC...
September
14th
Please present this FLYER
to your server at Applebee's
September 28
October 26
November 16
December 28
No Flyer is necessary
October 2nd
November 6th
December 12th
Please present this FLYER
to your server at Zio's.
September
18
October 16
November 20
December 18
No Flyer is necessary
For more information on Dine out for Kids visit our website by
clicking HERE.
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Monthly
E-Newsletter
September 5 ,
2006 |
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President's
Update... |
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I can
see the finish line!
The finish line
is in sight! TLC's comprehensive capital campaign has raised $8.4
million toward our $9.6 million goal. Construction of our new
facilities will begin within the next 30 days. We are
aggressively moving forward to meet our $550,000 Kresge Foundation
challenge grant by the end of the year which will complete our
campaign!
TLC received
notification on July 1st that we were awarded $200,000 in Kansas Tax
Credits from the Kansas Department of Commerce. A significant
part of the effort to finish the campaign includes offering Kansas
Tax Credits to new donors to the campaign.
New campaign
donors may receive a tax credit or refund against their Kansas tax
liability in the amount of 50% of their donation to TLC. In
addition, donors may also claim a federal tax deduction for their
contribution.
Please help us
complete our Bringing Our Children Home capital campaign
and at the same time realize a significant tax savings. Click here
to learn more about the benefits of Kansas Tax Credits.
Thank you,
Bob Drummond,
Ed.D
President and
CEO
CHANGING LIVES...
TLC's Annual
Dinner Recognizes Staff and Community
Members...
Friends and
supporters of TLC for Children and Families gathered together
Friday, August 25th for TLC's Annual Dinner at the Armacost Car
Museum in Grandview. TLC recognized staff, volunteers,
community members and donors with a special awards
presentation. Attendees were treated to a Mexican buffet
donated and catered by Debbie Swinney of State Farm Insurance of
Olathe, entertainment, dancing and a chance to view the large
collection of antique cars.
Many local businesses and individuals
were recognized for their contributions to TLC.
The following were given
an award acknowledging their time, talents and overwhelming service
to the programs at TLC:
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Barbara Allen “Advocate of Children”
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Rob Boyer “Citizen of the Year”
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Burns & McDonnell “Community Service”
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Todd Skeens “Volunteer of the Year”
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PepsiAmericas “Corporate Citizen of the
Year”
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Chief Janet Thiessen “Protector of
Children”
Award Recipients with Bob Drummond,
President and CEO of TLC
Left to Right: Steve McGreer & Denny Scott of Burns &
McDonnell, Senator Barbara Allen, Chief Janet Thiessen, Rob Boyer
and Bob Drummond.
A special
thanks was given to Tom and Donna Mertz, owners of TradeNet
Publishing. They received the “Friends of Children” award honoring
the overwhelming and continuous impact they have made on the lives
of local children.
Bob
Drummond with Donna and Tom Mertz
Businesses and community members that were in attendance were
recognized for their monetary donations to TLC. Those who received
thanks were:
Burns & McDonnell, Children's Mercy
Hospital, Gary Church , Dan and Kathy Forster, Hollis & Miller,
The Hodgdon Family Charitable Fund, Johnson County Young Matrons,
Keller Williams Realty, Larry and Ellie Maddox, Peg Nickloy, OPUS
Northwest, Harlan and Vickie Parker, PepsiAmericas, Shaner
Appraisals, Shred It, Todd Skeens , Debbie and John Swinney,
TradeNet Publishing, Sherrie Vaughn-Gregg and Charles and Stacy
Warren.
TLC's For the Children Annual
Fund campaign members were also recognized for their accomplishments
on this year's campaign. Erica Fraka, Vice President of Marketing
and Development at TLC, heads up the campaign with the help of
co-chairs Harlan Parker and Dan Stalp. Parker and Stalp called
up the campaign team captains and team members, who helped them to
announce that they were able to exceed their campaign goal of
$135,000 this year!
Dan
Stalp and Harlan Parker
A highlight of
the evening was a heartwarming speech given by a former TLC
resident, Kathy Smith. Kathy was a troubled teen who came to
TLC to seek help. She is now a working professional in the community
and her and her husband have adopted three children of their
own. She expressed to the crowd that TLC was a turning point
in her life that helped her to improve the relationship she had with
her family and get on the right track.
Three staff members were also honored for their
daily contributions to TLC:
- Ann Doyle was given the “Harmony
Award”
- Donetta Shaner was given the “Outstanding
Performance Award”
- Stephanie Brotherton was given the
“Servant Leadership Award.”
Donetta
Shaner, Stephanie Brotherton and Ann Doyle
TLC's Annual Dinner succeeded in honoring those
who are a part of TLC's success in serving local children and
families!
Shaping the Future through Estate Planning...
Use your IRA as never before
On August 17,
2006, President Bush signed into law the Pension Protection Act of
2006 which permits a tax-free rollover from an Individual Retirement
Account (IRA) to charity. Under the law, individuals who are 70½ or
older can make gifts from their IRA to charitable organizations like
TLC until December 31, 2007 without undesirable tax effects.
Under the new
law, IRA gifts can be accomplished simply and without tax
complications. Plus, you can make the gift now – while you are
living and able to witness the benefits of your generosity. Click
here to learn more about how you can help secure TLC's
future through a gift from your IRA or request a copy of our
brochure How to Make Charitable Gifts from Your IRA by
e-mailing Tim Keeton atmailto:giftplanning@kidstlc.org.
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SHINING STARS...
Recognizing Special
Volunteers
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Burns & McDonnell lends a
hand to TLC
100 volunteers from Burns & McDonnell, an engineering and
consulting firm based in Kansas City, joined residents of TLC's
girls' shelter home on August 26th to do some much-needed renovating
and updating of the home. Burns & McDonnell volunteers worked
hard prior to the event by soliciting donations for the project from
several area businesses including Ace Hardware, American Top Soil,
Green Expectations Landscaping, Home Depot, Lowe's, Sherwin
Williams, Target, Tile and Stone Warehouse and Dynamic Porch and
Patio. Volunteers were able to replace tile throughout the entire
home, install new lighting fixtures, ceiling fans and sliding glass
doors. However the project didn't stop there! Vanities were replaced
in each bathroom, the bedrooms were painted, new curtains were hung,
new mattresses and bed spreads were donated and improvements were
made to the homes' electric and plumbing systems. We cannot thank
these volunteers enough for all of their hard work! Many teens in
need will have a nice place to call home thanks to Burns &
McDonnell!
Burns and McDonnell Volunteers
hard at work!
Special Event Spotlights...
TLC's United for Kids Gala
UNITED FOR KIDS GALA 10th
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OCT. 27th
Overland Park Sheraton
Hotel
This year our
wonderful United for Kids gala is 10 years old! We have come a LONG
way from the early day's luncheon format known as Book & Author,
to a very EXCITING GALA evening! This year's gala will be a
"Tribute to our Past & a Celebration of our future." We
will unveil a beautiful new video, “Seeds of Hope” featuring stories
of children & families served by TLC through the years!
Our audience will be highly entertained by a dynamic musical comedy
duo, “Brinnon & Marks” who will delight us with their
impressions of groups like the Blues Brothers, Motown, Stevie Wonder
& the Begees! The evening will also feature a fantastic
opportunity for someone to win the LUCKY KEY to a NEW Suzuki Forenza
donated by Jeremy Franklin Suzuki & there will be a “TOAST to
the Kids” opportunity to win a diamond donated by Hannoush
jewelers! Our banquet dinner is always delicious & silent
& oral auction items fantastic!
This year's
committee has worked so hard to make this 10th anniversary an
EVENING TO REMEMBER! Certainly one YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS!
Individual
reservations are $100 ($60 tax deductible) and Partner in Kids Table
sponsorship $1,250 (10 seats plus add in gala program/planner).
Order on line at
http://www.kidstlc.org/ &
click special events or call TLC's office 913-764-2887.
HURRY because this will be a SOLD OUT CELEBRATION
honoring our kids!
Kruisin For Kids is almost
here!
Calling all
motorcycle riders! Mark your calendars and plan to attend the first
annual “Kruisin for Kids” motorcycle poker run to benefit TLC!
98.9 The Rock's Moose will broadcast live from the event and
accompany riders on a scenic 100 mile bike ride through Gardner,
Edgerton, Eudora, Tonganoxie and Leavenworth before returning back
to Olathe. The festivities then continue with lunch catered by Texas
Roadhouse, a silent auction and a motorcycle stunt show performed by
ILL CONDUCT. Prizes include $500 to the rider with the winning
hand and $250 to the rider with the lowest hand. The cost is $35 per
rider and $60 for two riders, which includes lunch, beverages, patch
and gift bag. Sponsorship opportunities are still available! Please
contact Morgan Conley for more information at 913-764-2887 or mailto:mconley@kidstlc.org
Kruisin
for Kids Event Schedule:
9:00 am –
Registration, breakfast, live broadcast with 98.9 The Rock
10:00 Kickstands
Up
12:30: Last Bike
In, Lunch, ILL CONDUCT stunt show
1:30: Awards
First Watch helps TLC "Stock the
Pantry"
It takes a lot
of food to provide three meals a day for up to 75 hungry teens! The
nine First Watch Restaurants in the metro area are teaming up to
make sure that TLC's pantries aren't bare!
From Monday,
September 25 through Sunday, October 1, the restaurants will be
collecting items from the following wish list:
Canned Fruits
and Vegetables
Side Items
(Seasoned Rice, Boxed Potatoes)
Snacks (Granola
Bars; Pop Tarts)
Spaghetti Sauce
Soups of all
kinds
Macaroni and
Cheese
Home-style Bakes
Ranch
Dressing
Canned Juices
As a thank you
to patrons who support this outreach project for TLC, donors will
have an opportunity to sign up to win a prize. On Sunday afternoon,
October 1, each location will draw a name. The lucky winner will
receive a complimentary breakfast for ten!
Restaurant locations:
7305 W. 95th St.
Overland Park, KS 66212
9916 College
Blvd. Overland Park, KS 66210
4117 W. 83rd
Street Prairie Village, KS 66208
1022 Westport
Road Kansas City, MO 64111
11112 W. 63rd
Shawnee, KS 66203
409 Armour Rd.
N. Kansas City, MO 64116
2800 West 53rd
Street Fairway, KS 66205
12040 Blue
Valley Parkway Overland Park, KS 66213
19321 E. Highway
40 #L Independence, MO 64055
Please join First Watch's efforts in filling TLC's
pantry shelves!
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