Central Area Betterment Association
P.O. Box 171262 . Kansas City, KS 66117 . 551 Central Avenue . 913-281-9222 . mt.caba@att.net
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Upcoming Events - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 20th, at 7AM! We will gather at the Pat Hanlon Senior Center, 11th and Central (below fire house number 9). Come and meet your new UG Commissioners Elect: Tarence Maddox (District 4) and Brian McKiernan (District 2). Bring your questions and suggestions. $5 for members. All are welcome! September 10th C.A.B.A. will present the 34th annual Central Avenue Parade. All entries are welcome, especially local merchants, families, neighborhood groups, churches, service organizations, schools, marching bands and politicians. We'll have more fun if you are involved! Central Avenue Corridor Community Conversation Project seeks your opinions! Central Avenue Corridor Community Conversations Within the next couple of months residents and business owerner/operators will have the opportunity to come together to discuss the values and assets of our area. Suggestions and criticism presented constructively will be encouraged. Plan to get involved. We need locations and volunteers to call folks together for a most important phase of Betterment! Call 913/281-9222 to assist with this project or email mt.caba@att.net
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Previous Events CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 16th, at 7AM. Our hosts will be the volunteers and staff of the Central Avenue Center of Hope, 11 North 15th! Enter on west side and parking is available across street. Come and meet our new Community Police Officer. $6 per person, $5 for members. All are welcome! March 12th The Scholarship Committee will be presenting the Fourth Annual St. Patricks Party fundraiser. The proceeds go to fund Central Avenue Area's student endeavors in education through the C.A.B.A. David Alvarado Memorial Scholarship Fund! CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 15th, 7AM, at Dynamic Life Baptist Church (1900 Central Avenue, KCK, 66102) . This is our Annual Christmas Party sponsored by Industrial State Bank. Along with the Holiday festivities, C.A.B.A. will host two events at this meeting: It's annual election of board members and the 2nd Annual drawing of the winning tickets for the WindFall of Dollars Fundraiser (any ticket holder can win up to $4,000)! Looking forward to seeing you! There is no charge for this breakfast, our party for the community sponsored by Industrial Bank. Everyone is Invited! Phone 913/281-9222 for more information! CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 17th, 7AM, at Casa de Hernandez Restaurant (19th & Park Drive, KCK, 66102) . We salute all US Veterans with a free breakfast at this meeting. If you are a U.S. Veteran, be out guest this month. Also, come and hear an overview of recent accomplishments along the Central Avenue Corridor and surrounding areas. Looking forward to seeing you! $5 at the door. Everyone Invited! Phone 913/281-9222 for more information KCK Parks and Recreation presents Safe Halloween Night at the Bethany Community Center, 11th & Central Avenue. October 31st, 5-7PM. Haunted House, Candy, Hot Dogs and refreshments. A host of local organizations assist including neighborhood groups and local churches.. CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 20th, 7AM, at The Strawberry Hill Museum, 4th & Barnett, KCK 66101. Rolland Love, actor, author and storyteller will be our guest speaker. As a stage and film actor, Rolland has played the roles of a villain, monk fisherman and medical healer. He currently spends much of his time as Marketing Director for historic Kaw Point Park. More information can be obtained at www.google.com/profiles/sunnybiscuitdog. Our Association will be hosted by the volunteer Board of Directors the Museum an area-wide resource of immigration history. $5 at the door. Everyone Invited! Phone 913/281-9222 for more information! Learn of a Little Monastery in the Heart of Wyandotte County CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 15th, 7AM, at All Saints Church Parish Hall, 8th and Vermont, KCK 66101. The Community of the Lamb, founded in 1983 in France with monasteries in Germany, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Italy, Austria, and Poland, have determined this neighorhood is to be the location of their North American monastery! Come and learn of their history, their commitment to the residents of our area, their service, their building plans and so much more. $5 at the door. Everyone Invited! Phone 913/281-9222 for more information CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 16th, 7AM, at The Bethel Neighborhood Center, 14 South 7th, KCK 66101. Our Association will be hosted by the volunteer Board of Directors of this faith-based neighborhood resource. Look for more details here soon! $5 at the door. Everyone Invited! Phone 913/281-9222 for more information! Night Under the Stars! A fun fundraiser for Community Housing of Wyandotte County will be held at Los Cabos restaurant at Village West. Lots of great food, live music, silent auction, drinks with friends and neighbors! Support CHWC August 28th. Call Susan or Donnie or Carmen for tickets: 913-342-7580. 33rd Annual Central Avenue Parade! Kicks off at 11AM, September 11th (Patriot Day) Show your colors . . . Red, White and Blue! Everyone is invited to get involved! Besides your efforts, your creativity and your imagination, it is Totally Free! Church Communities, Neighborhood Groups, Business Promotion, Families, Veterans Groups, Car Club . . . anything your organization can imagine. Click below for more information and for Official Entry Form. You may also phone 913-281-9222 with your ideas, suggestions or questions. Also, you may wish to go to our August Newsletter on this site. Come on, get involved and CELEBRATE CENTRAL AVENUE!!! 2010 Officicial Central Avenue Parade Application 2010 Central Avenue Parade Poster Attend the Summerfest in Bethany Park on Parade Day presented by WCAC. Call 342-1484 to reserve your booth space. The Siete Leguas will be performing again this year. CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, July21st, 7AM, at Historic Lowell Elementary School, 11th and Orville Avenue. Our Association will be hosted by the owners/developers of this major redevelopment of the historic building. This is a re-take from June as the event was moved due to dampness. Look for more details here soon! $5 free-will donation at the door. Everyone Invited! Phone 913/281-9222 for more information! July is Budget Month at the Unified Government! Get involved and understand where the money comes from and where it goes. Click Here for more information. CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 16th, 7AM, at Historic Lowell Elementary School, 11th and Orville Avenue. Our Association will be hosted by the owners/developers of this major redevelopment of the historic building. Look for more details here soon! $5 at the door. Everyone Invited! Phone 913/281-9222 for more information! BREAKFAST MEETING WAS MOVED ON TUESDAY PRIOR TO LAURA'S RESTAURANT DUE TO DAMP CONDITIONS DUE TO MUCH RAIN. CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 19th, 7AM, at Donnelly College, 608 North 18th Street. We will have a great program featuring Wyco/KCK Mayor/CEO Joe Reardon PLUS a presentation by the development staff of Donnelly College outlining all the events surrounding Donnelly's 60 year anniversary (do you know of a famous Donnelly Graduate?)! $5 at the door. Everyone Invited! Phone 913/281-9222 for more information! CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 21st, 7AM, at the Pat Hanlon Center below Station No. 9 at 11th and Central Avenue. Director Clare Green of the Wyandotte County Regional Prevention Center will present some grave statistics regarding substance abuse among our teens. She will present measures the RPC is taking to combat these dangerous levels of abuse. The Regional Prevention Center puts on Town Hall meetings to educate and implements programs engaging volunteers to counteract the influences our youth face today. $5 at the door. Everyone Invited! CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March. 17th, 7AM. Plan to attend as your C.A.B.A. hosts a public forum on the pending SALES TAX ELECTION, APRIL 13th. Commissioner John Mendez will present the facts and figures and reasons for the minor increase. We will be gathering at 7AM at the Laura's Mexican Restaurant located at 13th and Central Avenue . Our breakfast will be prepared by our hosts, Nicholas and Laura Martinez and staff. Call 913/281-9222 for further information. All are welcome. $5 at the door. St. Patrick's Party is being planned for Saturday Evening, March 13th, 2010. This benefits the C.A.B.A. David Alvarado Memorial Scholarship Fund. A fine buffet dinner will be served by Ross' Catereing with entertainment provided by The Fairfax Four. All table reservations paid by March 1st will receive special Irish Draught for eight! Tickets are now available by calling 913/281-9222 (or email our office at mt.caba@att.net). Seating is limited, so hurry to make your plans! Deadline for ticket purchases and reservations is Thursday, 3/11, at 5PM. Don't miss out! CABA is looking for a few good students with goals and good grades. Our scholarship committee will be soliciting applications for local students. These scholarships are funded through C.A.B.A. David Alvarado Memorial Scholarship Fund financed with our bid St. Patricks Party (see below). If you have plans for music lessons, high school prep classes, college or overseas learning experiences call 281-9222 for more information. Deadline for applications is February 15th! CABA's Next Monthly Breakfast Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 17th, 7AM. Plan to attend as your C.A.B.A. says goodbye to Debbie Ward, Code Enforcement Supervisor, who will retire this next month. Debbie has always been a friend of those who seek to improve their neighborhoods with fairly enforced environmental codes. We will be gathering at 7AM at the Center of Hope Food Pantry/Thrift Store located at 11 North 15th. Our breakfast will be prepared by our hostess, Marsha Nave. Call 913/281-9222 for further information. All are welcome. $5 at the door. C.A.B.A. Annual Meeting/Christmas Party: Wednesday, December 16th, 7AM. will be held at Dynamic Life Ministries Baptist Church, 19th & Central Avenue. We will have elections of our Board, Announcement of the C.A.B.A. 2009 Citizen of the Year and . . . the WindFall of Dollars Raffle Drawing for an anticipated top prize of $2,500! All are welcome! Todos son bienvenidos! There is no charge for this Annual Meeting/Christmas Party/Breakfast catered by Laura's Restaurant! This event (exclusive of the raffle) is sponsored by the good people at Industrial State Bank, 10th and Central Ave. Santa will be on hand with gifts for everyone! No reservations required! "While Supplies Last!" Purchase your share of the excitement! Make a donation of at least $100 to C.A.B.A. to facilitate our scope of services for the Central Avenue Area and you may win up to $2,500. A drawing will be made of the first 100 participants at the December Annual Meeting/Christmas Breakfast on the 16th. Call 281-9222 to be sure you are involved! Details at the C.A.B.A. office. Only 100 tickets are available! Get yours TODAY! SPECIAL UPDATE: 45% OF TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD as of Dec. 13th! Hurry! This was a wonderful fundraiser with many generous people getting involved in the fun and excitement of winning! Our three lucky winners were Corine C., Randy J. and George S. Call C.A.B.A. office (281-9222) for more outcome information. Thank You! C.A.B.A. Breakfast Meeting: Wednesday, November 18th, 7AM. will be held at Casa de Hernandez Restaurant, 19th & Park Drive. This will be an opportunity for the C.A.B.A. Board of Directors and Executive Director to give an overview of the status of the organization and to present several planned projects to get involved with. The board will also entertain your input and suggestions. All are welcome! Todos son bienvenidos! $5 at the door. Safe Night for Halloween Saturday, October 31st, 5:00 - 8:00PM. Bethany Community Center located just north of Central Avenue between 110th & 12th Streets. Several Community Groups, KCKPD and KCK Parks and Recreation will provide a fun (and "frightful") and safe evening for children. Haunted House provided by Black Police Offices Association, plenty of candy for costumed attendees and hotdogs provided by Neighborhood Groups. C.A.B.A. Breakfast Meeting: Wednesday, October 21st 7AM. will be held at the Sanctuary of Hope Retreat Center. We will honor our US Veterans at this breakfast. Our honored guest will be Retired Colonel Roger Donlon, US Army, Medal of Honor Recipient. The American GI Forum will present the colors for our event with Lyle Parker playing "God Bless America" on his coronet. SOH is located at 2601 Ridge Avenue, 66102. All are welcome! $5 at the door. Celebrate 100 years on Central Avenue for Hassig Pharmacy! Thursday, October 15th we will gather at Lally Park at 10AM to participate in the re-ribbon cutting for the next 100 years. Join C.A.B.A., the KCK Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Reardon and many of your neighbors in the grand celebration. Lots of older photos, goodies and fellowship! Congratulations to Pat Voight! Slovenefest 2009 wil be held Saturday, September 26th at Holy Family Parish, 274 Orchard, 66101. Festivities being with Mass at 4PM followed by the social from 5-10PM on the school grounds, 513 Ohio (block East). A celebration of Slovenian cultural heritage with Slovenian food, music and dancing. Don Lipovac, Hrvatski Obicaj Tamburitzans and more! Call church office for details (913/371-1561). All benefits to go towards church roof repair. Every Wednesday Morning during growing season purchuase your favorite fresh produce at the KCK GREEN MARKET held at 6th and Barnett (that is just SE of City Hall). Don't be late as each week they feature some great give-a-ways! C.A.B.A. Breakfast Meeting: Wednesday, September 16th, 7AM. will be held at the Strawberry Hill Museum. We will focus on the Arts in our City with Steven Curtis, Photographer Artist. Also we will again host several local artists with their works. The Museum is located at 720 North 4th Street, 66101. All are welcome! $5 at the door. 32nd Annual Central Avenue Parade will kick off at 11AM, Saturday, September 12th! Floats Galore, Horses, Schools, Marching Bands, THE WORKS! Enter your business, family, organization, neighborhood group or church! It was a grand day on Central Avenue as 37 entries paraded down the Avenue. The highlight was the precision horse performers, 7 Leguas, who also performed in the park afterwards. Thanks to all our sponsors and participants! Summerfest to be in Bethany Park following Parade, Saturday, September 12th! Call WCAC at 913/927-8848 for booth application, etc. C.A.B.A. wishes to express its sincere appreciation for our elected official's time out of their schedules to visit with us about issues affecting us all. Thank you Congressman Dennis Moore, Commissioner Bill Miller and Commissioner Mark Mitchell. C.A.B.A. Breakfast Meeting: Wednesday, August 19th, 7AM. will be held at the All Saints Catholic Church Parish Hall (entrance on SE corner below main church) located at 8th & Vermont (229 So. 8th, 66101) on Polish Hill. An increase in Sales Tax for KCK? How much? For how long and for what purpose(s)? Commissioners Bill Miller and Mark Mitchell will listen to your ideas and suggestions. We will have a great opportunity to help shape this important issue. Following the Commissioners, we will have an opportunity to participate in the national discussions facing the 111th US Congress when Congressman Dennis Moore (Rep 3rd District of KS) visits. Come and enjoy a delicious breakfast with your Central Ave. area neighbors and business owner/operators! National Night Out, Tuesday August 4th, 5-8PM - Bethany Park (Locally presented by WYCO/KCK Neighborhood Crime Prevention Patrol) will be returning to Bethany Park (12th & Central Ave) this year. A Target Stores/US Dept of Justice sponsored national event has always been a well attended local event. Prizes and Free Food! Free T-shirt to first 75 visitors! Go to www.nationalnightout.org for more information. All are welcome! July is Budget Month at the Unified Government! Get involved and understand where the money comes from and where it goes. Click Here for more information. C.A.B.A. Breakfast Meeting: Wednesday, July 15th, 7AM. will be held at the Bethany CommunityCenter located between 11th & 12 just North of Central Avenue. More information soon! Planning meeting for 32nd Annual Centrral Avenue Parade (planned for Sept. 12th) will be Monday evening, July 6th, 7:30PM, at Laura's Restaurant (13th & Central). All are welcome! C.A.B.A. wishes to express appreciation to Mayor/CEO Joe Reardon for his focused visit to our June Breakfast meeting held at Bishop Ward High School. C.A.B.A. Breakfast Meeting: June 17th, 7AM, Ward H.S., Mayor Reardon to speak C.A.B.A. Breakfast Meeting * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Safe
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Patrick’s Dinner & Dance Special Note: We would like to thank everyone who supported and/or attended our Annual St. Patrick's Party supporting the C.A.B.A. David Alvarado Memorial Scholarship Fund! We had a grand time supporting Central Avenue Area Youth. Thanks so much! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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