"Give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you." -- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Help Wanted

Committees Forming are forming now on a first come, first choice basis for the following activities. If you are interested, contact Susan Prestia; her contact information is just below the Rotary Youth Camp Article below.

• Student Awareness
• Golf Outing
• Special Events
• STEP Program
• Monthly Programming

Pay Backs are the Best!

Rotary Youth Camp

The Rotary Youth Camp is a camp for handicap children located in Lee's Summit (just off Colburn Road ;& 95th Street). It allows these children to experience outdoor living with assistance from volunteers. We can help these kids by providing the camp with some basic needs. For the new bath building, they need toilets, sinks, plumbing fixtures, lighting fixtures, tiles (wall and floor), paint, benches for locker area, washers and dryers .

Think very green - it doesn't get any greener then this.

Rotary would appreciate any and all help we can give them. In return, we can count on them for plenty of local and national attention. Would you please be willing to help with products or on a committee?

I'm looking forward to working with you on this Event. Please contact me directly and let Susan Prestia know if you are able to provide products, time or help. The kids are counting on us! She is sincerely eager to get started!

Susan Prestia, Allied Member ASID
Professional Development Director
ASID Missouri West/Kansas Chapter
913-341-4235
interiordirections@sbcglobal.net

Cystic Fibrosis Update

Twenty four designers volunteered to spend 1 - 2 hours with clients signing up for "Spring Spruce Up." The clients have paid or will pay $100 an hour for the consultations, to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. To this point, 21 customers have signed up and been paired with a designer.

Some appointments have been completed, and clients have been happy with the results. Three of the designers met with Amy Perkins, CFF volunteer coordinater. Amy has 2 great sons, George and John, who has Cystic Fibrosis. Amy was able to recruit a few sponsors to help with the cost of placing an ad in the KC Star to attract clients. Pro Source flooring and carpet has agreed to discount an extra amount to clients of Spring Spruce Up, and Sherwin Williams and California Closets gave money to help with the ad. We all appreciate our IPs getting involved. Thank you!

The designers are named in the March - April newsletter and will also be named in the May - June KCH&G insert. The pictured designers are Barbara Bishop, Allied Member ASID, Marsha Marsden, Allied Member ASID, and Nancy Gleason, Allied Member ASID.

Spring Spruce-Up & Cystic Fibrosis

Designers are needed for an exciting new event to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. We're looking for volunteers to give 1 to 2 hours of time in the form of design consultation services. Consumers will pay $100 per hour, up to two hours, for design consultation, benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Our chapter is sponsoring Spring Spruce-Up to promote the ASID brand while raising funds to find a cure for cystic fibrosis (CF).

What is Cystic Fibrosis (CF)?

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that: clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.

In the 1950s, few children with cystic fibrosis lived to attend elementary school. Today, advances in research and medical treatments have further enhanced and extended life for children and adults with CF. Many people with the disease can now expect to live into their 30s, 40s and beyond.

What is Spring Spruce-Up?

We're going to kick off this event on Super Bowl Sunday, when the public will have the opportunity to register for a coveted spot with one of you - our generous volunteers. Those lucky customers will get a minimum of one hour with you, or a maximum of two, for design consultation services only. The customer will pay for the services with a $100 to $200 (or more if they feel inclined!) donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

These appointments will take place in March/April, or when the designer's schedule permits. Customers will be matched up with designers based on style preferences, scope of design, etc.

This is not only a great opportunity to help find a cure for this terrible disease, but also an excellent way to educate the public on what a valuable resource ASID is for design.

The Light Center: A Rewarding Experience Awaits You!

We are planning a service project for a very worthy non-profit organization dedicated to the healing and growth of others. The Light Center is a volunteer based and donation funded organization which holds personal and group retreats, children's programs and camps, holistic healing retreats, helps those in need of physical (cancer fighters and survivors among other illnesses) and spiritual healing in a non-denominational method. Most of the events take place in the barn, which is in desperate need of work!! Some of the needs are flooring and installers, minor carpentry work, lighting, ANY help with the kitchen (cabinetry and tops), space planning, and paint! The beauty of this project is the overwhelming gratitude of the owner and the openness toward whatever we can offer! ALL help is appreciated and donated materials, labor and/or time would be wonderful!! If you are curious, have questions, or are interested in helping with donated material or time, please contact Beverly McAuley. We are targeting late Spring to start this project so we would like to know what resources are available. Thanks so much!

Upcoming Projects

Our relationship with Friendship House/Catherine's Place continues as they prepare to renovate additional spaces. All interested members and friends of ASID are encouraged to contact Sallie Kytt Redd, ASID to find out how to get involved.

We also are preparing for a collaborative project with the Universal Design Network. Contact Susan Provines, Allied Member ASID for more information.

Links

Friendship House/Catherine's Place
November/December 2006 KCH&G article
January/February 2007 KCH&G article