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Future of the Foundation: Janice Kreamer and Tom McDonnell

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s new CEO Tom McDonnell and Board Chair Janice Kreamer sit down with Randy Mason to discuss what is ahead for one of the nation’s largest and most well-respected philanthropic foundations.

This time last year, Carl Schramm was pushed out the door as the head of Kansas City’s largest foundation, The Kauffman Foundation. Founded by former Royals owner, entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Kauffman, the foundation is not just the city’s largest, it is one of the 40 biggest foundations in the country.

It’s mission is centered on entrepreneurship and education and for the better part of the last year its board has been looking for a new leader to move the foundation forward into the future. They announced just a few weeks ago that the future best lies in the hands of former DST CEO Tom McDonnell.

He’s with us on the Local Show along with the new Chair of the Board, Jan Kreamer, who many may remember formerly ran the Community Foundation.

We also share the trailer from the documentary Something Ventured which was sponsored by The Kauffman Foundation and will be aired immediately following The Local Show on Thursday, January 10 at 8pm.

Graphic which reads Something Ventured: Risk, Reward and the Original Venture Capitalists

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Genius Generator: Camp Invention

Kansas City Kansas Community College hosted Camp Invention this summer and The Local Show was there to get a glimpse at the creative geniuses of the future. The Camp Invention...

Kansas City Kansas Community College hosted Camp Invention this summer and The Local Show was there to get a glimpse at the creative geniuses of the future.

The Camp Invention program instills vital 21st century life skills such as problem-solving and teamwork through hands-on fun. The Camp Invention program is a nationally acclaimed weeklong summer enrichment day experience for children entering in grades one through six that is free to schools and organizations nationwide. The top priority of the Camp Invention program is to provide quality enrichment programming in the fields of science, mathematics, history, and the arts. Local schools host the program and the week’s hands-on activities are led by local teachers to ensure a safe learning environment. The staff to child ratio is 1:8! The Camp Invention program enhances a child’s ability to learn through teamwork and subject immersion while cultivating a new appreciation for discovery — it’s learning disguised as fun!

Table with three students wearing goggles working on science experimentsThree students observing an experiment in action

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Gratitude for Growers: National Agricultural Hall of Fame

If you eat, you are involved in agriculture. We take you inside the National Agricultural Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs which celebrates the history of the American farmer.

If you head along I-70 through Wyandotte County in Kansas, you’ve no doubt seen signs for the National Agricultural Hall of Fame. It’s been there for more than 50 years thanks to a federal charter by an act of the 86th Congress and signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 31, 1960. Chances are good that you may never have stopped inside. In fact, attendance in recent years has been so poor that the attraction, which celebrates agriculture and the American farmer, was almost shuttered three years ago. Now a new board of directors is breathing new life into the museum about two miles west of the Kansas Speedway in Bonner Springs. Producer Justin Bond takes us on a tour.

Room full of farming tools and vehicles

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Green Acres: Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center

This week, the Anita Gorman Discovery Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary. For many visitors, The Discovery Center at 47th and Troost continues to be their first introduction to nature.

In 2002, the Missouri Department of Conservation opened a unique facility on Troost Avenue in the heart of Kansas City designed to get young people in urban neighborhoods more connected with nature and the outdoors.

This week, The Anita Gorman Discovery Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary. For many visitors, The Discovery Center at 47th and Troost continues to be their first introduction to nature.

Surrounded by 10 acres of gardens, forests, wetlands and prairie, the Discovery Center beckons urban residents to visit and to learn. Randy Mason spoke with Stacey Davis, the center’s manager.

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Have Turtle, Will Travel: Sea Life’s Gertrude

We share the tale of Kansas City Sea Life Aquarium's Gertrude the Sea Turtle.

This week we finish up with the tale of Gertrude, an injured turtle that found safe passage to Kansas City’s Sea Life Aquarium a couple months ago. Our friends Dave Simmons and Tom James followed Gertrude’s progress from Florida to the Midwest.

Image of sea turtle in water with text that reads Gertrude's Great Adventure: A Tale of a Turtle

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Holocaust Remembrance: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals

The University of Missouri-Kansas City, in partnership with the Kansas City Museum, presents Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945, a traveling exhibition from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Holocaust Remembrance Day is April 8.

In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah. Next Monday, April 8 is Holocaust Rememberance Day. The Kansas City Museum, in a partnership with UMKC, is currently presenting an exhibit which explores the Nazi persecution of homosexuals.

Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945 ends April 10 and was presented in support of the Spring concert of Heartland Men’s Chorus, Falling in Love Again.

The presentation of the exhibition is a project of GLAMA: the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America, a partnership of the Kansas City Museum and the LaBudde Special Collections Department of UMKC Libraries.

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Honoring Those Who Serve: Veterans Day 11-11-11

We share extended clips from profiles with a regional connection which will be featured in the national documentary Veterans Day 11.11.11 which airs on KCPT on Sunday, November 11 at 5:30 p.m.

This Sunday night at 5:30, KCPT airs the documentary Veterans Day 11-11-11. A nationwide “day in the life” exploration of what it means to be a military veteran in this country.

More than 40 accomplished video storytellers volunteered their time and talent to produce a series of profiles about the service shared by veterans and the sacrifices that they have made.

Every story in the movie was shot on Veterans Day 2011 thus the title 11.11.11.

One of those stories was made by local filmmaker Jason Rhodes who profiles the service of area veteran, retired Colonel Robert Dudley. His story will be seen by the nation Sunday.

Archive black and white images of Col. Dudley in the military as a young man

There’s also another regional tie-in in this national documentary. Did you know that Emporia, Kansas actually lays claim to being the birthplace of Veterans Day?

Mural on side of building depicting an eagle on a flag background which reads Emporia, Ks Founding City of Veterans Day

That story is also told in Sunday’s film. Producer Pat Holloway, a photojournalist at Fox4 news, journeyed to Emporia to chronicle the town’s Veteran’s Day celebrations.

Man on motorcycle waving with a flag flying behind him

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Honoring Those Who Served: The National World War I Museum

In this Difference Maker segment, we go inside the National World War I Museum to look at how it pays tribute not only to the veterans of WWI but also to veterans of all conflicts.

We head to the National World War I Museum in Kansas City which not only houses artificacts and memorabilia but also pays tribute to the service and commitment of veterans of all conflicts. KCPT producer Pam James visits with museum volunteer and Vietnam veteran Phillip Mall to learn more about how this special place honors service members and the experiences they share.

WWI museum volunteer speaking with two visitors of the museum

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Investing In The Future: Turn the Page KC

Sly James is pushing for all Kansas City, Missouri children to be reading at a third grade level when they reach third grade with his Turn the Page KC project. We take a closer look at the program with a video piece from our friends at the Local Investment Commission (LINC).

A Kansas city Mayor has lots of priorities in office. Fixing streets and sewer systems. Creating jobs. Stemming violent crime. But for Sly James, ensuring every child is reading at grade level by the third grade is a more important goal than any other.

That’s why he’s been pushing the Turn the Page KC reading project. The effort got a big boost recently thanks to a New York publishing house which donated 10,000 titles to this multi-year effort that puts books into the hands of Kansas City, Missouri children just as they have started their long summer vacations.

Here is a brief introduction to the project from the Mayor’s website:

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The Kansas City Spirit: Bruce Mathews and Mamie Hughes

Nick Haines welcomes Bruce Mathews and Mamie Hughes to The Local Show to discuss the new book, Kansas City Spirit: Stories of Service Above Self.

We celebrate Kansas Citians who are willing to put service above self. We delve into the hearts and souls of local notables who have put the community above their own selfish interests in order to make this city a better place to live. They are chronicled in a new book called the Kansas City Spirit: Stories of Service Above Self.

Image of book cover reading The Kansas City Spirit: Stories of Service Above Self

The added bonus when you purchase the book is that a portion of the proceeds, in keeping with The Kansas City Spirit, will go to benefit local charities: Operation Breakthrough, Elmwood Cemetery, The Kansas City Museum – Minority Heritage Project, the Community Cadet Corps and Gillis.

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