Leawood Chamber of Commerce Member Memo — May 6, 2011
Upcoming events and news from around the Leawood area.
Leawood Chamber Events
A Taste of Leawood
Jun. 11, 2011, 7:00 at
NEW LOCATION,
Leawood City Park, 10601 Lee Blvd., Leawood, 66206
Cost: Ticket Price $65 plus tax in advance, $70 plus tax at the door (if available). MUST BE 21 TO ATTEND!
Savor the Summer at the 2011 A Taste of Leawood Event!
Tempt your palate with delectable food and beverage samplings from the area's top establishments at one location! Back by popular demand, the band Souled Out will be performing at this year's event.
Extend the fun all summer long by taking home your souvenir wine glass and gift bag full of treats, including valuable vouchers with savings of over $150! Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to make new connections and friends within the Leawood community all while enjoying Leawood's finest! Make sure you invite your friends, neighbors, business associates, and colleagues!
The ticket price includes:
Enjoying extraordinary cuisine all evening long
5 drink tickets
The Souled Out Band
Complimentary soda and water
Souvenir gift bag
Souvenir wine glass
Attendees MUST BE 21 to ATTEND. This is a rain or shine event and tickets are non-refundable.
Tickets will be mailed for all orders placed online or by phone on or before May 29 unless we are otherwise instructed.
Tickets purchased May 30th - June 10th can be picked up at WILL CALL the evening of Saturday, June 11th. If you would like these tickets before the event, you may pick them up at the Chamber office, located at 13451 Briar, Suite 201, Leawood, KS 66209, before 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 10th. After 5:00 p.m. Friday, June 10th, tickets will no longer be available online.
Tickets (if available) will also be available the night of the event at WILL CALL.
By purchasing tickets online, you agree to the chamber's refund policy as noted at www.leawoodchamber.org/refund_policy.cfm.
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Bank Midwest
Country Club Bank
CrossFirst Bank
Discover Vision Centers
Hoefer Wysocki Architects
Menorah Medical Center
St. Joseph Medical Center
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Sullivan's Steakhouse
Town Center Plaza
WINE GLASS SPONSOR
Town & Country Disposal
PRESENTING MUSIC SPONSOR
Still Available
SOUVENIR GIFT BAG SPONSOR
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
General Membership Luncheon & Debut
May. 10, 2011, 11:15 at
Ritz Charles Overland Park, Inc.,
Salon E (East Side), 9000 W. 137th Street, Overland Park, 66221 — Register Online
Cost: $25 members, $35 non members (paid in advance).
By registering online, you agree to the chamber's refund policy as noted at www.leawoodchamber.org/refund_policy.cfm.
Register by clicking on the link below:
The May speaker is Mary Lucas. Mary has more than 25 years of experience in staffing and the workplace management industry. She has coached professionals at all levels to successfully reach goals, enhance working relationships, and improve employee retention & team performance. Mary's website is: http://maryblucas.com/index.php
Please join Leawood Chamber members, their guests, and 'future' Chamber members for some of the area's best networking while enjoying an informative program and a great meal.
In addition, our newest Chamber members will be presented in our quarterly "Chamber Debut". Attendees will receive a description from each business that has joined the Leawood Chamber in the past 90 days.
Chamber Members: As an added benefit, members will receive via email a spreadsheet with contact information of all the other member attendees at the event. This is another way we're working to make sure the Leawood Chamber is a great networking resource for Chamber members.
Use the Register Online link below and sign up today!
If you have trouble registering for this event, please email us at Event Registration Assistance.
By registering online, you agree to the chamber's refund policy as noted at www.leawoodchamber.org/refund_policy.cfm.
Don't miss this informative program and the chance to make new business connections! The reservation deadline for this event is Friday, May 6th, by 5:00 pm!
Leawood Young Professionals After Hours Networking
May. 11, 2011, 5:00 at
Aloft Leawood - Overland Park,
11620 Ash St., Leawood, 66211 — Register Online
Cost: There is no cost to attend this event.
Members & Non Members use the link below to register:
Join us for some great networking at this month's Leawood Young Professionals After Hours event!
If you are between the ages of 21 - 39 years old and wish to build your professional network and give back to the community, Leawood Young Professionals is the group for you!
Leawood Chamber members and guests are welcome! There is no cost to attend!
Use the link below to register today!
If you have trouble registering for this event, please email us at Event Registration Assistance.
Register today!! Registration deadline is Monday, May 9th by 5:00 pm!
After Hours Networking
May. 18, 2011, 5:00 at
Saint Luke's South,
12300 Metcalf, Overland Park, 66213 — Register Online
Cost: There is no cost to attend this event.
Members & Non Members use the link below to register:
Leawood Chamber members, their guests, and 'future' Chamber members are invited to join us at our After Hours event.
Use the link below to register today!
If you have trouble registering for this event, please email us at Event Registration Assistance.
Registration deadline is Monday, May 16th, by 5:00 pm, so make sure you RSVP today!
Leawood Community Events
History of Photography Lecture & Photo Shoot
May. 7, 2011, 9:00am at
Historic Oxford Schoolhouse,
147th & Mission Rd., Leawood, 66224
Contact: April Bishop – aprilb@leawood.org 913-339-6700 x157
Cost: FREE
The docents of the Historic Oxford Schoolhouse will host a fascinating photography program on Saturday, May 7th beginning at 9:00 am at the Oxford Schoolhouse located in Ironwoods Park at 147th & Mission Road in Leawood, Kansas.
Back by popular demand, professional photographer Jim Mathis will present a snapshot of the history of photography from William Henry Fox Talbot to the digital era. Then at 11:00 am Jim will lead a photo safari through Ironwoods Park, answering questions and making suggestions that will help to improve your photos. This will be a great opportunity to ask questions about cameras, lenses, or photography in general.
The interesting look at this old-time art form begins in earnest in the 1820s with the first permanent photographs when Louis Daguerre developed a photographic system using metal plates. The daguerreotype was popular as the demand for portraiture of the middle class emerged in the Industrial Revolution.
By the 1880s George Eastman developed a film system to replace a photographic plate so there was no longer a need for a photographer to carry boxes of plates and toxic chemicals. Photography became available for the mass- ... (go to www.leawoodchamber.org for more information)
ART ATTACK SATURDAYS - LIVE ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS
May. 7, 2011, 12:00pm at
LEAWOOD FINE ART,
11843 Roe, Leawood, 66211
Contact: Mia Harris – info@leawoodfineart.com 913-338-4999
Cost: FREE ! Children are welcome - Refreshments will be served Weblink: http://www.leawoodfineart.com
Saturdays through June 11th, we will be having live artist demonstrations in the gallery from 12:00 to 3:00.
May 7th artist is PETER COLE who has had multiple one-man shows and has paintings in both private and corporate collections.
Children are welcome - Refreshments will be served
Trezo Vino's Al Fresco Summer Music Series
May. 11, 2011, 6:30pm at
Trezo Vino Wine Bistro,
11570 Ash Street, Leawood, 66209
Contact: Travis Joyal – travis@pagecomms.com 816-531-7243
Weblink: http://www.kctrezovino.com/modules/web/index.php/id/4#
Starting Wednesday, May 11th, Trezo Vino Wine Bistro, located at 11570 Ash Street (Park Place) in Leawood, will be lauching it's Al Fresco Summer Music Series.
Every Wednesday from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., diners will be able to enjoy the fantastic dinner menu at Trezo Vino while listening to a number of local musicians/bands.
For a schedule of this summer's music, please visit http://www.kctrezovino.com/modules/web/index.php/id/4.
Safety Comes First/Safety Awareness Training
May. 12, 2011, 8:00am at
Lakeview Village (Eastside Terrace),
9100 Park St., Lenexa, 66215
Contact: Connie Brockert – conniebrockert@yahoo.com 913-385-2636
Cost: $36 - CEUs (6.0) are provided by Social Work PRN and Case Management Society of America--KC Chapter Weblink: http://www.comfortkeepers.com/node/93538
Janet Nelson, MSW, LCSW, 4th Degree Black Belt, Author of Everyday Self Defense will instruct participants on skills to protect themselves in everyday situations at work and in th field.
How: For more information contact Steven Bright by calling 913-396-2636 or email KansasCity@comfortkeepers.com
Please RSVP by visiting: http://www.comfortkeepers.com/node/93538
FOBN FAMILY BUSINESS FORUM
May. 12, 2011, 9:30am at
Lighton Tower,
7500 College Blvd., Ste. 800, Overland Park, 66210
Contact: Arianna Poland – arianna@retirementconceptsgroup.com 913-661-7293
Cost: Free
FOBN – THE FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS NETWORK® WILL PRESENT THE Inaugural Session of the FOBN Family Business Forum® dealing with concerns, issues and challenges facing Owners and Family Members of FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS.
There is no charge for the event.
Success, Survival and Succession®
What: A Forum for Family Business Owners and Family Members
When: 9:30 a.m. – Noon
May 5th and repeated on May 12th
Where: Lighton Tower
7500 College Blvd. Suite 800
Overland Park, KS 66210
Network with other family business owners and our faculty who all have dealt with family business issues to discuss current issues and concerns about Success, Survival, & Succession® for your family owned business.
Introduction and Welcome: Sherman Titens, Founder and Managing Director of THE FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS NETWORK, Author, Lecturer and Consultant to family owned business
Sessions Facilitated by: Norm Craig, Area Director, THE FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS NETWORK; Managing Director, Retirement Concepts Group (norm@retirementconceptsgroup.com, 913 ... (go to www.leawoodchamber.org for more information)
News & Announcements
Electronic Waste Collection Event
Open to the public.
Two drop-off locations: Sunset Drive Office Building at 11811 S. Sunset Dr., and the Johnson County Administration Building at the corner of Kansas and Loula Ave - both sites in Olathe.
Items are free except for TVs ($15) and monitors ($10).
Debbie Bass Named Associate Director at The Foundation for Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Debbie Bass, MPA, CFRE, has joined The Foundation for Shawnee Mission Medical Center as Associate Director, where she will assist in leading major gift efforts.
Bass most recently worked for the Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation. Bass is a 2005 honoree of Ingram's Magazine’s 40 Under 40 list of top up-and-coming business leaders and is a 2004 graduate of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Centurions program. She has served on various boards and committees, including as Past President of the MASW Board of the Kansas City Chapter and Past Board Member and Fundraising Chair of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Bass serves on the Advisory Boards for Jackson County CASA, Community Housing Network, Mental Health Association of the Heartland and Hartsook Companies. She and her husband, Neil, were Community LINC’s 2009 Co-Chairs and served as Host Committee Co-Chairs for Community LINC’s 20th Anniversary event in 2008. She is also the 2010 and 2011 Host Committee Co-Chair for Carnival CASA.
About Shawnee Mission Medical Center Shawnee Mission Medical Center (SMMC) is a 504-bed facility with nearly 20,000 inpatient admissions and more than 200,000 outpatient admissions annually. SMMC has the busiest emergency department in Johnson County, the area's first accredited Chest Pain Emergency Center, a nationally recognized Center for Women's Health and delivers more babies each year than any other hospital in the metropolitan area. SM ... (go to www.leawoodchamber.org for more information)
B2B Cookie Winner
Our B2B cookie winner for May is Amy Korf with Sheraton Overland Park Hotel! By attending a Leawood Chamber event and submitting her business card, Amy was automatically entered into a drawing for a dozen Blue Chip Cookies, compliments of Blue Chip Cookies in Town Center Plaza.
Congratulations, Amy!
Pictured L to R: Becca Coleman (Kyle E. Krull), Sheryl Herman (American Companion Care), Brian Schwark (Arvest), Amy Korf (Sheraton Overland Park Hotel), Jim Mathis (Mathis Photography), Khoi Pham (Business Data Services)
Discover the HP POD -- the data center in-a-box
SAVE THE DATE
The HP POD is coming to Kansas City Data centers across the globe. They are fast reaching their power, cooling, and space limits--and rising costs are forcing organizations to rethink their data center strategy. These limitations become especially daunting when they impact your IT deployment plans, and directly effect business growth.
The HP Performance Optimized Data Center (POD) delivers the immediate capacity, IT density and flexibility needed to minimize constraints of schedule, location, and IT density.
Visit the HP POD and see firsthand the benefits of HP's Performance-Optimized Data Center. Stop by and visit the HP POD
Where: KU Edwards Campus 12600 Quivira Road Overland Park, KS 66213
When: Wednesday, May 11: 8:00am-4:00pm
Location: The POD placement will be on the North edge of campus, near 125th Street, just west of the KU bookstore.
The time is NOW to see the HP POD. Register to reserve your space today. Limited number of spaces available. Customers must have a signed HP NDA to disclose details on any future products.
Kansas Legislative Update 04-29-2011
Legislative Report for the Leawood Chamber of Commerce
First Week of the 2011 Veto Session of the Kansas Legislature
April 29, 2011, from Bob Vancrum, Consultant
The Kansas Legislature opened their veto session on Wednesday. There are vast differences to be resolved including the 2012 budget, most tax and economic development bills, important education bills, as well as a possible resolution of the major funding shortfall in KPERS (the state employee retirement system).
The major differences that divide the Senate and House conferees on the budget include the original House passed budget makes deeper cuts in 2012 school finance spending, in order to provide the amounts estimated to be required by the federal government to match special education funding for last year. The Senate made cuts in many agencies across state government to cover this amount. The House made deeper cuts in state employee salaries and ultimately ended up with an ending balance some $70 million higher than the Senate.
The Tax Conference Committee has all economic development and tax policy changes for the year. Both sides have agreed to the Governor’s unlimited expensing of capital items and his creation of new cash closing fund to attract prospects for economic development, and they have agreed with a phase-out of business tax credits. The differences between them are (1) what to do with existing high perform ... (go to www.leawoodchamber.org for more information)
Spoke n’ Art Bike Ride and Art Tour
The Leawood Parks & Recreation Department is proud to be partnering with the Leawood Arts Council and the Art in Public Places Initiative for the first tour of city art pieces via bicycle.
Cyclists will gather in Ironwoods Park, located at 14701 Mission Road, where the event will commence. The route will be a combination of residential and commuter streets. Pace will be at a beginner’s level, but strong bicycle control skills and riding with vehicular traffic are recommended.
Riders must be at least 10 years old to participate.
The art tour will include twelve of Leawood’s outdoor sculptures with 10 minutes allotted at each stop. Members of the Leawood Arts Council will be present at each site to provide information about the artist and the piece and to answer questions.
The ride will conclude at Mission Farms, 105th and Mission Road, where merchants will be offering various discounts to ride participants. Shuttle rides will be provided to return to start point if needed.
For more information, or to receive a brochure, contact Brian Anderson at 913-339-6700, ext. 190. Registration deadline is May 20th.
Leawood Officials Confident in City's Future
A recent article in The Johnson County Sun discusses the future of the city of Leawood, and the options that are being considered as remaining tracts fill up.
While some may consider being landlocked a negative thing, Leawood Mayor Peggy Dunn and Leawood Chamber CEO Kevin Jeffries take a positive stance.
To read the entire article, please visit the link below.
The 2011-2012 Leawood Area Community Map Will Include More Chamber Members
The Leawood Chamber develops a Leawood area community map every year, in an effort to provide a valuable marketing tool for Chamber members, as well as a helpful guide for visitors.
In years past, the map has consisted of mostly restaurants (including Leawood Chamber members and non-members), hotels, movie theaters, public art pieces, hospitals, medical facilities, and places of worship.
This year the map will focus only on Leawood Chamber members and more of them. While attempting to provide more value to our member businesses, this year the map will not list any non-Chamber members, and will include several new categories.
The Chamber prints approximately 6,000 community maps and they are distributed in a variety of avenues, including:
- Area Hotels
- The Overland Park Convention Center
- The Church of the Resurrection Convention Attendees
- Leawood City Hall
- Displayed at all Leawood Chamber events
- Included in Relocation packets from the City of Leawood and the Chamber
- Town Center Plaza Office
- Area Retailers
- Displayed in Chamber Office
- Distributed to new members at orientation
If you would like to have some of these maps to display at your place of business, or if you would like to purchase ad space in this map, please contact Jami by emailing jamic@leawoodchamber.org.
We look forward to continua ... (go to www.leawoodchamber.org for more information)
Trezo Vino Announces Al Fresco Summer Music Series to Start in May
Starting Wednesday, May 11th, Trezo Vino Wine Bistro, located at 11570 Ash Street (Park Place) in Leawood, will be lauching it's Al Fresco Summer Music Series.
Every Wednesday from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., diners will be able to enjoy the fantastic dinner menu at Trezo Vino while listening to a number of local musicians/bands.
For a schedule of this summer's music, please visit http://www.kctrezovino.com/modules/web/index.php/id/4.
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