The Kansas City, Kan., Women’s Chamber of Commerce will present a seminar on social media April 24.
The seminar will be held Thursday, April 24, at Dave and Buster’s, 1843 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kan.
The event starts with registration at 11 a.m., followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. and the program at 11:45 a.m.
Geared toward small businesses and entrepreneurs who are new to social media, the seminar will include information at social media platforms, how to professionally present a business online, what to do and not to do, and how to stay current on social media trends.
The featured speakers will be Mary A. Redmond, a professional speaker, negotiations coach and consultant who has been blogging since 2009; Pat Brune, retired from the federal courts and now part of MelKat Creative Consult, which provides social media training to nonprofits; and Joy Richardson, senior director of resource development and community impact for United Way of Wyandotte County, who volunteers as a Facebook administrator for several organizations.
Cost of the event is $25 for members, $30 for nonmembers. For more information or to register, visit www.womenschamberkck.org.
Category: Communities
RSVP volunteers honored for service
by Cathi Hahner
The United Way of Wyandotte County recently honored the more than 180 RSVP volunteers who serve in Wyandotte County.
These volunteers contributed more than 20,000 hours working in nonprofit agencies, nursing homes, schools and governmental offices. They help as tutors, work in the office, greet clients, sew comfort items, help stock food pantries or visit with the sick and lonely.
These volunteers range in age from 55 years old to nearly 100 years of age. In fact, 20 volunteers older than 90 were given special recognition for their contribution to our community. They are Helen Ambrose, Marlan Amrein, Ruth Bartkoski, Oleta Bogard, Eileen Dechant, Katherine Gonzalez, Meryle Hotujac, Irene Kyle, Anna Landauer, Christine Magana, Norene Mealman, Johnella Newton, Kathryn Osburn, Lorraine Proctor, LaNelle Radcliffe, Ruth Schultz, Charlotte Stack, Sylvia Tate, Mary Evelyn Taylor and Alice Zimmerman. These volunteers are proof that those who volunteer live longer as a recent study indicated.
Seven RSVP members were awarded with the RSVP Lifetime Achievement Award, which is given to volunteers who have recorded more than 7,500 hours of service. Those honored include: Oleta Bogard, Betty Jean Doughty, Madelyn Fotovich, Brenda C. Jones, Mabel Shutt and Norma Jacob who has recorded more than 30,000 volunteer hours.
The Wyandotte County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program promotes volunteerism in those 55 years and older through recruitment, placement and training. Those who are older than 55 and like to volunteer may contact Emily Worm at 913-371-3674 ext. 1321 or eworm@unitedway-wyco.org.
Cathi Hahner is the director of volunteer services at the United Way of Wyandotte County.
Piper students sail through KVL math competition
Piper High School students did extremely well in the Kaw Valley League math competition.
Piper took 15 students to the competition, and 12 returned with medals.
Piper medalists included:
KVL champions in calculus: Jared Davis, Martin Galindo, Zak Roy
Advanced math trig: Taylor Beashore, Laura Clark, Sidney Thompson placed 3rd. (Tied score for 2nd place, but lost tiebreaker)
Algebra 2: Tyler Nguyen, Kylie Jorgenson, Elizabeth Warner placed 2nd. (Tied score for 1st place, but lost tiebreaker)
Algebra 1: Sophie Roper, Alexander Falk, Kara Evans placed 2nd.
In all events totaled together, Piper students did better than the other schools competing.
Piper students also answered more questions correctly (92 correct answers) than the other schools.
– from Doug Key, Piper activities director