Friends of Yates will celebrate 104 years of service by holding the “Holiday At The Apollo” annual meeting and Benefit Gala at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 9 at the Jack Reardon Convention Center, 520 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
This year’s event will showcase the many programs and services that attribute to the continued success of Friends of Yates, according to a spokesman.
This agency continues to serve, build, and sustain a caring community by providing social and educational services for children, youth, adults, and senior citizens throughout the greater Kansas City area, a spokesman stated.
Friends of Yates has been able to continuously provide quality vital services to the community, including emergency-transitional shelter for victims of domestic violence and their dependent children for more than a century.
They recently completed the renovation of the Della Gill-Joyce H. Williams Center for victims of Domestic Violence, increasing shelter capacity from 22 to 42. It is truly the help and support from community contributors that allows Friends of Yates to continue to thrive, the spokesman said.
To commemorate the achievements for 2017, the Friends of Yates Board of Directors will hold the Holiday at the Apollo annual meeting and benefit.
At the gala there will be a social hour for guests to mix and mingle, a lunch complete with dessert, a silent auction with items for a variety of bidders, and live entertainment.
Throughout Friends of Yates’ 104-year tenure, it has been diligent in its commitment to innovative and holistic community programming, the spokesman said. In spite of the economy or changing population, Friends of Yates has maintained excellence without sacrificing quality, as substantiated by continued analysis of its program outcomes and testimonials of those whom it has served, according to the spokesman. Friends of Yates is a viable part of the Kansas City metropolitan area’s rich legacy and heritage.
For tickets and further information about Friends of Yates’ Holiday at the Apollo annual meeting and gala, contact the office at 913-321-1566.
– Information from Durriyyah Anderson, community outreach educator, Friends of Yates