Every day needy Kansas City area families with emergency medical needs are being helped through Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet, a service of the Baptist-Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation (www.btllf.org). The program, piloted in July 2005, has already provided over $100,000 of assistance to 635 families for prescription medicines, durable medical equipment and supplies.

Research Medical Center Brookside Campus, formerly Baptist-Lutheran Medical Center, is hosting a Family Health Festival, September 9, 2006, 10am to 2pm. The Festival will showcase the services offered on the Brookside campus, provide FREE food and outstanding entertainment.

The Southtown Council Environment and Public Works Committee selected Newsome Realty Co., LLC, 425 E. 63rd St., for the July Sparkle Award.

One of our members, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, is hosting their 13th Annual Otis Taylor Celebrity Golf Tournament, on Monday, July 31, 2006. at Oakwood Country Club, 8900 Grandview Road, Kansas City, MO.

The first phase of the Kansas City Zoo’s new KidZone – featuring the Discovery Barn – opened to the public on Thursday, June 29.

Shepherd's Center is earnestly looking for TWO volunteer instructors. Will you please keep your eyes and ears open for us? We need your help.