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United Way and Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library are ready to make sure that every preschool child in Shawnee County can have books of their very own. Generous community donations have provided the initial $250,000 investment to bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to the area. The program is free to participants, but relies on… Read More »
By Tammy G. Bruzon, America Saves America Saves Week (February 27 – March 4, 2017) is an annual opportunity for individuals to assess their savings and take financial action. Each year, we encourage savers – or potential savers – just like you to set a goal, make a plan, and save automatically. This America Saves Week, try… Read More »
With just a week to go before Christmas, all households that applied and qualified for Christmas Bureau were officially adopted! Director of Volunteer Engagement Kimberly Wolff, Christmas Bureau Coordinator Bobbi Hines, and Lee Schwartz and the rest of our volunteers worked alongside se2 programmers to take in and process more than 1,900 applications. Although warm… Read More »
When United Way of Greater Topeka began working to solve the root causes of problems in our community, our board and volunteers understood that it would also be essential to continue providing support for Basic Needs. Basic Needs like food, health care and prescription access, rent and utility assistance, and even safety from domestic violence… Read More »
In addition to 1,100 pounds collected on site, Double Diamond Sponsor Prairie Band Casino and Resort collected food for the entire month of December. We just got this email from Harvesters: I wanted to give you the final results for the Prairie Band Casino Donation and United Rocks grand total! Yesterday the driver picked up… Read More »
Don’t forget the food! Harvesters encourages donations of the following non-perishable food items. Bring your food to the concert and Harvesters volunteers will make sure it gets to those who need it in our community. The suggested donation is 3-5 items, but please give as much as you can! NO GLASS CONTAINERS PLEASE! Canned vegetables… Read More »
Classic Rock Christmas is great for kids of all ages, so we made it even easier to bring the family. Kids 12 and under get in for $13 ($10 ticket + $3 facility fee) with the purchase of an adult ticket. Buy online at Ticketmaster or stop in to the TPAC box office to avoid… Read More »
With the new Star Wars movie Rogue One hitting theaters just two weeks after the concert, we’re tapping into that energy stream by having costumed members of the 501st Legion on hand to visit with concert-goers before the show. The 501st is a Lucsasfilm-approved organization that uses the power of Star Wars to benefit nonprofit… Read More »
We have already seen some great press for this year’s tour, including an online piece in The Huffington Post, an online interview from veteran photographer Mark Schierholz and coverage in the Topeka Capital Journal. Radio ads are running on Cumulus stations, and print ads will soon follow in the Capital Journal. Help us spread the… Read More »