Category: KCKCC

KCKCC joins with area organizations to offer ‘Business Basics 4 Boomers’

by Kelly Rogge

The Workforce Development and Entrepreneurship Center at Kansas City Kansas Community College, AARP in Kansas City and Next Chapter Kansas City, a program of Shepherd’s Center of Kansas City, Kan., have joined together to offer a business course targeted toward the Baby Boomer generation.

“Business Basics 4 Boomers” will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at KCKCC’s Dr. Thomas R. Burke Technical Education Center, 6565 State Ave.

The Jewish Heritage Foundation is providing funds to help cover the costs of the conference.

The registration fee for the conference is $15 per person or $10 for members of Next Chapter Kansas City, SEEN (Sustainable Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Network) and the Prime Time Club. The registration deadline is Dec. 9. Registration can be completed online at www.eventbrite.com/e/business-basics-4-boomers-tickets-14417710761.

People at all stages of starting a business and those who are just considering the idea can attend. While the event targets the Baby Boomer generation, younger people can also participate.

The half-day conference will consist of a panel of successful business owners as well as a panel of representatives from business resource organizations, who will share experience, information and advice for the “encore entrepreneur.”

Encore entrepreneurs are the growing number of persons who are seeking to launch income-generating ventures that make a positive difference in their communities after leaving their primary career or in anticipation of doing so.

The business owners’ panel will be moderated by Charley Vogt, senior vice president of business-economic development with Country Club Bank. Panel members will include Joyce Moore, owner of Goin Postal; Tim Ney, owner-operator of Drive Kansas and Doug Danforth, founder and CEO of Links-It.

The panel of business resource organizations will be moderated by Patricia Brown-Dixon, Region 7 Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. Panelists include Elisa Waldman, with the Kansas Small Business Development Center; Kate Hodel with KCSource Link; Debra Ramsey, with the Small Business Administration and a representative from Kansas City SCORE – Chapter 19.

In addition, conference attendees will have the opportunity to visit booths from a variety of business resource organizations. Lunch is included with Mike Peters, life coach and owner of Interaction Coaching. He will be speaking on the topic, “How to Get Unstuck: Getting Back on Track with Your Passion.”

For more information, contact Karen Hostetler, Next Chapter Kansas City Director, at karenh@sckck.org or by calling 913-485-0975. Information is also available by contacting Tom Kelso at the KCKCC Workforce Development Office, 913-288-7644.

Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Santa Claus is coming to KCKCC Dec. 6

by Kelly Rogge
Santa Claus is coming to Kansas City Kansas Community College, and he is having breakfast with children of students, staff and faculty and their families.

Breakfast with Santa is from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Lower Jewell building on campus at 7250 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan. The event is free, and all children and grandchildren of students, faculty and staff are invited.

KCKCC has been holding the Kids’ Breakfast with Santa for the last 25 years. Activities include a free breakfast and of course, a visit from St. Nick himself.

There will also be an opportunity for children to have their picture taken with Santa. It will kick off the holiday season in a family-friendly way here at KCKCC.

Registration is required and can be completed outside of Student Activities, Room 2312.

For more information or to register by phone, contact Linda Sutton at 913-288-7652 or by email at lsutton@kckcc.edu.

Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

KCKCC softball team assists in Thanksgiving dinner for 125

Members of the Kansas City Kansas Community College softball team were everywhere making preparations for serving Thanksgiving dinner to 125 tenants and guests at Planters II high rise facility for disabled and handicapped. (KCKCC photo)
Members of the Kansas City Kansas Community College softball team were everywhere making preparations for serving Thanksgiving dinner to 125 tenants and guests at Planters II high rise facility for disabled and handicapped. (KCKCC photo)

by Alan Hoskins

Members of the Kansas City Kansas Community College softball team took time away from their Thanksgiving break to help others have a festive Thanksgiving.

For the fourth consecutive year, the Lady Blue Devil softball team coached by Kacy Tillery helped serve Thanksgiving dinner to more than 125 tenants and guests from the Planters II high rise facility for elderly and disabled in Leavenworth.

“For the last 10 years, Amy and Janice Carpenter and Joyce Adams have cooked and prepared Thanksgiving dinner for the tenants and their families,” Tillery said. “For many, it’s the only Thanksgiving dinner they will receive and something our softball teams looks forward to and enjoys assisting.”

The menu included five turkeys, three 20-pound hams, 60 pounds of sweet potatoes, 80 pounds of mashed potatoes, buckets of gravy, nine pans of dressing, two roasters of green beans, 14 cans of cranberry sauce, 15 dozen rolls and 30 pies. “A huge success,” Tillery said. “Plenty of food with seconds for everyone.”

In addition to the annual Thanksgiving assistance, the Blue Devil softball team is making available a large assortment of Blue Devil short and long-sleeve T-shirts, hoodies, fleeces and caps. Descriptions and prices can be found on the KCKCC softball website (www.bluedevils.kckcc.edu/sports) or by contacting Kacy Tillery at ktillery@kckcc.edu.

Alan Hoskins is the sports information director for KCKCC.