Two Local Businesses Partner for Fundraising Effort
Shawnee Chamber member, Dr. Eck Family Eyecare offers fundraising incentive to help Sunflower House
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Eck Family Eye Care is proud to announce that they are working together with the Sunflower House, A Children’s Advocacy Center. Sunflower House protects children in our community from physical and sexual abuse through education, advocacy, forensic and medical services. |
During the next eight weeks, from April 11 until June 11, they will be donating 50% of new patient eye examination fee $ 85.00 to Sunflower House. The funds will be used to provide a warm, child-friendly environment and a specialized medical exam to children that have been reported as being physically or sexually abused.
All you need to do to participate is bring this letter to Eck Family Eye Care's office. After your eye examination is completed and paid for, they will send a $ 42.50 donation in your name to Sunflower House!
If you already have an eye doctor, please use this notice as a reminder to have your eyes examined and feel free to make a donation of any amount directly to the organization.
Visit Eck Family Eye Care and Sunflower House
REACTOR // design studio Awarded Most Innovative Solution at KCDMA Awards
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REACTOR received a Gold AMBIT and won the Most Innovative Solution for KVC Tree Gala: Light up the Night, an annual fundraising event. Their interactive invitation for the event featured die-cut pieces, layered paper, foil stamp, string binding and clear plastic envelopes.
“To our great surprise, we won the Most Innovative Solution award tonight at the KC Direct Marketing Association Awards. And a big 'ol trophy to boot!,” said Clifton Alexander, owner of REACTOR design studio. “Being the most innovative is a major core value of my company and we are thankful for our client, KVC, and to AC Printing, for helping us win the award.” |
The AMBIT Awards competition, conducted annually by KCDMA, included 91 entries in 22 categories for 2011. The Kansas City Direct Marketing Association (KCDMA) recognized 21 local companies with 32 Gold, 22 Silver and 26 Bronze AMBIT awards, signifying their contributions to solid strategy, innovation and direct marketing.
Visit REACTOR!
Perceptive Software Hosts Sixth Annual Charity Dodgeball Tournament
Have you ever wanted “celebrity” status? Play Dodge for a Cause and you can shoot to stardom. Dodge for a Cause 2011 is Perceptive Software’s sixth annual charity dodgeball tournament benefitting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). The tournament, to be held across two weekends this spring – April 9-10 and April 16-17 – will bring together sixty-four teams and more than 500 participants to raise funds to help find a cure for type 1 diabetes. |
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“Perceptive Software is pleased to partner with JDRF for the sixth year in a row. Dodge for a Cause is always a fun event with the unique capability of bringing together people from all over the community,” said Scott Coons, Perceptive Software president and CEO. “We are honored to join JDRF in generating funds to bring us one step closer to finding a cure for this life-altering disease.”
Registration is open and is first come, first served, closing at 64 teams. Visit www.dodgeforacause.com to register your team for just $250, with all proceeds benefitting JDRF. The tournament champion will be treated to a VIP night out in Kansas City. The winning team will receive 16 tickets to a Sprint Center event, complete with suite, based on availability. Additionally, Carey Limousine will provide VIP transportation to and from the event.
“We couldn’t be more grateful to the Perceptive Software team for all their work with Dodge for a Cause,” says Reed Garrett, JDRF Kansas City Chapter Board President. “Their efforts, along with the community, are getting us even closer to finding a cure for type 1 diabetes, and we look forward to another successful event this year.”
This will be the first year that the tournament will be entirely co-ed. Individuals 18 years and older are eligible to participate. Each team must consist of at least three men and three women and teams are guaranteed three matches, for a minimum of six games during first-round play. In addition to the grand prize, team prizes will be awarded for best team uniforms, best team spirit, best team name, best team theme song, and “best” team hair.
Dodge for a Cause is held at Perceptive Software’s worldwide headquarters, which features a National Amateur Dodgeball Association (NADA) approved dodgeball court. Complete tournament information and registration details can be found at www.dodgeforacause.com. Questions can be directed to dodgeball@perceptivesoftware.com.
About Perceptive Software
Perceptive Software builds enterprise content management software to help organizations effortlessly manage the entire lifecycle of their documents and information, fueling greater operational efficiency. Organizations in more than 30 countries rely on Perceptive Software and its flagship product ImageNow® to simplify their business processes through cost-effective content management solutions that create immediate and lasting impact.
Registration is closing soon, so register now!
Shawnee City Council Extends Johnson County Landfill Permit
The Shawnee City Council last week approved a request from Deffenbaugh Industries, Inc. to allow the company to operate the Johnson County Landfill until 2043. The previous landfill permit was scheduled to expire in 2027.
According to company spokesman Tom Coffman, an engineering study last autumn projected that the landfill would still have space available beyond 2027 because of reduced waste volumes caused by the recession, increased recycling activity and operational improvements at the 867-acre site. Deffenbaugh officials informed city and county staff of the results of the study, and research conducted by Johnson County confirmed the 2043 closure projection.
“We view this as a success story,” Coffman said. “Recent ordinance changes by some local communities have already paid dividends through higher recycling rates. When the new Johnson County waste regulations are fully implemented, we will see even greater waste diversion and achieve the goal of extending the life of the landfill. Residents, businesses and governments continue to work together to preserve resources and delay the time when we will face more costly disposal alternatives.”
The Johnson County Landfill is the largest disposal facility in the Kansas City region, managing more than 5,000 tons of waste per day. As part of the permit extension process, Deffenbaugh Industries and the City of Shawnee revised their existing development agreement to include substantially increased host fee payments.
“Deffenbaugh Industries has operated their landfill since 1967, and the company has been a good partner,” Mayor Jeff Meyers said. “Deffenbaugh’s management acknowledges that the city has been a progressive community to work with through the years. Through this extension, everyone in the region will continue to benefit from ongoing waste diversion efforts and affordable disposal capacity to 2043, and the city will gain new revenues without increasing taxes.”
About Deffenbaugh Industries, Inc.
Deffenbaugh Industries, Inc., founded in 1957, is one of the largest waste and recycling services companies in the Midwest. Deffenbaugh Industries is headquartered in Kansas City and operates in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas and Iowa.
Visit Deffenbaugh Industries for additional information.
Hermes Nursery 5th Annual Friends & Family Sale
Stop by Hermes Nursery May 7 & 14 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. for its 5th annual friends and family day! They're open to the public only once a year, so don't miss your chance to get up to 75% off retail prices! Choose from a huge selection of trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses and groundcovers, all at wholesale prices! Hermes’ award-winning residential landscape designers will be on site to assist you with your landscape design needs. Come on out to their River Farm and tour their nursery, pick out a tree for Mom, or just enjoy the fresh air and sunshine!
Proudly partnered with: JCCC Horticulture Program, JoCo Master Gardeners, and Tree Patch. |
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Hermes Nursery is at 20000 West 47th Street, Shawnee, KS 66218. Check out their special pricing list!
Visit Hermes Nursery or call 913.441.2400 for more information.
City of Shawnee Receives Fifth Consecutive Budgeting Award
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the City of Shawnee GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 2011 Budget.
This is a significant achievement for the Governing Body and City staff and reflects the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order to receive the budget award, the entity had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. The guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity’s budget serves as:
• a policy document
• a financial plan
• an operations guide
• a communications device
Budget documents must be rated “proficient” in all four categories to receive the award.
GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving 17,500 government finance professionals throughout North America. The GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in governmental budgeting.
This is the fifth consecutive year the City has received this award.
Shawnee’s 2011 Budget is available online at www.cityofshawnee.org.
Johnson County Celebrates April as National County Government Month
It’s been said that citizens only care about their local government when the water stops flowing out of their faucet, they hit a pothole, or their garbage doesn’t get picked up. Other than that, they are unengaged and willfully unaware of what counties do on their behalf.
So let’s take a page from Mr. Capra and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” and imagine what one day in the life of an average Johnson County resident would be like if some critical county services went away. This is not a budgetary scare story, just some food for thought:
- In the morning, you’ll be using water to bathe or cook with. It may not be treated or healthy to drink.
- You probably also used the toilet. All that waste has to go somewhere; hope it’s not the same place as the drinking water came from.
- While driving to work, the roads may or may not be marked appropriately. You’ll hit several potholes and hope people stop at the intersection of two main arterial roads where there are no signs or lights.
- You make it home and your spouse is in bed with some kind of flu bug. So are the kids, and most of their friends at school are sick with this strange virus. You suddenly feel sick to your stomach. Then again, it could be the water you drank this morning.
- Finally, the weather outside is still, the clouds are dark, and the sky has a green cast. Should you take shelter? Too bad there is nothing to warn you. Where is the best place for shelter, and what do you need to take with you? Uh, oh – where’s Fido?!
Granted, these are exaggerations, but it underscores that every person in Johnson County, on any given day, is a beneficiary of county services. The water we drink, the roads we drive on, the flu immunization you receive, all are part of what the 105 counties do for 2.8 million Kansans.
Counties do a lot of things right, and even though they do their best to tell their positive stories, folks don’t always want to listen to what’s working well.
That’s why we are making an extra effort the month of April to celebrate National County Government Month. Johnson County will be tweeting, blogging and posting FaceBook information on county services.
In times such as these, it seems there may not be much to celebrate. But fundamentally, counties deliver the services that keep our society civilized, and it’s worth taking a little time to pause, reflect and be a little grateful of where we live, and what makes it so livable.
To follow the activities, visit Johnson County’s website. There, you can sign up for blog, Twitter and FaceBook notifications. Information will be posted on Johnson County’s National County Government Month page, which you can easily access from the home page.
Adapted from Paul McIntosh’s “Counties Keep it Civilized”
Shawnee Rotary Club raises funds for Rotary Youth Camp
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Each year the Shawnee Rotary Club members participating in the Royals Opening Day KC Star paper sales. Several members of the Club and chamber members gathered early in the morning on March 31st at Lake Quivira Country Club to sell newspapers as a donation to the Rotary Youth Camp for kids with disabilities. This is the first “dry” opening day for several years.
The Rotary motto is “Service Above Self’ with over 33,000 international clubs main objective is service in the community, in the workplace and throughout the world. |
Rotarians include: Buck Harley, John Miller, John Taylor, Linda Leeper, Charley Vogt, Todd Goodman, Phil McAnany, Patrick Hammond and the photographer David Huston.
Kansas Small Business Development Center April Seminar Schedule
Check out this month's schedule of seminars offered by the Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC).
QuickBooks Pro/Premier: Introductory Workshop
April 5 | 12:30 - 4:30 p.m,, CRN 20255 - Regnier Center Room 250
Fee: $189
Introduction to Government Contracting
April 6 | 9:30 a.m. - noon, CRN 21483 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: not listed
QuickBooks: Payroll
April 7 | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., CRN 20263 - Regnier Center Room 250
Fee: $79
Starting a Business: Success Right from the Start
April 12 | 6 - 9:30 p.m., CRN 20242 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $30
Kansas Retail Sales and Compensating Use Tax
April 13 | 8 a.m. - noon, CRN 20233 - Regnier Center Room 175
Fee: $15
Improve Your Company's Profitability: Understanding Your Financial Statements
April 14 | 8 - 11 a.m., CRN 20235 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $30
Small Business Internet Basics: Websites, Social Networks, Search Engine Optimization and Ads
April 20 | 3 - 5:30 p.m., CRN 20236 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $25
QuickBooks: Intermediate
April 21 | 9 a.m. - Noon, CRN 20257 - Regnier Center Room 255
Fee: $79
QuickBooks: How to Track Jobs, Time and Mileage
April 21 | 1 - 2:30 p.m., CRN 20258 - Regnier Center Room 255
Fee: $79
IRS Small Business Tax Workshop
April 21 | 1 - 5 p.m., CRN 20237 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $25
CEO Roundtable - Work ON Your Business - Not IN Your Business
April 21 | 8 - 10 a.m.
There is an application process for membership in this group. Contact the KSBDC at 913.469.3878 for information.
Fee: $250
FOCUS: Productivity and Time Management for Small Business Owners and Employees
April 27 | 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., CRN 20238 - Regnier Center Room 145
Fee: $199
To register, contact the Continuing Education Registration office at 913.469.2323 or visit www.jccc.edu and select Small Business Workshops.
In addition to the seminars, the JCCC KSBDC provides free, confidential, one-on-one consulting to existing and prospective small business owners in Johnson, Wyandotte and Miami counties in Kansas. The team of consultants includes experienced professionals with expertise in the areas of finance accounting, marketing, strategic planning and general small business management. Consultants meet with small business owners by appointment, and there is no charge for the KSBDC's consulting services.
For additional information, contact Malinda Bryan Smith, Regional Director, or Kay Lampe, Traning and Event Coordinator at 913.649.3878 or visit the KSBDC website.
