Centurions NOW - April 15, 2019

Apr 15, 2019

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ANNUAL ALUMNI LUNCHEON

Join the Centurions Alumni Association on Wednesday, June 19 for our annual luncheon and meeting where we kick off the new membership year together and learn from a local leader. Enjoy a fantastic lunch at Grand Street Café and of course great networking with alumni. The graduating class of 2019 is also encouraged to attend.

Andy Rieger, founder and co-owner of J. Rieger Distillery, will share his story of reviving his family’s historic brand for a new generation of cocktail connoisseurs. He will also share news on the progress of the new distillery and event space located in the East Bottoms, and plans for further development in the area. Learn more about J. Rieger & Co. and register here>>

FALL

IT’S NOT TOO LATE! INVITE YOUR EXECUTIVES TO THE EXECUTIVE BREAKFAST

In 2016, we started hosting a breakfast for our graduating Centurions and their executives. At this breakfast, 2nd year Steering members will present your accomplishments over the last two years (Legacy project, task force topics, leaders you’ve heard from, etc.). We received really great feedback, so we are continuing the tradition again this year on May 22 in the KC Chamber Boardroom (Union Station, first floor).

Next steps: We would like to mail formal invitations to your CEO, Supervisor, and/or a Board member within the next few weeks, but we need your help! We understand that your leadership may have changed since you started the program, and we want to make sure we are sending invitations to the right people. If you’d like to invite your supervisor and/or your executive to this celebratory breakfast, send their business mailing address and email to Danielle Isbell.

Once invitations are mailed, executives and supervisors can RSVP by emailing Danielle Isbell
You can also register yourself and your guest on their behalf via the online calendar.

Even if you cannot attend, we still encourage you to invite your executives. This is their opportunity to see all the hard work you have put into the program over the last two years. Your executive will be confident their investment in the program will return a more engaged, educated, thoughtful, and connected leader. If your executives cannot attend, but you can, that’s great too!

LUC: JULIAN ZUGAZAGOITIA

Join us on Thursday, April 18 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Nelson Atkins Museum to hear from Julián Zugazagoitia. Julian is the Director and CEO of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, one of the nation’s leading Encyclopedic art museums. Since his arrival in 2010, attendance has grown 43% by engaging the community through superlative exhibitions, ranging from antiquities to contemporary, and more inclusive programming. Born and raised in Mexico City, educated at the Sorbonne and the Ecole du Louvre in France, Zugazagoitia has worked at institutions in the Americas, Europe and Africa. Zugazagoitia is known for inspiring the community with his passion for bringing all of the arts together, for scholarship and education, and for his high energy leadership and collaborative spirit. Register here >>

LUC: DANNY O’NEILL

Today, The Roasterie is regarded as a trendsetter and tastemaker in the regional coffee scene. Since launching The Roasterie, with an ever-expanding customer base of restaurants, coffee shops, and grocery stores and an ever-evolving product line, O'Neill opened the first Roasterie Cafe in 2005, just a few blocks from the basement where it all started. Join us on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 8 a.m. to hear more from Danny O’Neill. Register here >>

LUC: CARLOS ANTEQUERA

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 30 at 11:30 a.m. to learn from Carlos Antequera, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Novel Growth Partners. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to hear from such an important investor in and advisor to the Kansas City technology community. We’ll see you then! Register here >>

ALL HANDS IN THE COOKIE JAR

Come join us at the Culinary Center of Kansas City on Wednesday, April 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. for All Hands in the Cookie Jar. Teams create and decorate homemade cookies using the theme of a popular children’s storybook and then decoratively package the cookies with a children’s book for kids in need. Cookies and books will be donated to Ronald McDonald House. There also will be a four-course meal served while cookies are baking. Don’t worry! You don’t have to cook it! The bar will be a cash bar.

Tickets are $50/person. Significant others, friends, and kids are welcome, but we’re capped at 50 people. Please feel free to bring additional books to donate if you would like.

If you have any dietary restrictions, please e-mail Meredith Webster at meredith.webster@kutakrock.com. Register here >>

CENTURIONS INFORMATION SESSIONS

Do you know someone who would make an excellent Centurion? Have them join us at the American Century Auditorium on Thursday, April 25 at 11:30 a.m. to hear from the Recruiting Committee about the incredible opportunity that is becoming a Centurion. Register here>>

Can’t make it April 25? We have additional information sessions on the following dates/times at the following locations:

May 8, Helix Architecture + Design, 5 p.m. Register here>>
May 22, Application Workshop in Chamber Board room, 4 p.m. Register here>>

OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH: THE CITY YOU NEVER SEE

Join us on Tuesday, June 4 at 4 p.m. at Operation Breakthrough to learn about the harsh realities of the lives of the families that Operation Breakthrough serves.

Operation Breakthrough is one of the largest single-site daycare centers in the state of Missouri, caring for over 600 children each day. 85 percent of these children come from families living below the poverty level. Established in 1971 the goal was to “break through” poverty. Sadly, the need today is even greater than before. One way to increase awareness about the hardships faced by the children at Operation Breakthrough is to offer bus tours of the neighborhoods where they live. Dubbed, “The City You Never See,” this tour will show you places, just minutes from the Country Club Plaza, where families struggle for basic necessities. Along the way, you’ll meet courageous and resilient parents and community leaders who will share their personal experiences with you.

Each tour begins and ends at Operation Breakthrough and includes five to six stops at various points in the surrounding neighborhoods. The program lasts for about an hour and a half. Participants will ride a yellow school bus that can accommodate up to 42 adults.

Please know that the bus tour includes explicit testimony on such topics as domestic violence, substance abuse, and prostitution. Register here>>

OPEN BOARD POSITIONS

Global Montessori Academy; Mission: to provide an authentic Montessori education for children, with a dedication to development of the whole person: intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially.

Platte Land Trust; Mission: The Platte Land Trust protects private land with voluntary land owners to help them fulfill their dreams for their land into the future. Our mission is private-side conservation, holding easements or title to land in perpetuity.

Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City; Mission: to assist low income residents of Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties in Missouri to become self-sufficient by providing comprehensive supportive services.

Whole Family Care; Mission: Investing in struggling, single parent families through childcare and mentorship in order to bring fulfillment and purpose to the whole family.

Alliance Francaise de Kansas City; Mission: The Alliance Française de Kansas City (AFKC) fosters friendship and collaboration between the people of the Greater Kansas City community and the French speaking world by promoting appreciation for the French language and Francophone cultures.

REMINDER: SIGN UP TO ACCESS SERVICE PROJECTS ON VOLUNTEERMARK

Ready to serve? Check out VolunteerMark for a few opportunities that are still in need of volunteers. Check the calendar regularly as new projects are added weekly and look for newsletter announcements or GroupMe to sign-up for projects in which spots still need to be filled.

Upcoming Projects In Need of Volunteers:

April 20: Fall Charlotte Street Open Studios
April 23: Central Exchange Leadership Lyceum
April 26: HNC Living Foundation Masks for Aid 2019
May 4: Troost Jazz & Soul Experience
May 12: Kansas City Royals Gate Giveaway
May 25: Downtown Outreach
June 1: Starlight Theatre | Young Friends of Starlight Moonlighter
June 8: HopeBUILDERS

SPRING

SPRING RETREAT IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!

Get your name tags, jammies, and costumes ready because Retreat will be here before you know it! This year, we’re embracing the Trail Blazers theme as we get know our fellow Centurions. We’ll be serving the Excelsior Springs community and hearing from top-notch Trail Blazers around Kansas City. Plus, we’ll reveal where we’re going on our annual benchmarking trip! First years, this will also be your first opportunity to choose the committees and task forces you would like to serve on for the next nine months. We’re just counting down the days until we reach the Elms. See you on April 24!

Reminder: Login to VolunteerMark to sign up for your Retreat service project!

Where are we going again?
Elms Hotel & Spa! Centurions have been hosting retreat at the historic Elms Hotel & Spa in Excelsior Springs for many years. It’s the perfect escape from our day-to-day and a chance to completely immerse ourselves in Centurions.

Remind me when we start and finish?

Retreat Check-in is on Wednesday, April 24 at 11:00 a.m. for second-years. The second-year huddle begins at 11:10 a.m. in the Regent room. Please be on time. First year check in is at 11:30 a.m., and Lunch buffet begins at 11:45 a.m. with programming beginning promptly at 1:00 p.m. (Please arrive on time!) We will conclude no later than noon on Friday, but again, don’t plan a 12:30 p.m. meeting back in Kansas City if you can avoid it. There will be an optional lunch (on you) in Excelsior Springs at Wabash BBQ after retreat wraps up - join us if you can!

SPRING SOCIAL: ROOFTOP REVELRY

Before summer gets going in full force, let’s take our class to new heights. Join your fellow Centurions (and their significant others!) for a summer kickoff in the Crossroads Arts District. This casual happy hour will include drinks, bites and one of the best rooftop patios in KC. Best of all—spouses and significant others are invited; make plans to join us for this “elevated” evening in the city. We’ll see you there on Tuesday, May 14 at 6 p.m. Register here>>

CENTURIONS INFORMATION SESSIONS

Can’t make it April 25? We have additional information sessions on the following dates/times at the following locations:

May 8, Helix Architecture + Design, 5 p.m. Register here>>
May 22, Application Workshop in Chamber Board room, 4 p.m. Register here>>

ALL HANDS IN THE COOKIE JAR

Tickets are $50/person. Significant others, friends, and kids are welcome, but we’re capped at 50 people. Please feel free to bring additional books to donate if you would like.

If you have any dietary restrictions, please e-mail Meredith Webster at meredith.webster@kutakrock.com. Register here >>

OPEN BOARD POSITIONS

Whole Family Care; Mission: Investing in struggling, single parent families through childcare and mentorship in order to bring fulfillment and purpose to the whole family.

REMINDER: SIGN UP TO ACCESS SERVICE PROJECTS ON VOLUNTEERMARK

Upcoming Projects In Need of Volunteers:

April 25: Retreat Volunteer Opportunities (mandatory)
April 27: Walk MS: Kansas City
May 3: After Hours at the Towers
May 4: 4.01 K Race for Financial Fitness
May 6: Enactus KC Crawl
May 8: Phoenix Family – Reading Coach
May 9: Lung Force Glam
May 12: Kansas City Royal gate Giveaway Volunteer
May 14: Giving the Basics – Community Night
May 15: Happy Bottoms
May 23: Junior Achievement Day at Troost Elementary
May 24: Kansas City Royals Gate Giveaway

ALUMNI

ALL HANDS IN THE COOKIE JAR

Tickets are $50/person. Significant others, friends, and kids are welcome, but we’re capped at 50 people. Please feel free to bring additional books to donate if you would like.

If you have any dietary restrictions, please e-mail Meredith Webster at meredith.webster@kutakrock.com. Register here >>

CENTURIONS INFORMATION SESSIONS

Can’t make it April 25? We have additional information sessions on the following dates/times at the following locations:

May 8, Helix Architecture + Design, 5 p.m. Register here>>
May 22, Application Workshop in Chamber Board room, 4 p.m. Register here>>

ALUMNI ART TOUR

Join Centurions Alumni for a behind-the-scenes look into the UMB art collection. The Kempers and UMB have played a huge role in the arts community and have boosted arts awareness in Kansas City. Come see their collection and mingle with your fellow Centurions Alumni on Wednesday, May 22 from 5-6:30 p.m. Register here >>

OPEN BOARD POSITIONS

Whole Family Care; Mission: Investing in struggling, single parent families through childcare and mentorship in order to bring fulfillment and purpose to the whole family.