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Name: Skillbuilders Independence
Start: 2019-9-17T00-00-00-00
End: 2019-11-19T23-23-59-00
Location: Palmer Center

Trump Administration announces $2 billion to fight opioid abuse

September 5, 2019 News, Politics & Policy

The Trump administration is awarding $2 billion in new funding to states and local governments to help fight the opioid crisis. Health and Human Services Secretary Alexander Azar says the grants come from ...

Alzheimer’s and Baby Boomers: What you need to know

May 9, 2019 50+ Lifestyles, News

Alzheimer’s rates are expected to skyrocket to record high levels as baby boomers age, according to the Detroit Free Press. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that about 5.8 million Americans currently have the disease ...

Area opioid crisis getting worse, officials look for answers

April 24, 2019 Local, News

This opioid crisis is getting worse in Kansas City metro and the news has law enforcement increasingly looking to the White House for help. In Leavenworth, Kan., police are now focused on ...

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17SepAll Day19NovSkillbuilders Independence(All Day) Palmer Center, 218A North Pleasant, Independence, MO 64050 (816) 325-6200

19SepAll Day21NovSkillbuilders Overland Park(All Day) Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, 11902 Lowell Blvd., Overland Park, KS 66213

20SepAll Day22NovSkillbuilders Platte County(All Day) PLATTE COUNTY RESOURCE CENTER-BOARD ROOM, 11724 NW Plaza Circle, Kansas City MO 64153

25SepAll Day03Nov40 Days for Life(All Day) Center For Women's Health Abortion Facility Right of Way, 4840 College Blvd. Overland Park, KS.

17Oct7:00 pmRescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe7:00 pm White Theatre, Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, 5801 W 115 Street, Overland Park, KS 66211 |

19OctAll Day09FebAccess+Ability(All Day) Nelson-Atkins, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO

19Oct5:00 pmMaranatha Christian Academy’s BBQ, Boots and Bingo Legacy Auction5:00 pm Maranatha Christian Academy, 6826 Lackman Rd, Shawnee, KS 66217

20OctAll Day27DARE TO DREAM: SAT-7 WEEK OF PRAYER 2019(All Day)

20Oct9:00 am10:30 amMoxie's Mission Charity Run9:00 am - 10:30 am Bar K Dog Bar, 501 Berkley

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Beloved Service Dog Inspires “Moxie’s Mission” Charity Run
October 20th – Bar K Dog Bar, Kansas City

The first of a series of planned Moxie’s Mission fundraisers, the 6-Legged Relay Race will be held on Sunday, October 20th at Bar K Dog Bar, 501 Berkley Parkway in Kansas City. Activities will include a relay race (each team consists of five humans and at least one dog; fee is $25 per person) and dog talent show ($5 entry fee). Check-in begins at 8:00am.

Kansas City – One good deed—or in this case, dog—deserves another. That’s the inspiration behind Moxie’s Mission, a 6-Legged Relay Fun Run to be held October 20th at Bark K Dog Bar.

The run at 9 a.m., and activities from 10:30 until noon. The event will include the relay race, pet costume contest, and family friendly activities.

Moxie’s Mission is the brainchild of Katie Harris, who was born with a disabling condition, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome—and whose life has been greatly enriched by a mini-goldendoodle named Moxie, her service dog in training.

“Moxie has changed my life,” says Katie, a high school social worker. “I want to give this amazing gift to someone else who needs it but can’t afford it on their own.”

A fully-trained service dog costs $15,000-$20,000, depending on what tasks the pup is trained to perform. All funds raised by the charity run will be donated to the American Service Dog Association in Kansas City, a 501c3 non-for-profit.

“Never Much of a Dog Person”
Although Katie was born with Ehlers Danlos—a rare disease of the connective tissue that causes overly-flexible joints, easily-bruised, elastic skin and fragile organs—she wasn’t diagnosed until 2011. Over the years, Katie endured many hospitalizations, surgeries and joint dislocations, as well as chronic pain. Last year, she started using a wheel chair.

At the same time, she became obsessed with getting a dog. Although never much of a dog person (she had been bitten as a child), she fell in love with her father’s goldendoodle and acquired Moxie as a companion dog. As her health declined, she began working with the American Service Dog Association to train Moxie as her service dog. Moxie now accompanies Katie to school every day and is close to completing her training.

About the American Service Dog Association
The ASDA trains and provides service dogs to qualifying individuals suffering from physical and mental disabilities, as well as autism and PTSD. They teach dogs to pull wheelchairs, push handicapped buttons, open and close doors, retrieve dropped objects—even deposit trash and fetch a ringing phone.

Dogs in the program live in the home of their trainer and can require up to two years of intensive training. Because of the high cost involved with their training, living expenses and vet care, there is a tremendous demand for service dogs—a demand Katie is determined to help meet.

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20Oct6:00 pm4 His Love Quartet Concert6:00 pm Pisgah Baptist Church, 112 Pisgah Dr, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024

20Oct7:30 pm10:00 pmDavid Dunn and Erica Bostick in concert7:30 pm - 10:00 pm FireEscape Coffeehouse, 126 W Main St Chanute, KS 66720

22Oct6:00 pm7:30 pmFinancial Peace University Course6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Pisgah Baptist Church, 112 Pisgah Dr, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024

22Oct7:00 pm9:30 pmSharing Jesus Without Fear7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Country Meadows Baptist Church, 4901 Lees Summit Rd, Kansas City, MO 64136

24Oct(Oct 24)6:00 pm25(Oct 25)4:00 pmUnconventional Business Summit 20196:00 pm - 4:00 pm (25) Sheraton Overland Park Convention Center, 6100 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS

26Oct9:00 am2:00 pmThe Lutheran High School of Kansas City Open House9:00 am - 2:00 pm Lutheran High School of Kansas City, 12411 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64145

27Oct4:00 pm6:00 pmOktoberfest4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Woods Chapel Church Blue Springs, 3609, MO-7, Blue Springs, MO 64014

27Oct5:00 pm7:00 pmTrick or Treat by Orrick Seniors5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Orrick Senior Citizens Housing, 403 S. Adams Orrick, MO 64077

29Oct9:30 am1:00 pmLUTHERAN WOMEN'S MISSIONARY LEAGUE MISSOURI DISTRICT KANSAS CITY SOUTH ZONE 2019 FALL RALLY9:30 am - 1:00 pm Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 5901 E 135th St., Grandview, Missouri 64030

30Oct6:00 pm8:30 pmFamFest6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Pisgah Baptist Church, 112 Pisgah Dr, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024

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