Message from Hope House
Janet Gooch, our Community Service Chair, recently received this letter:
I want to thank you and your staff for the wonderful work project that you did on October 11, 2008. The new shelving is wonderful and will provide my staff a more efficient use of space and an orderly displace of products that we have available to our clients during the upcoming holiday season.
The dedication of you and your staff was evident when I arrived Saturday morning,the group was happily working and I was in awe when I walked into the basement and saw the progress made. I was in even more awe when I arrived Monday morning and went to look at the completed project. It was wonderful to see the shelves stocked and the orderly flow that had been set up for shopping.
The president of Hope House, Mary Anne Metheny, had been in the basement last week to look at the project and when she and I spoke she indicated how impressed she was with the way everything looked and wanted me to ensure that I passed on her thanks for the work that had been done.
I would also like to thank all of the donors who have made this project possible, in the current economy it is getting more difficult to keep things running and operations dollars are being stretched. This wonderful donation of funds to purchase the shelving for this project is without a doubt a gift of love. Please pass on my deepest gratitude to all who have donated their time, talents and dollars to make this project possible.
I sincerely hope that we will have another opportunity to work together again, please accept my thanks and appreciation for all you have done.
Sincerely,
Ray Lingrel
Director, Facilities, Hope House
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Hope House Project A Big Success!
Beautiful weather and warm temperatures added to make our community service project a perfect experience! With donations from 20 law firms and five members who paid for new shelving, along with the manpower of our members and vendors, we were able to transform the Hope House basement into a functional gift storage area. The before and after pictures tell it all!! A BIG thank you goes out to those who made this possible by contributing money and time.
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Quarterly Lunch Program: Volunteers are needed to prepare or donate food for Saturday, November 8. 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. Our last lunch will be 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!
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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.
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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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