April 2011

Border Challenge for Autism III

Procedes from this years Border Challenge for Autism event are divided between two GREAT organizations fighting Autism! The School (KU or MU) wih the most supporters will get 60% of the procedes from this years event! Kansas University took home the crown in 2010 and was awarded a $6,000 check from the Project Change, Awaken KC team! Be a part of this event in 2011 and help your school fight Autism!

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE TODAY

The organizations we support are:

K-CART (The Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training)

and

MU Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders

The Details:

Join us for food, Boulevard beer, wine, live and silent auction items and a whole lotta fun!

Tickets: $35.00 each. PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE TODAY

When: April, 28th 5:00p.m. - 9:00p.m.

Where: Boulevard Brewing Company, 2501 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64108

March 2011

Sleepyhead Beds - Bed Collection and Delivery

www.sleepyheadbeds.org is a non-profit charitable organization within the Greater Kansas City Area. Filling a very simple, very large need. Collecting gently used, unwanted mattresses, sanitizing and sterilizing them & distributing them to children in need. As Awaken KC during our challenge in the month of March we would like to help Sleepyhead Beds by; Raising awareness, creating a mattress drive and spending time picking up, cleaning and delivering the mattresses to the families in need.

Save the Dates: March 12 & 19th

for bed pickup, cleaning and delivery!!!

February 2011

Valentines for Veterans at Kaleidescope

For our first Challenge Awaken KC has decided to bring together the creativity of the youth and create unique Valentine's Day Cards for Veterans. Kaleidescope, at Hallmark, has generously agreed to work with us to set up times for families to bring in their children and donate their remnants towards this projects. We will then deliver the cards to local VA hospitals and VFWs to spread much needed smiles to service men and women.

See Kaleidescope's Calendar &
Pick any time on Saturday Feb. 5th!

Can not wait to see you there!

2011 Challenge Update! ! !

Challenge One ::: We will make Valentine Cards with kids for Veterans!!! Using repurosed materials for the cards, bringing kids from all our family's together & supporting our tropps here at home with some much needed love!
Create Change without $Change$ (Due on or before February 18th, 2011)
No Money? NO PROBEL! This Project is meant to address the ongoing speed bump that keeps people from geting involved - CASH! Your team will be challenged to put your creativity to the test and leave your wallets at home! No need to purchase items, ask for money or use your own, there are many opportunities to repurpose existing items, donate your time, spend time with someone, build relationships and connect to make a difference. Let's shed that roadblock and a little light on the new ways to get involved at the same time!

Challenge Two ::: We will be dedicated to finding beds for SleepyHeadBeds.org & helping their cause however we can!!! Lets put our heads, hands and helpfulness together to spread the word and make sure a few more local families have beds to sleep on!
See-A-Need -> Fill-A-Need (Due on or before March 25th, 2011)
Making a Difference can be simple! During this project, you are challenged to work together wtih your selected benefiting organizationto idenify a basic need. Your team will provide comfort by finding a creative way to reach across the gap and work together and fill it!

Challenge Three ::: We have choosen to do the Border Challenge for Austism once again! ! !
Grow Change - Create Hope (Due on or be April 29th, 2011)
During your finial project we challenge you to choose something that will continue to make an impact after you leave. This could mean SO many things! Plant a tree or community garden, teach someone to read, restore, repurpose or create and item that will continue to aid someone in the community or educate others about a local need and grow change beyond Project Change!

Challenge Four - the Group Project!
Mission Underpants! (May 2011)
This is a very common need for children, women and men who are struggling or homeless. This will be a one-day project, however it may include an ongoing rally throughout the season where teams are encouraged to have their own collections from now until our final push in May. There will be an award to that team the gathers the most underwear and socks prior to the group event!

!! Congratulations !!

Working together; companies, commitment and compassion has made quite a change.

Thank you to Kate Wind & Marsha Hoffman for beginning the Project and dreaming of the Change!

Challenge Four

May 2009 - Nurture the Children

Working with the Thompson Center & KCART

Project: Hosting "Border Challenge for Autism" benefiting the Thompson Center & KCART .

Challenge Leaders: Mike Christianer, Marsha Hoffman & Kate Wind (SFS Architecture), Bonnie (encompass).

Status: Mike, Marsha, Kate & Bonnie have been meeting tirelessly to set up a great event. They have organize a wonderful night of rivalry & fun for a good cause, at Boulevard Brewing Company.

Thursday May 28th 6:00-9:30 PM
@ Boulevard Brewing Company
$35 for a Ticket *
*includes fight songs, bragging
rights, sports highlights
and all the boulevard beer &
wine you can drink

All proceeds go to the Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders @ MU & the Kansas Center for Autism Research & Training @ KU.

Come to support the Cause, come to raise Awareness, come to show School Spirit, come to have a Drink, come to Awaken KC.
Buy your ticket Now!

Challenge Three

April 2009 - Save the Planet

Working with Community LINC

Project: Plant a Rain Garden and installing a French Drain to help with drainage and create a Community Garden at Community LINC. ***ACCOMPLISHED***

Challenge Leaders: Matt and Lisa (Patti Banks Associates) & Melody and Patti (sfs architecture)

Status: Matt, Brett, Melody and Patti visited the site to see what was feasible to assist with drainage issues and developing a community garden. Thanks to some dedicated volunteers from Church of the Reserection a 12" x 12" trench was dung during one of the last (or not...) snows of the season. Matt, Lisa, Melody and Patti are working on a plan and contacting organizations that might be interested in partnering on the community garden.

We will be installing a French Drain, planting a Rain Garden and creating a community garden at Community LINC. The French Drain will be located at the south side of the buildings, where the parking lot and a down spout drains along the side of Building 6. There is an obvious drainage problem, causing flooding to occur in the basement of one of their buildings. Patti Banks Associates has already laid out a plan to drain the water towards the street and the future Rain Garden. To date we have the trench dug, Applied Ecological Services is graciously donating plants for the Rain Garden, we are still looking for organizations that might be interested in partnering on the community garden or donating.