JLKCMO – Holiday Mart
The Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri’s Holiday Mart will be held from October 22nd through the 25th at Bartle Hall. Committee members are busy planning the fun-filled, four day event. Shayla Hammeke and Katie Minnis are serving as the co-chairmen. Holiday Mart has raised nearly $10 million for community projects since its inception in 1988.
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Committee Members: (Front row) Meredith Cooper, Aubrey Holden, Co-chairmen Shayla Hammeke and Katie Minnis, Caitlin Fore, Abagail Pumphrey, and Megan Allen (back row) December Ruth-Smith, Kimberly Craig, Rachael Dougherty, Krista Smith, Sarah Kaiser, Ann Wiedemann, Katie Enger, Kristal Ronnebaum, and Casey Brownsberger |
Also featured in the August 22nd, 2015 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Andrea Nigh Photography
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