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Kansas City Organization to Receive 250,000 Diapers for Babies in Need

{image courtesy of Happy Bottoms}

To support the launch of the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN), a non-profit organization with a mission to raise diaper need awareness, Huggies Every Little Bottom is donating 12 million diapers this holiday season to moms and babies nationwide. Huggies and the NDBN will be traveling to 12 cities in 12 days, delivering a total of 12 million diapers along the way. And, great news! Kansas City has been selected as one of the 12 cities and will receive 250,000 diapers to help local families in need!

This event will take place Tuesday, November 15, 2011 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM at HappyBottoms c/o Hope Faith Ministries, which is located at 705 Virginia, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

Hundreds of low-income families in the Kansas City metro area are forced to make the choice between paying utility bills or buying diapers for their kids.

HappyBottoms will be using warehouse space provided by Hope Faith Ministries to store the diaper donation. HappyBottoms will provide diapers to Hope Faith Ministries as a partner agency and will be able to reach children who are homeless in our community.

If you are interested in participating in or hosting a community diaper drive, please click here to get more information.

Book Sale With A Purpose!

If you're anything like me, one of the things that we LOVE to take part in during the summer is SUMMER READING!  How about getting a jumpstart on your book collection?

One of our community partners, GiveWhatYouGot.org is hosting a great book sale this weekend in Overland Park!  There will be over 10,000 new books and over 6,000 used books priced at just $1 to $3! Proceeds benefit GWYG, which is a local philanthropic organization that helps local kids in foster care receive care packages for birthdays and holidays.  In addition, necessities like clothing, household items and toiletries are also provided to them.

Please plan to swing on by for some fabulous deals on books for a fabulous local organization.  You'll get good karma for doing good while of course, getting good stuff in return!  The book sale will take place at 9620 Nall in Overland Park, KS.  Hours are Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Happy {summer} reading!

Benefit Concert of Autism Speaks

Hey Kansas City moms, dads, kids and families - I hope all of you will join me and my very dear friend, Jim Cosgrove for a fantastic event in KC on Friday August 14th which will benefit Autism Speaks.

Many of you already know but Autism Speaks has grown into the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families.

This fabulous local Kansas City event will feature a jam-packed concert performance by our very own Jim "Mr. Stinky Feet" Cosgrove, face painting, silent auction, and lots of family fun!  Here are the details of the event:

Date:  Friday, August 14, 2009
Time:  5:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Shawnee Civic Center, 13817 Johnson Dr. in Shawnee, KS

Schedule of Events:

5:30-6:30 Food, Face Painting, Silent Auction
6:30 - 7:30 - Jim Cosgrove Concert
7:30 - 8:00 Silent Auction Announcements

GiveWhatYouGot.org Halloween Bash

Are you looking for a feel-good Halloween event for the whole family?  Look no further!  GiveWhatYouGot.org, our newest community partner, has just announced their upcoming Halloween Party event sure to be a hit with you, your kids, and the Kansas City community at large.  Here's the scoop:

GIveWhatYouGot.org 1st Annual Halloween Party
Saturday October 25, 2008
6 p.m. -9 p.m. @ ARTichokes, 105th & Mission in Leawood, KS

Join in on the fun at the first annual GiveWhatYouGot.org Halloween Party!  It will be a night filled with costumes, Halloween crafts, and fun food for your kids all while being watched by a great staff of high school volunteers.  For the adults there will be Jack Stack BBQ, Blvd Beer, Jowler Creek Wine and a little free time to chat with your friends (can you imagine?!).  The event is being held at ARTichokes @ 105th/Mission.  

Donation prices for this event are $10 for adults and $5 for children over 2 (kids under 2 are free).  
For more information or to reserve your spot click here. 

THE Book Sale NOT To Be Missed!

GiveWhatYouGot is having a BOOK SALE!

10,000 brand NEW books
 
Get a head start on holiday shopping & support local KC kids!  GiveWhatYouGot has just received a generous donation of 10,000 brand new books from local publisher, Andrews McMeel.  You can see a list of book categories below and can see actual book titles on their website.  ALL books will be sold for either $1, $2 or $3, depending on the size of the book.  Book sale details are as follows:

Friday, Aug 15 from 9-6
Saturday, Aug 16 from 9-5
9620 Nall @ Blessings Abound
 
100% of all proceeds will be used to create Birthday Care Packages for Foster Kids in the local KC area.

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to stock up on great books for you, your kids, or future gift-giving.  And the best part?  You're doing your part to help support one of Kansas City's own fabulous non-profit groups!  My kids and I will definitely be there!  Hope to see you all there!

The Largest Baby Shower on the Planet!

You're invited to be a part of the largest and most meaningful baby shower on the planet!  Eber Jeeber has teamed up with the Kansas City Chapter of Newborns in Need to raise awareness and gather baby items for premature, sick, and needy babies.   During the month of August, Eber Jeeber will be giving a 10% entire purchase discount to all who donate items for this event.  New and gently used baby clothing sizes preemie to 2T, blankets, diapers, bottles, etc are some of the items that you can donate.  Feel free to bring in more than one item as this is for a great cause.  There will be a donation basket at the store for your convenience.  For more information, please visit newbornsinneed.org.   

Eber Jeeber is located at:
4937 West 119th Street
Overland Park, Kansas 66209
August, 2008

Their hours are:
10:00 AM-6:00 PM  Mon-Thur
10:00 AM-5:00 PM Fri & Sat
12:00 to 4:00 PM Sundays (July 27th to August 17th)

New Fall Collections Have Arrived!
Zutano Toddler and Miss Me Girls 7-14 have just come in.  Next week's shipments will include lots of Zutano infant, the new Cloud B Twilight Sea Turtle, and girls dress and legging sets from Sweet Potatoes, just to name a few.  Flex Pedipeds, and more Originals will be arriving the second week of August.

Dig for a cure

Dig For a Cure is a sand volleyball tournament being hosted at Shawnee Mission Beach Volleyball on Saturday, July 19th.  100% of the proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk.  With the money raised we can help find a cure for thousands of women suffering from breast cancer.  Please join others in this fight against breast cancer and have a fun day of sand volleyball too!  To download the registration form, click here.  The tournament will include Competitive, Intermediate and a Recreational divisions, permitting there are enough teams for each.  What a great way to have some fun in the sun with your friends while playing volleyball, and all for a great cause!

For more information, visit www.digforacure.com or email Shannon Allen at sballen@kc.rr.com.

March for Babies.

KCMetroMoms.com has started a team for the annual March of Dimes March for Babies.  If you would like to join our team and walk with me in the fight for healthy babies, or to donate to this worthy cause, click here.

lucy now open in Leawood.

I attended the new lucy store grand opening today in Leawood.  lucy is an awesome new store that is all about comfort, feeling good, and balance in your wardrobe.  They have an array of activewear, workout apparel, and accessories.  Every mom in Kansas City would be able to find something that that they love in this store!

The grand opening celebration featured tasty hors d'ouvres from Dean & Deluca, soothing live music, complimentary chair massages, AND the entire store was 20% off to boot!  A portion of the proceeds from sales were being donated to WIN for KC, a wonderful organization helping empower women and girls through sports and fitness.

I walked away with two fabulous pairs of flip-flops, which I love. I am a total flip-flop junkie.

Reef is a brand I absolutely think is top-notch.  A lucy store associate informed me that Reef is their sister company.  What a cool thing!  If you are in the market for some comfort clothes that are hip, fun to wear, and make you feel good then I urge you to check out the new lucy store.