Challenge Two

March 2009 - Warm the Homeless

Working with Community LINC

Project: Renovating the Teen Space at Community LINC.

Challenge Leaders: Dean, Randy, Jaime (AL Huber), Mike, Darcey (Wallace Engineers), Linsay & Greg (Lankford Engineers).

Status: Randy Huber & Mike Hurd visited Community LINC and went through the list in person to see what projects we want to include for this Challenge.

We will be renovating the Teen Space at Community LINC. The space is located in the basement of one of their buildings and is very depressing right now. AL Huber has already secured a sub-contract to redo the concrete floor in the basement. Together AL Huber, Wallace Engineers, Lankford Engineers, LaFarge and Western Fireproofing will be pouring a topping on the current 1" thick slab. Simultaneously SFS Architecture and Encompas will be working on the interiors, to make this a fun space for the kids to hang out and study. To date we have met with the Teens to get their ideas and input on their future meeting space, as well as begun the process of prepping the space for renovation.

Challenge One

February 2009 - Feed the Hungry

***VOTES ARE IN!!!***

For the month of February, the monthly award categories and winners are:

1. Best Event Documentation (Submission): Team Awaken KC!

2. Most innovative and Creative Project: WE HAVE A TIE!!! Can you believe it?:

Team Awaken KC and VML Spark Squad!!

3. Largest number of Participants in event: Small Beginnings!! ( Over 200! )

Congratulations Team!!! A big Thank You to AIPC for helping make this possible!!! I know we are keeping up the great work on Warm the Homeless, lets just keep that momentum for Save the Planet!

Congratulations to all the teams for all the hard work and all the Change that is happening in our community because of Project Change! Keep it up!

Working with Community LINC

Project: Food collection to stock up new resident apartments/education on how to cook economically. Donation of pasta and ingredients, cooking class and recipe cards for economical/healthy dishes.

Challenge Leaders: Laura Daggett (American Italian Pasta)

Status: AIPC made a generous donation of pasta, other ingredients and monetary help (Laura Daggett helped facilitate this donation). Laura pulled in house recipes from AIPC and other recipes from the team's home kitchens. We worked with Cecile to coordinate the appropriate times to meet with residents for cooking classes. Pasta 101 included information on cooking pasta, tips from our own kitchens, and a lively discussion of how to eat the foods we love cheap and easily.

Our Team '09

corporate team members....

sfs architecture

lankford engineers

encompas

a.l. huber construction

wallace engineers

patti banks associates

american italian pasta co.

la farge

western fireproofing

cf wood products

gragg's paint

george g. shaw construction

panel systems plus

applied ecological services

individuals from...

liquid 9 media boutique
husch blackwell sanders
apple bus company
midwest block & brick

donations from...

baer supply
isc surfaces
albert tramm lumber
patcraft design weave
johnson county custom upholstery

working with...

community linc
the thompson center for autism and neurodevelopmental disorders
the kansas center for autism research

and growing...