Archives for “Fundraisers”

Tweet Apparently it’s going to take some wizardry to make up for recent cuts to state education funding. Around 125 students this weekend hopped on their brooms (or foam pool noodles, as it were) for the inaugural Belinder Elementary Quidditch tournament. The Harry Potter-inspired fun was the idea of Belinder mom Laura Fey, a local [...]


Tweet Brighton Gardens’ dining and activities area was filled Sunday with the scent of freshly baked gingerbread and the sight of smiling youngsters and their parents. For the third year in a row, Prairie Villagers turned out for the Prairie Village Municipal Foundations’ annual Gingerbread House Decorating Party. Mely Ballard, owner of Mely’s Yogurt and [...]


Tweet (Prepare for a bit of shameless promotion…for a good cause). Today’s the last day to register for this year’s gingerbread house decorating parties benefitting the Prairie Village Municipal Foundation. Mely Ballard of Mely’s Yogurt and Ice Cream puts the houses together at her store and then brings them to Brighton Gardens, where families decorating [...]


Tweet Alright, kids: Break out those Big Chief tablets and your Crayolas (or your iPad…whatever is you all write on these days), ‘cause you’ve only got 12 hours to polish off those Christmas lists for Santa. The elf – who has been previously described as right, jolly and old – will be at Corinth Square [...]


Tweet Be afraid, pink crustaceans current skating along merrily under the sea off the Maine coast. Because the Shawnee Mission East International Club is hosting its annual Lancer Lobster Landing. The group will fly in fresh, live Maine lobsters for pick up Saturday, Oct. 15. The order deadline is Monday, Oct. 10. The group will [...]


Tweet If you’re feeling charitable and in need of interior design inspiration, there’s still time to get in on the annual Restoration Sensation homes tour benefiting SHARE, SM East’s student-led community service organization. This year’s tour features four homes. They are: 2904 W. 71st Street A gorgeous French Country home with beautiful golf course views. [...]


Tweet The Prairie Elementary PTA has decided to take a new approach to fundraising this year, moving away from its traditional battery of sales and toward larger events intended to foster more community spirit. The group is kicking off the new strategy with a run, the Prairie Pride 5K and 1-mile Fun Run, to be [...]


Tweet A month ago, 2011 SM East graduate Natalie Bender’s family was preparing for a huge life change: sending their daughter off to college. Today, college has been postponed as they face an entirely different life changing set of circumstances: supporting Natalie as she battles brain cancer. Bender went to the Lake of the Ozarks [...]