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Lee's Summit, MO —
The Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation hosted the 14th annual Taste of Lee’s Summit March 2 to raise money in support of excellence in education in the Lee’s Summit School District community. Held at The Pavilion at John Knox Village, the event raised an estimated $100,000.
The popular, sold-out event included both live and silent auctions, a Grand Prize Board, a Dine-Around Game and an opportunity to help provide Google Chromebooks for classrooms through the Fund-A-Cause portion of the evening. More than 550 guests also had the opportunity to sample cuisine from the following businesses - Central States Beverage, Costa Vida, Edible Arrangements, Hy-Vee, J. Bean’s, McAlister’s Deli, Monetti’s A Taste of Italy, Neighborhood Cafe, On the Border, Outback Steakhouse, Poppy’s Ice Cream, Summit Grill and Bar, The Fig Tree and Waldo Pizza.
A number of area organizations also generously helped sponsor Taste of Lee’s Summit, including annual Friends of the Foundation Sponsors at five different participation levels.
Chrome Sponsors include The Bernard C. Campbell Scholarship (Jack and Marsha Campbell), CCR Roofing, Major Saver and the H.B. Oppenheimer Foundation
Superintendent’s Circle Sponsors include J.E. Dunn Construction Company, The Gourley Family, Meyer Music, Paradise Park, The Robert E. Rutherford Family and tingle flooring.
Benefactor Sponsors include CEAH Realtors, Dow Kokam and Hy-Vee.
Leader Sponsors include George K. Baum and Company; Control Service Company, Inc.; DVA Enterprises; GEHA; Kent and Wendie Kirby; Metcraft Industries; Steppin’ Out – The Studio; Chris and Audra Storms; Summit Bank of Kansas City and UMB Financial Corporation.
Patron Sponsors include ACI/Boland, Inc.; Arvest Bank; Bank of Lee’s Summit; Capital Construction; CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services; Carl and Jean Chinnery; Chinnery Evans & Nail, P.C.; Commerce Bank; Hollis + Miller Architects; David and Andrea McGehee; Metcalf Bank; Thomas E. Moore, DDS, P.C.; Jim Noel; Piper Jaffray & Co.; Saint Luke’s East Hospital; Jim and Mary Stilley; Greg and Anna Vahrenberg; and Bob and Candy White.
Event Sponsors include Jett Medical, Lee’s Summit Medical Center and Lea Anne and Kyle Mallot (Silpada Designs Representative).
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, The Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation is a non-profit, 501c3 organization established to raise and manage resources in order to expand and initiate educational opportunities for Lee’s Summit students and staff.
For more information and to view pictures of Taste of Lee’s Summit, visit the Foundation website at www.lsedfoundation.com.
The Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation hosted the 14th annual Taste of Lee’s Summit March 2 to raise money in support of excellence in education in the Lee’s Summit School District community. Held at The Pavilion at John Knox Village, the event raised an estimated $100,000.
The popular, sold-out event included both live and silent auctions, a Grand Prize Board, a Dine-Around Game and an opportunity to help provide Google Chromebooks for classrooms through the Fund-A-Cause portion of the evening. More than 550 guests also had the opportunity to sample cuisine from the following businesses - Central States Beverage, Costa Vida, Edible Arrangements, Hy-Vee, J. Bean’s, McAlister’s Deli, Monetti’s A Taste of Italy, Neighborhood Cafe, On the Border, Outback Steakhouse, Poppy’s Ice Cream, Summit Grill and Bar, The Fig Tree and Waldo Pizza.
A number of area organizations also generously helped sponsor Taste of Lee’s Summit, including annual Friends of the Foundation Sponsors at five different participation levels.
Chrome Sponsors include The Bernard C. Campbell Scholarship (Jack and Marsha Campbell), CCR Roofing, Major Saver and the H.B. Oppenheimer Foundation
Superintendent’s Circle Sponsors include J.E. Dunn Construction Company, The Gourley Family, Meyer Music, Paradise Park, The Robert E. Rutherford Family and tingle flooring.
Benefactor Sponsors include CEAH Realtors, Dow Kokam and Hy-Vee.
Leader Sponsors include George K. Baum and Company; Control Service Company, Inc.; DVA Enterprises; GEHA; Kent and Wendie Kirby; Metcraft Industries; Steppin’ Out – The Studio; Chris and Audra Storms; Summit Bank of Kansas City and UMB Financial Corporation.
Patron Sponsors include ACI/Boland, Inc.; Arvest Bank; Bank of Lee’s Summit; Capital Construction; CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services; Carl and Jean Chinnery; Chinnery Evans & Nail, P.C.; Commerce Bank; Hollis + Miller Architects; David and Andrea McGehee; Metcalf Bank; Thomas E. Moore, DDS, P.C.; Jim Noel; Piper Jaffray & Co.; Saint Luke’s East Hospital; Jim and Mary Stilley; Greg and Anna Vahrenberg; and Bob and Candy White.
Event Sponsors include Jett Medical, Lee’s Summit Medical Center and Lea Anne and Kyle Mallot (Silpada Designs Representative).
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, The Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation is a non-profit, 501c3 organization established to raise and manage resources in order to expand and initiate educational opportunities for Lee’s Summit students and staff.
For more information and to view pictures of Taste of Lee’s Summit, visit the Foundation website at www.lsedfoundation.com.
