| The Community Service Committee coordinates the Chapter's annual Community Challenge project. This involves research and recommendations to the KCALA Board regarding opportunities of service, as well as organizing the event and soliciting participation. The 2008-2009 Committee Chair is Janet Gooch; Committee Vice Chair is Ann Cripe. |
KCALA Partners with Hope House for 2008-09 Community Service Project.
Quarterly Lunch Program: Volunteers are needed to prepare or donate food for Saturday, August 23. We will only deliver the prepared food, not serve it. To find out what items are needed or how to donate, please contact Janet Gooch, 816-983-8501. Dates of the other three lunches: November 8, and February 21. More information closer to date of each.
Shampoo Collection: THIS WILL COST YOU NOTHING!! Don’t know what to do with all those bottles of unused complimentary hotel shampoo, body wash, lotion? We will collect them at each Chapter meeting and deliver them to their facility. Get the word out to your law firm personnel and let’s shower Hope House with suds!
ALA Community Challenge Week Project in October: More information in the future.
Past Presidents Cook!
In January 2008, our Past Presidents gathered to prepare a meal for the Ronald McDonald House, for families of children who are receiving treatment from community hospitals. This volunteer event has become a tradition for KCALA Past Presidents, who remain dedicated to our community and our organization.
Many thanks to the Past Presidents who contributed: Chris Sztorch, Bill Migneron, Fran Gentili, Dave Smiley, Judy Wideman, and Curt Boswell.
Message from Special Olympics of Missouri
Gayla Kellogg, our Community Challenge Co-Chair, recently received this e-mail:
I just opened a lovely envelope with $5,275 and I hardly know what to say. This is amazing – thank you so much!!
These donations will make our program much stronger. We appreciate the support, and will begin processing all of the thank you letters right away. We are also hopeful that ALA and its members will continue to think of SOMO as they choose their volunteer opportunities moving forward. If we can provide any information to that extent, let me know.
Thanks again for all the time and hard work you put into this effort. Both of you deserve a medal for all you’ve done to make this possible!
Jeremie Ballinger
KC Metro Area Director
Special Olympics Missouri
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KCALA’s 2007 Community Challenge Deemed a Success!
KCALA was proud to work with Special Olympics Missouri for its 2007 Community Challenge. There were two components to our 2007 philanthropic efforts: a volunteer event and a fundraising campaign. Although its goals were lofty, KCALA came through with flying colors!
The first component, the volunteer event, required 200 volunteers for Special Olympics Missouri’s KC Metro Area Bowling Tournament in which over 700 athletes compete. Our KCALA members, vendor sponsors, co-workers, friends and families joined forces to provide the 200 people needed by Special Olympics Missouri. The feedback from our volunteers was overwhelmingly positive, with several asking to assist with future Special Olympics events.
The second component, the fundraising campaign, challenged each KCALA member to encourage his/her firm to contribute $100 to Special Olympics Missouri. Our fundraising goal of $800 was far surpassed by the tremendous generosity of 25 firms whose donations to Special Olympics Missouri totaled $5,275. KCALA sincerely appreciates those firms (listed) whose donations made this fundraising campaign such a success.
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Thanks to everyone who participated in:
Armstrong Teasdale, LLC
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, L.L.C.
Bartimus Frickleton Robertson & Gorny, PC
Baty, Holm & Numrich, P.C.
Blackwell Sanders LLP
Bryan Cave, LLP
Edgar Law Firm, LLC
Foland, Wickens, Eisfelder, Roper & Hofer, P.C.
Gilmore & Bell
Hubbell Peak O'Neal Napier & Leach
Lathrop & Gage L.C.
Levy and Craig
Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen, P.C.
McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan, PC
Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus, PC
Sanders Conkright & Warren, LLP
Shaffer Lombardo Shurin
Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP
Shughart Thomson & Kilroy
Slagle, Bernard & Gorman, P.C.
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
Van Osdol, Magruder, Erickson & Redmond
Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP
White Goss Bowers March Schulte & Weisenfels
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