Thursday,

August 21           

11:00 AM-1:30 PM

County Courthouse Lawn

Heart-touching testimonials were given by Judi Crawford of Show-Me Christian Youth Home who related that she had come to Show-Me as a tiny babe and lived their all her years as a youth and has now returned to serve as an employee and give back some of what she had received. Many additional testimonials were from Heart of America Boy Scouts; Children’s Mercy Hospital by two families that have received care there; the Salvation Army; and Legal Aid of Western Missouri with two client cases where legal aid had intervened and provided assistance where one client had help getting a bill paid by insurance and another to avoid eviction.  Continuing were Survival Adult Abuse Center, W-ILS (West Central Independent Living Solutions), the Senior Centers, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Johnson County, Johnson County Adult Literacy, Mid-Continent Girl Scouts, the Food Center, Pathways, Johnson County HELP and a 4-Her relating where assistance provided through United Way funds allowed her opportunities she would never have been able to achieve..

Embarq, as a community leader, provided a $1,000 donation to the JCUW to underwrite part of the cost of the food for the lunch  and Embarq employees participated in the event, assisting with set-up, food preparation, serving, and clean-up.  In addition DQ Grill & Chill provided chocolate, cherry and butterscotch Dilly Bars.  KOKO radio with Marion Woods did a live broadcast and Gary Grigsby from Central Band and Piano kept the equipment dry and provided the sound system and fill-in music.

Agencies with booths explaining their services to those in attendance were American Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Johnson County, Catholic Charities, Children's Mercy Hospital, Boy Scouts of America/Heart of America Council, Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council, Holden Sports Association, HOPE Coalition, Johnson County Adult Literacy, Johnson County HELP, Legal Aid of Western Missouri, Pathways Behavioral HealthCare, Salvation Army of Warrensburg, Show Me-Christian Youth Home, Survival Adult Abuse Center,  The Food Center, Warrensburg Parks for the 21st Century, Warrensburg/Holden Senior Centers, 4-H Assistance, West Central Independent Living Solutions (WILS) and Warrensburg Parks for the 21st Century..  

Saturday,

September 6

5:30 PM -

Hospitality/Social

6:00 PM -

Celebrity Waiter Dinner

Johnson County Fairgrounds

U.S. 50 Highway west of Warrensburg

Although serving that many people can become a challenge, the celebrity waiters are aided by board members, agency volunteers, and some Scouts making the service go quickly while guests are entertained with music provided by the Country Ordaras.

Celebrity Waiters for the year include Campaign Chair Rick Deno; David Pearce, 121st State Representative & Candidate for State Senate 31st District; Rep. Mayor Donna DeFrain; Nancy Jo Jennings, Public Administrator; Lynn Stoppy Bracken, Prosecuting Attorney; Judge Sue Dodson; Judge Jackie Cook; Lou Sharp, Manager, Bi-Lo Country Mart;  Dr. Deborah Orr, R-VI Superintendent; Scott Crist, President, UMB Bank; Delbert Bodenhammer, Bank of Holden; Jack Moore, Big Brothers/Big Sisters; Gilbert Powers, County Clerk; Steve Flick, Flick Seed Company; Mayor Lloyd Stever, Kingsville; Jerry Ellis, US Bank; Carol White, President, Central Missouri Community Credit Union; Phil Shumard, Engineer, EnerSys;  Teresa Cast, Holden Community Leader; Mike Wagner, Candidate for Judicial Circuit Judge; Jessica Rhodes, Warrensburg Main Street; Nancy Davis, Treasurer; Denny Hoskins, Candidate for State Representative 121st District; Stephanie Elkins, Circuit Clerk; Jim Jackson, Candidate for State Representative 121st District; Chris Benjamin, Candidate for State Senate 31st District; ISteve Shippy, Candidate for Treasurer; Kristi Kenny, Candidate for State Representative 120th District; Scott Sader, Eastern Commissioner; Dennis Long, Human Resources Manager, WMMC; Clff Harris, Warrensburg Ford, Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge & Jeep; Rachael Martin, President Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce; Mike Wakeman, Holden Mayor; Scott Largent, Candidate for State Representative 120th District;

Host emcee Bob Lotspeich will again keep the event going at a lively pace as pace-setter donations are announced and challenges for different waiters come from the attendees. 

If you would be interested in attending, contact one of the waiters to see if he or she has an extra seat available at their table or call one of our board members to see if they can place you at a table.

As is customary and part of the evening’s entertainment, guests also received tickets to the Johnson County Rodeo which will be held the following week.

Tuesday,

October 2

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

McDonald's Fund-Raiser

Saturday, November 1

4:00 PM-7:00 PM

Sweets auctions -

5, 6 & 7 PM

Warrensburg Community Center

445 E. Gay Street

Warrensburg, MO 64093

Agencies are beginning to sign on to compete.  They are:  The Big Chill (Big Brothers/Big Sisters; Unnamed Chili (The Food Center); Unnamed Chili (Girl Scouts); The "FUN" Chili (Warrensburg Parks for the 21st Century). currently unnamed chili (Holden Sports Association), Red Kettle Chili (Salvation Army of Warrensburg), unnamed chili (Kingsville Recreation); ABC chili (Johnson County Adult Literacy); unnamed chili (Show-Me Christian Youth Home); unnamed chili (Homemaker Health Care).

In addition to those coming out to eat chili, many participate in the auction which has more than just sweets.  The auction of items takes place several times during the evening, allowing guests to take advantage of items without having to spend the entire evening waiting. The auctions take place at 5, 6 and 7 PM.  Many interesting items are donated in addition to homemade cakes, pies, cookies, breads and candy. 

Sunday, December 7

Various Locations

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

$10.00

Homes to be included in the holiday homes tour will be posted as soon as we have final commitments. Homes currently on the tour are: Jackie Mees and Pat Higgins