Month: February 2019

KCK CVB director receives hospitality leadership award

Bridgette Jobe

One of the top awards from the Hotel and Lodging Association of Greater Kansas City recently went to Bridgette Jobe, executive director of the Kansas City, Kansas, Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Jobe received the Hospitality Leadership Award from the association during the annual recognition dinner Saturday, Feb. 16.

Other awards included Hotelier of the Year, to Brad Verkamp, general manager of Four Points by Sheraton in Kansas City; and Supplier of the Year, to Anthony Brancato, owner of Excel Linen Supply.

“Bridgette has 20 years of hospitality experience and is passionate about promoting and leading tourism in Kansas and in the Kansas City metro area,” said Kurt Mayo, the executive director of the HLA.

Starting as the tourism manager, Jobe has been with the Kansas City, Kansas, Convention and Visitors Bureau since 1998.

During her tenure as executive director, Jobe has led the bureau through significant organizational transformation, spurred by the phenomenal growth of tourism in Kansas City, Kansas.

Jobe serves on several tourism related boards and is the chair of the Kansas Governor’s Task Force on Tourism. Jobe was the 2017 president of the Travel Industry Association of Kansas and continues to serve on the board.

Congresswoman tours KCK health clinic

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd DIst., left, today listened to Dr. Sharon Lee, right, CEO of Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care, while on a tour of the safety net clinic at 340 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum)

by William Crum

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., today toured Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care, a safety net clinic at 340 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas.

Rep. Davids said health care is a major issue of her campaign, and that she has learned a lot by coming here. She added she was very excited to have this tour happen.

“We are honored to have Congresswoman Sharice Davids visit Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care to see first-hand how we serve and support thousands of low-income Kansas Citians and families throughout the Kansas City metropolitan community, as one of her concerns is for those in need to receive affordable quality health care,” Dr. Sharon Lee, CEO of Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care, said in a statement.

More than $1 million of charity care is provided to Kansas City, Kansas, and the surrounding communities by Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care from its locations on Southwest Boulevard and in Quindaro, according to information from the clinic.

More than 18,000 annual visits have been provided for medical, dental, vision, mental health, social services, literacy services, medication assistance and to an onsite pharmacy, a spokesman said. The clinic serves low-income, uninsured or underinsured clients, pregnant women and infants, and those with chronic diseases including HIV, hepatitis C and other serious illnesses.

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., right, listened and asked questions while on a tour of the Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care clinic at 340 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Sharon Lee, center, CEO of safety net clinic, is at the center. (Photo by William Crum)
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-3rd Dist., listened while on a tour today of Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care at 340 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by William Crum)

Kansas Speedway offers new ticket option for families

Kansas Speedway is offering a new ticket option for families in 2019 for each Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race – the Family 4 Pack.

Each package includes two adult tickets and two youth tickets (children 12 and under) for $199 for either Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race (May 11 or Oct. 20).

Fans can also add additional tickets to their Family 4 Pack by calling Kansas Speedway’s guest experience team at 866.460.7223 or online at www.kansasspeedway.com/Family4Pack.

Fans can also call Kansas Speedway’s guest experience team to ask about special offers on scanners and FanVisions.

Season and single race tickets, along with camping are also currently on sale for 2019.

Racing returns to Kansas Speedway on Friday, May 10, with the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series and on Saturday, May 11, with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.

In October, the NASCAR XFINITY Series (Kansas Lottery 300) returns on Saturday, Oct. 19, and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (Hollywood Casino 400) on Oct. 20, both of which are playoff races.

Kansas Speedway, a premier motorsports facility in the Midwest, holds two NASCAR race weekends a year, in addition to being host of approximately 200 other events throughout the year. Kansas Speedway’s first race weekend of the season is in May with the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series under the lights. In the fall, the NASCAR playoffs return in with the NASCAR XFINITY Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. To purchase season or single day tickets, call 866-460-RACE (7223) or log onto www.kansaspeedway.com.

General parking is always free at Kansas Speedway and fans can bring in one 14x14x14-inch soft-sided cooler with their favorite food and beverages.

Fans can follow Kansas Speedway on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kansasspeedway, Twitter (@kansasspeedway), Instagram (kansasspeedway) and Snapchat (kansasspeedway).

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