About 1,000 teachers from the greater Kansas City area got help preparing for the start of school Wednesday. North Heartland Community Church held its seventh annual teacher supplies giveaway.
Lenexa Police Department fetches comfort dog for officers, community
Officer Lexi Blue is a 3-month-old Goldendoodle
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and last updated 2021-06-25 21:27:51-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The Lenexa Police Department has added a four-legged companion to its ranks.
Officer Lexi Blue, a three-month-old Goldendoodle, will serve as a comfort dog for fellow officers, as well as the community.
She will put her best paw forward working with crime victims and victims of traumatic events, while also taking part in education visits and community functions, the department said in a Facebook post.
This very good girl will meet the public in her first pawtrol on Tuesday, June 29, at the Lenexa Farmers Market.
Woman holds annual fundraiser for music therapy program at Children s Mercy
For the past several years, Ginzy Schaefer has hosted a fundraiser to benefit Children s Mercy s music therapy program.
and last updated 2021-06-11 18:37:32-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â For the past several years, Ginzy Schaefer has hosted a fundraiser to benefit the music therapy program at Children s Mercy.
The fund is called the Ginzy Schaefer Music Therapy fund. It s just fun, Schaefer said. I love kids and I love music, so I just thought it was a win-win.
For the past 10 years, she s had friends and family from her neighborhood get together on her street to buy and enjoy some ice cream, while raising funds for Children s Mercy.
The owner of a local shop on Troost Avenue simply wants to give youth in the community a chance. It's all Jerren Thornhill, who owns OnePair, said he wanted growing up.
Whether you're walking by, driving past, or seeing the bold and vibrant new mural near 31st and Cherry from above, you can't help but stop and take a picture.