Leawood Chamber of Commerce Member Memo — August 10, 2007

Upcoming events and news from around the Leawood area.

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Leawood Chamber Events

General Membership Meeting

Aug. 14, 2007, 7:30am at Leawood South Country Club, 12700 Overbrook Rd, Leawood, 66209
Cost: $15 members (paid in advance), $17 non members.

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.

Our newest Chamber members will be presented in our quarterly "Chamber Debut". Each attendee will receive a business card and a description from each business that has joined the Leawood Chamber in the past 90 days.

Have you been wondering about the progress of the Park Place development, going in at 117th & Nall? Well here is your chance to get the most up-to-date information. Jeff Alpert from Park Place Developers, LLC will be our guest speaker.

The meeting will start with breakfast followed by the "Chamber Debut" and our guest speaker. The reservation deadline for this event is Thursday, August 9th by 5:00 pm!

— Register Online

Network with over 1,000 People at the Kansas Speedway

Sep. 28, 2007, 10:00am at Kansas Speedway, 400 Speedway Blvd., Kansas City, 66111
Cost: $35 which includes lunch

Last year over 1,000 people from 20 area Chambers participated in the Office Depot Chamber Day at the Kansas Speedway!

On Friday, September 28th, the Kansas Speedway will once again host a metro-wide event before the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Qualifying & Practice Day activities.

The Chamber Day Package includes:

Access to the VIP Hospitality Pavilion, One general admission ticket for the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Qualifying & Practice Day, Lunch with Cash Bar, Entertainment inside and outside the gates, DOOR PRIZES!! and Networking Opportunities

Event Day Schedule:

8:45 am USAC Silver Crown Series Practice
10:00 am Office Depot Chamber Day and Networking Begins in the VIP Pavilion (Outside Gate C)
10:45 am Carl Edwards, N0. 99 Office Depot driver, speaks to the group followed by lunch (11:05-11:10 am), more networking and door prizes
11:35 am NASCAR Practice Sessions
3:10 pm NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series O'Reilly Auto Parts Qualifying
6:30 pm Midwest Ford Dealers presents SpeedFest (Display area outside Gate B)

Tickets are $35 per person and must be paid in ADVANCE by September 14th. Parking is always free at Kansas Speedway! Contact the Chamber office at 913-498-1514 to confirm ticket availability. Ticket packages will be mailed the week of September 17th.

— Register Online

After Hours Networking

Aug. 22, 2007, 5:00pm at Bonefish Grill, 5021 West 135th Street, Leawood, 66224
Contact: Chamber Office – chamber@leawoodchamber.org 913-498-1514 — Register Online
Cost: There is no additional cost for Leawood Chamber Members to attend this event. There may be a nominal charge for guests to attend.

Enjoy networking with Leawood Chamber members, guests and 'future' members on Wednesday, August 22nd. The host of this event is Bonefish Grill, the winners of this year's A Taste of Leawood Best Fare Award.

This is a great opportunity to network and enjoy some of their award winning cuisine. Attendees will also get the chance to enter in the door prize drawing for a couple of $45 Bonefish Grill gift certificates. Make sure you register to come!

The reservation deadline for this event is August 20th.

Leawood Community Events

FREE live music this Friday!

Aug. 10, 2007, 7:00pm at ARTichokes, 10557 Mission Road, Leawood, 66206
Contact: Jackie Warren – info@artichokeskc.com 913.322.9481
Cost: FREE! Weblink: http://www.artichokeskc.com

Come enjoy the singer/songwriting team:

Mark Twain's Dog

This Friday, August 10th, 7-8pm

Cancer Free Celebration/ Fundraiser at Bath Junkie

Aug. 11, 2007, 10:00am at Bath Junkie, 13328-A Metcalf, Overland Park, 66213
Contact: Linda Parrish – bathjunkieOP@sbcglobal.net 913-402-1112

Linda Parrish is having a 1 year cancer free celebration and fundraiser at Bath Junkie!

Attendees will enjoy food, drinks, door prizes, and live music from 6 pm to 8 pm!! A percentage of the proceeds made during this event will go to the American Cancer Society.

For more information, call Bath Junkie at 913-402-1112.

Power Lunch Seminar

Aug. 15, 2007, 12:00pm at Bukaty Companies, 11221 Roe, Leawood, 66211
Contact: Stephanie Leith – powerlunch@bukaty.com (913) 345-0440
Cost: Free! (& lunch is included)

Is the debit card a practical choice for your flexible benefit plan? With the take care® debit card, participants don’t have to pay for qualified expenses out of their personal funds and then wait for reimbursement. This debit card option has been available since 2003; however, beginning January 1, 2008, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will enforce specific parameters for the debit card.

This Power Lunch seminar will focus on the new 2008 IRS guidelines as well as address employer questions to assist in determining if the debit card will benefit your Flex Plan.

Please RSVP to Stephanie Leith.

News & Announcements

Leawood Chamber Welcomes Its Newest Members

810 Zone
4800 W. 119th Street
Leawood, KS 66209
Ph: (913) 469-zone (9663) Fax: (913) 469-9922
KDoyle@KCHopps.com
Business Category: Restaurants/Clubs / Caterers

DEMDACO, Inc.
5000 W. 134th St.
Leawood, KS 66209
Ph: (913) 402-6800 Fax: (913) 402-4340
Annette.glary@demdaco.com www.demdaco.com
Business Category: Home Decorative Accessories
DEMDACO is a design driven company specializing in everyday and holiday gifts, casual luxury tableware and home accents. The company mission is simply stated: We desire to create beautiful gifts and decor that lift the spirit and enhance the home.

Foo's Fabulous Frozen Custard
3832 West 95th Street
Leawood, KS 66206
Ph: (913) 383-3667 Fax: (913) 383-3666
fooforjeff@kc.rr.com Relative of Chamber Member Selling Unique South Kansas City Residence

1501 E. 139th St.
Kansas City, MO 64146
Minutes from Richards-Gebaur and major shopping!

3 bedrooms; 2 baths (1 in basement); Eat in Kitchen; Formal Dining Room; Family Room; Brick fireplace w/gas logs; Wood Floors; Tiled Bath; Security System; 2 car garage

Level 1: 1,744 sq feet
Basement: 1400 sq feet, partially finished
Lot size: approximately 2 acres, fenced
School district: Consolidated #4

Contact: Rosa Lee Hirni, 816-741-1943 RosieKC@hotmail.com. For Sale by Owner/Agent

Leawood Resident Releases New Book, A WIND OF MANY COLORS

Page turning fiction so richly mixed with actual events as to make one wonder where the fiction begins.

A WIND OF MANY COLORS is a love story, a murder mystery, and a swashbuckling adventure wrapped accurately in customs and historical events of pre-Civil War America. The robust characters, or their parents, or perhaps their grandparents arrived on these shores in ships powered by the wind. Prior to the Civil War, those who arrived with the wind and their descendants considered themselves as Irish, English, German, Spanish, French or Negro, all living among the American Indians.

In 1859, a remarkable group of this ethnic mix is drawn from their mansions or shacks to ride the difficult trails or cruise on luxurious steamboats. They congregate briefly at the edge of civilization in as unruly of a place as the frontier ever harbored; and where a remarkable group of women were keeping a thin veneer of civilization in place. A place called the City of Kansas.

Attacks on the successful Purdy family require third-generation Irish-American John Purdy to form this marvelous team. Purdy needs their help to carry out his brilliant plan to capture the half-crazed woodsman who is d ... (go to www.leawoodchamber.org for more information)

Job Opening at Continental Title Company

JOB SUMMARY:
Markets, solicits and maintains new and current customers by performing the following activities:

1. Markets the company in a respectable and professional manner in which to obtain new business.
2. Maintains current customers on monthly contact list. 3. Attends organizational events to make contact with individuals in the real estate industry and turn those contacts into new business.
4. Tends to customer complaints, concerns & needs.
5. Works along side Continental Title Company employees with customer service needs & new customer contacts.
6. Assists closers in their duties when necessary.
7. Completes weekly reports on new customer face-to-face contacts.

QUALIFICATIONS:
A high school diploma or equivalent; One year of experience in Sales and Marketing; Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Publisher Word and the internet; Highly motivated; Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

CONTACT: Sandi Jones
sandij@ctitle.com
913.660.1004 (phone) 913.660.1483 (fax)

Stalp Receives National Award

Overland Park, KAN (August 6, 2007): Daniel J. Stalp, Brooks Associates, Overland Park, was recently presented a “Gold Award” from The Sandler Sales Institute at the sales organization’s international trimester conference recently held in Baltimore, MD.

According to Dick Brooks, President of Brooks Associates, the Gold Award was given to Stalp based on his outstanding monetary achievements during a four-month period. He was one of only eleven of Sandler’s 400+ associates to be recognized for his accomplishment.

Established in 1994 by Dick Brooks, Brooks Associates is an Authorized Franchisee of the Sandler Sales Institute, which is ranked #1 nationally in the 2007 Entrepreneur Magazine’s 28th Annual Franchise 500 under the “Training Programs” category.

Brooks Associates is a sales coaching and professional development firm located at 10955 Lowell, Suite 650, Overland Park, KS 66210. Their web address is www.brooksassociates.us. For more information, contact Dick Brooks or Dan Stalp at (913) 451-1760.

Member Profile

Fulk Chiropractic

Fulk Chiropractic was established in 1983 by Dr. Charles Fulk. Since that time, Fulk Chiropractic continues to grow each year and is now one of Kansas City’s largest chiropractic clinics with 11 doctors to serve you.

All of our doctors work to maintain the highest level of service to all of our patients, focusing on the “nuts and bolts” of chiropractic – making sure an individual’s joints are moving properly. They have become very good at treating the spine and common problems such as headaches, low or mid-back pain, neck pain, pain during pregnancy, motor-vehicle accidents, work-related injuries, stress, scoliosis, carpal tunnel symptoms, and much more.

Fulk Chiropractic consistently sets the standard for chiropractic care by offering coverage seven days a week, 24-hour emergency care, and accepting all forms of insurance in the Kansas City area.

As a part of the Chamber, we would like to develop working relationships with other members and provide information to those who are in need of chiropractic care throughout the community. Please stop by our clinic or give of us a call to set up a free consultation and ex ... (go to www.leawoodchamber.org for complete profile)

Leawood Chamber of Commerce
11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway #240, Leawood, KS 66211
Web: www.leawoodchamber.org
Email: chamber@leawoodchamber.org
Voice: 913-498-1514 Fax: 913-491-0134

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