Each year, the Southtown Council takes the opportunity to acknowledge and salute area businesses, institutions, neighborhoods, government entities, and individuals for the improvements and actions taken to make Southtown a great place to live, work, and do business.
This year the “Southtown All-Stars Awards Dinner” takes place on Thursday, August 16 at the Uptown Theater, 411 Valentine Rd. The evening begins with a social hour followed by a buffet dinner and the program. The event concludes by 9 p.m. Sponsorships are available for $600 and include a table for eight people. Individual tickets are $45.
Congratulations to the following award recipients:
• “Lead Off” (Small businesses)- Smile Palace, Ed U Care, RevolveKC
• “Clean Up” (Medium/Large business)- Pener Plaza
• “Major Leaguers” (Institutions)- Rockhurst, UMKC, Central United Methodist
• “1st Round Drafts” (new construction)- Commerce Bank, Pemberton Park, St. Teresa’s
Academy
• “Bull Pen” (Public Improvements)- Troost Bridge, Marlborough Green Solutions, 63rd St.
Improvements, and African Sky Safari
• “Team Player” (Neighborhood)- Marlborough Community Coalition
• “MVP”- (Southtowner of the Year)- Martha Morgan Pruitt
• “Grand Slam”- (Public Achievement)- Attorney Charles Renner
• “Baseball Hall of Fame”- Leon Goodhart
Please join with us in acknowledging and honoring them on August 16th!