PREP-KC

Join us in welcoming PREP-KC's 2024-2025 Volunteer Engagement Committee! Special recognitions to our newest members, Cathrine Harland with University Health and Anjanette Williams with The University of Kansas Medical Center. We appreciate all the support as we embark on this year’s volunteer initiatives. Here’s to a year filled with impactful and rewarding experiences!

🌟 Organization Spotlight: Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers from Saint Luke's Health System who connected with hundreds of students both virtually and in person. It’s no surprise this outstanding organization made such a significant impact, considering they hosted our largest virtual Connector session with an impressive 24 classrooms in attendance! Once again, thank you Saint Luke's, for your dedication to guiding and inspiring the next generation of medical professionals.

🌟 Volunteer Spotlight: Thank you, Renee Harris and Jamila Edwards with Amethyst Place, for your help in giving students real-world knowledge of entrepreneurship and nonprofit management, along with hands-on experience in outreach and event planning. We’re truly grateful for the many hours you both have committed to working alongside PREP-KC and providing students the opportunity to positively impact their community!

🌟 Organization Spotlight: We’re very thankful for the Kansas City Missouri Police Department's time and effort in connecting with our students last school year. Their dedication is shown through their participation in our Career Speaker events, Career Jumping, and Center Elementary's Careers on Wheels. Special thanks to Sergeant Ashley McCunniff and Major Marisa Barnes for their collaboration on the First Responder course. Thank you, KCPD, for making these important conversations meaningful and fun!

🌟 Organization Spotlight: We’re so grateful to the Kansas City Fire Department and their ongoing support! Their commitment has been essential, from shaping the curriculum of the First Responder course and guiding students through different industry credentials to participating in Career Fairs, Career Jumping events, and Careers on Wheels with Center Elementary. Special thanks to Erik Carlsen and Christa Harris, who each devoted over 20 hours to supporting students on their path as future first responders.

🌟 Organization Spotlight: Thank you, John Knox Village - Lee's Summit for your support and outstanding partnership with PREP-KC. The John Knox Village Team has been actively involved in several in-person sessions, from our Career Jumping, Career Speakers, and Career Fairs, which introduced students to various career paths at John Knox, to organizing an off-site visit to Rockhurst for hands-on health-related activities. Finally, a big thanks to Trisha Pepper for her fantastic help coordinating these opportunities and ensuring that John Knox was well-represented at our events.

With the school year starting, students are excited to learn about careers from you! Whether you’re joining us virtually or in person, we have plenty of opportunities for you to help students get excited about their futures. Check out our upcoming events this fall by clicking the link below. https://lnkd.in/gmXQ9S_F If you have any questions, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Alejandra Pecina, at [email protected]

🌟 Organization Spotlight: PREP-KC would like to thank KC Water for their amazing support last school year! Whether in-person or virtually, their engaging visuals and hands-on activities made learning about water filtration, safe waste disposal, and protecting our water sources a blast for students of all ages. Special thanks to Mary Guerra for promoting and attending our events and to Ryan Morman for sharing his expertise and knowledge with hundreds of Kansas City classrooms.

🌟 Organization Spotlight: Thank you to all the fantastic volunteers from Arvest Bank for bringing inspiring and informative conversations to hundreds of Kansas City students. We’d like to recognize Jorge Soberon-Hernandez, Shannon Wooten, Everton Neil, and Yessica Ramirez for introducing high-quality career opportunities in banking and dedicating countless hours to engaging with classrooms virtually and in person. We appreciate your continued support in empowering the next generation of leaders!

🌟 Organization Spotlight: We’re so thankful for our partnership with University Health KC. Last school year, the University Health team did amazing things with PREP-KC—offering our students hands-on health activities, discussing data science, supporting client-connected projects, and hosting a summer program focused on health careers. We appreciate the time you've invested in connecting with our students and for offering such valuable opportunities to help them explore and advance their future careers!