St. Peter’s, 815 E. Meyer Blvd, had a “Spirit Day” and more than 300 parishioners and school families wore the parish colors (navy or light blue) and filled in a giant template of the St. Peter’s logo, that was painted on the parking lot. Parishioner/school mom Lesley Reller went up in a cherry-picker to take an aerial shot from 55 feet high. The event was put together to celebrate the parish and school community, and to welcome several new school families. Christ the King closed their school this year, and some of their students have joined St. Peter’s! Calvary Lutheran moved their school further south, so some of their students have also joined. To learn more about St. Peter’s, visit www.stpkc.org.

This summer, students at the Swope Corridor Renaissance/Upper Room, Inc. read and passed quizzes on 202,084 books! This was an all-time record for the students, who read 155,000 last summer. According to Executive Director, Jerry McEvoy, “Not only did the students read a jaw-dropping number of books, but they also showed significant gains in their reading levels. On average, Upper Room students gained 5 months in reading over the 8-week Summer Program. Our only explanation is that our students must be ‘Super Heroes’!”

The Waldo Tower Historic Society is proud to announce that Phase One of the Waldo Water Tower restoration project is anticipated to begin in six to eight weeks. Phase One will include: roof replacement, concrete repair in the parapet, bird screens will be added to the windows, installation of a door at the west side of the base and removal of antennas and unused junction boxes.

The Waldo Tower Historic Society extends thanks to City Council Members John Sharp and Scott Taylor along with PIAC representatives Vanessa Claborn-Welch and Stacey Johnson-Cosby for their support of this project.

Phase Two will include the remainder of structural repairs, cleaning, painting and landscaping as proposed by Treanor Architects in the condition assessment. Once Phase One is completed, Parks & Recreation will have a better idea of what can be included in the second phase. The long range plans are for a lobby, an elevator and

Monthly Networking Events:

Wednesday, August 14, 8-9am
Needham Floral, 400 E. Gregory Blvd.
Come by and smell the flowers as you network with everyone!

Wednesday, August 28, 8-9am

Hogan Preparatory Academy High School students spent the last several months designing, constructing and maintaining their very own unique edible landscape gaining them the August Sparkle Award. Everybody likes the idea of fresh home grown fruit/veggies/herbs but don’t necessarily think of these items in landscape design. The students started with research on edible plants that would best fit the school’s climate, physical location, natural habitat and then built their landscape design around those materials. Youth gardens are as distinctive as the people who create and enjoy them. Hogan students created a landscape to meet the local program needs, and used the

The Prosperity Center for Financial Opportunity is the newest occupant of Rockhill University’s commercial space in its new Parking Garage at 5151 Troost Ave. The mission of the Center is to improve the financial bottom line for low- to moderate income individuals and families, helping to change their financial behavior in a way that encourages a long-term commitment to building a bright financial future. To achieve this, the Center provides a broad range of financial services, including employment counseling and placement, financial education and coaching, and public benefits access.