Upcoming events and news from around the Leawood area.
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Chamber Office Moving to – 4707 W. 135th St Suite 270 – Leawood, KS on April 26
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Jun. 16, 2007, 7:00pm at
Leawood City Hall Courtyard,
4800 Town Center Drive, Leawood, 66211
Contact: Leawood Chamber of Commerce – chamber@leawoodchamber.org 913-498-1514
Cost: Tickets on sale now! Individual admissions are $65 in advance & $70 at the door (if still available).
Must be 21 to attend. Rain or shine.
'A Taste of Leawood,' one of the area’s premier events, is now entering its tenth year! Enjoy a casual evening of music, spirits and culinary splendor from the area’s finest establishments under the stars in the Leawood City Hall Courtyard.
The sounds of the Dan Doran Band will fill the air as patrons enjoy wines, spirits and tantalizing selections from the following: 40 Sardines, Atlanta Bread Company, Bonefish Grill, BRAVO! Cucina Italiana, Bristol Seafood Grill, Cactus Grill, Caribou Coffee, Cheeseburger In Paradise, CoCo Bolo's, Harry & David, Hereford House, Leawood Hy-Vee Catering, Let's Dish, Longhorn Steakhouse, McAlister’s Deli, On the Border, Paddy O'Quigley's, Plaza III The Steakhouse, & Yahooz. Also, special thanks to Pepsi Americas.
Event attendees will also have the opportunity to enter a drawing for gift certificates from these fine establishments!
Tickets are on sale NOW at the Chamber office! Only 300 tickets are still available for this event, so contact the Chamber staff at (913) 498-1514 to purchase your tickets today! You may also send us an e-mail at chamber@leawoodchamber.org, if you would like more information. Keep checking the Leawood Chamber web site for updates on this great event!
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to make new connections and friends within our community, while enjoying Leawood’s finest! Make sure you invite your friends, neighbors, business associates & collegues as well!
Must be 21 to attend. Rain or shine.
Platinum Sponsors
CBIZ & Mayer Hoffman McCann PC - Commerce Bank
Hoefer Wysocki Architects - M&I Bank
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Town & Country Bank
Standard Beverage Corporation
Souvenir Glass Sponsor
Sunrise Assisted Living
Apr. 21, 2007, 7:30am at
Ritz Charles Overland Park,
9000 West 137th Street, Overland Park,
The Leawood Chamber of Commerce and the Johnson County Public Policy Council sponsor the Legislative Breakfast Series to enhance the communication and exchange of information between the business community and the Johnson County state legislative delegation. Legislators will be on hand to discuss issues and offer the most current legislative updates. All meetings will take place at the Ritz Charles in Overland Park, 9300 West 137th Street. Casual attire is requested. Breakfast will be served promptly at 7:30 a.m.
Speaking: Senators Barbara Allen, John Vratil and David Wysong; Representatives Lance Kinzer, Robert Olson and Kevin Yoder
Chamber Member single breakfast $20 Non-member single breakfast $25
Chamber Member series discount package price:
(all 5 breakfasts, savings of $15) $85
The reservation deadline for each breakfast is the Wednesday preceding the date. Reservations must be made in advance.
Call 913-491-3600 for reservations and additional information.
You may also download and submit the following reservation form:
www.leawoodchamber.org/Downloadable%20files/2007_Leg_Breakfast.pdf
The Legislative Breakfast Series is a prepaid event. Dates and Speakers are subject to change.
May. 1, 2007, 8:00am at
Apricot Lane,
4841 West 117th Street, Leawood, 66211
Contact: Chamber Office – chamber@leawoodchamber.org 913-498-1514 — Register Online
Cost: There is no cost to attend for Chamber members. Guests $5 at the door or call Chamber for guest pass
Leawood Chamber members, their guests, and 'future' Chamber members are invited to attend this month's Morning Mingling event hosted by Apricot Lane. Come participate in some great Leawood Chamber networking. A continental-style breakfast will be provided by our host. Attendees will also have the opportunity to win some great door prizes.
The reservation deadline is 5:00 pm on Friday, April 27th.
May. 2, 2007, 8:00am at
KU Edwards Campus,
Regnier Hall Room 163, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, 66213
Contact: Chamber Office – chamber@leawoodchamber.org 913-498-1514 — Register Online
Weblink: http://edwardscampus.ku.edu/speaker
Dr. James K. Gentry, professor KU School of Journalism, will share some important points for those who are math averse but who need to understand financial statements and the numbers of business to advance in their organizations. This program will give you five key insights that can smooth your plan -- and it will be relatively painless!
There is no cost to attend this event; however, reservations are required. The reservation deadline for this event is April 30th by 5:00 pm.
Apr. 20, 2007, 7:00pm at
ARTichokes,
10557 Mission Road, Leawood, 66206
Enjoy free, live music at ARTichokes from solo guitarist Kelly Werts.
Apr. 24, 2007, 7:00pm at
KU Edwards Campus,
12600 Quivira Rd., Regnier Hall auditorium, Overland Park, 66213
Cost: FREE. No ticket required. Weblink: http://edwardscampus.ku.edu
Emily Stamey, KU art history graduate, will speak about the prints of artist Roger Shimomura.
Stamey is the author of The Prints of Roger Shimomura, 1968 - 2005: A Catelogue Raisonné, to be published in Spring 2007 by the University of Washington Press in collaboration with the Spencer Museum of Art.
The Prints of Roger Shimomura explore how the artist, for decades, has employed print making as an important part of his artistic explorations.
Apr. 26, 2007, 7:00pm at
KU Edwards Campus,
12600 Quivira Rd., Regnier Hall auditorium, Overland Park, 66213
Cost: FREE. No ticket required. Weblink: http://edwardscampus.ku.edu
James Carothers, professor of English, University of Kansas speaking.
Carothers has special interest in Modern American Fiction, including Hemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald and the Modern American Novel. He is a member of the steering committee planning the International Hemingway Conference.
His latest book is Reading Faulkner: Collected Stories, published by the University Press of Mississippi in 2006.
Apr. 26, 2007, 5:00pm at
Southridge Medical Office Building,
12541 Foster, (adjacent to the Saint Luke's South campus), Overland Park, 66213
Weblink: http://saintlukeshealthsystem.org
Please join community leaders, Saint Luke's South employees and physicians, and Nueterra Healthcare in celebrating the opening of the Southridge Medical Office Building. The office includes the Goppert Center for Bread Care, Saint Luke's South Surgery Center and Medical Offices.
Program and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will commence at 5:30 pm, conducted by the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce.
Draw the Line Advertising received two awards at the recent Advertising Club of Kansas City OMNI/ADDY awards event.
A Bronze award was received for the interactive holiday self-promotion "Happy Holidays" and a Silver was awarded for the Gift of Life Web Site.
This was the second award Draw the Line earned for the Gift of Life web site – earlier, it had won a first place award in the recent Council on Philanthropy "Philly" awards in Kansas City.
For more information, contact Karen Swope at 913-451-6116 ext. 125, or visit their website at http://www.drawtheline.com/.
Kansas City, MO (APRIL 16, 2007) – Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L), a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP), announced today it is seeking bids to develop up to 400 MW of emission-free, renewable wind generation in Missouri and/or Kansas. KCP&L will assess proposals to add a minimum of 100 MW in 2008 and up to an additional 300 MW from 2009 through 2012. The company’s first wind project, The Spearville Wind Energy Facility in Spearville, Kansas, became operational in 2006.
“Our first venture into wind energy in Spearville is a major success and we will build on that model, collaborating with all stakeholders, as we increase our renewable portfolio,” said Bill Downey, President and CEO of KCP&L. “In addition to Spearville, we will be reviewing other sites in both Missouri and Kansas.”
The company’s Spearville Wind Energy Facility began supplying renewable, clean energy to KCP&L customers in October, 2006 and provides enough power to meet the annual needs of 33,000 households. Projects like Spearville have also provided a valuable economic boost to the rural areas where they are located.
Support the Leawood Police Department as they run through Leawood on their 25 mile Torch Run benefitting Special Olympics KS on Tuesday, May 29th.
The Leawood leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run will run East on 119th, North on Roe, and East on Town Center Drive where they will eat lunch with Mayor Dunn and Chief Meier at 10:45 am at Leawood City Hall. The Leawood leg continues West on Town Center Drive and North on Nall to 95th Street.
We invite you to join them at City Hall to show your support for local police officers and Special Olympics Kansas. If your business is along the route, we encourage you to come out and cheer the runners on as they run by!
For questions and more specific times, please contact Kristen at 913.236.9290 or schmidtk@ksso.org
During the 2007 Kansas Legislative session, HB 2179 set to carve out rules for non-profits or other organizations such as chambers of commerce that issue gift certificates or gift cards. There was no action during the 2007 session on this bill, so the current legislation is still in effect.
To summarize current Kansas law:
-No one can sell a gift certificate with an expiration date that is less than 5 years from the date of purchase
-A gift card sold without an expiration date is valid until redeemed
-No fees can be charged against the balance of the gift certificate within the first 12 months since the purchase date
Source: Kansas Chamber of Commerce
King Advertising, Marketing & Media, LLC
King Advertising, Marketing & Media is a full-service marketing and advertising agency headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Founded in 2004 by Chad King, the company specializes in helping businesses reach their target audiences by maximizing available resources to achieve success.
The people behind King Advertising work with businesses to help them become noticed. We research and strategically plan campaigns and marketing projects that meet the needs of each company individually.
Often times, business owners understand that they should be advertising to reach customers but find the whole process daunting, embarrassing and immeasurably complicated. With the importance of using the web as part of a complete marketing package, many business owners feel completely lost. Additionally, most business owners are too busy running the business and don’t have time to focus on promoting the business. That’s where we come in.
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