Missouri Daybook
Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Friday, Apr. 25.
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NEW EVENT: Friday, Apr. 25 1:00 PM Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas plants 10,000th tree in Canopy Cover KC effort to expand tree canopy
Location: Ivanhoe Park, 4308 Park Ave, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: https://www.kcmo.gov/, https://x.com/KCMO
Contacts: Megan Strickland, City of Kansas City, MO, Megan.Strickland@kcmo.org, 1 816 766 5134
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NEW EVENT: Friday, Apr. 25 – Saturday, Apr. 26 Northwest Missouri State University hosts Spring Art Show and Sale and Empty Cups Fundraiser – Northwest Missouri State University hosts Spring Art Show and Sale and Empty Cups Fundraiser, featuring student art, pottery, and small edition prints
Location: Student Union, Circle Dr, Maryville, MO
Weblinks: http://www.nwmissouri.edu/, https://x.com/NWMOSTATE
Contacts: Veronica Watkins, Northwest Missouri State University, watkins@nwmissouri.edu
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UPDATED EVENT: Saturday, Apr. 26 9:00 AM Fort Leonard Wood ‘Meet Your Military’ event – Fort Leonard Wood hosts a ‘Meet Your Military’ event with Army combat engineers demonstrating skills such as rappelling from a Blackhawk helicopter
Location: Roubidoux Park, 216-498 Olive St, Waynesville, MO
Weblinks: https://fortleonardwood.armypresscenter.com/
Contacts: Fort Leonard Wood, 1 573 563 4145
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NEW EVENT: Saturday, Apr. 26 9:30 AM Jackson County hosts public service career fair for local job seekers
Location: Jackson County Park Rangers, 3310 Rennau Dr, Lee’s Summit, MO
Weblinks: http://www.JacksonGov.org, https://x.com/JacksonCountyMO
Contacts: Angie Jeffries, Jackson County, ajeffries@jacksongov.org, 1 816 881 3085
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NEW EVENT: Saturday, Apr. 26 12:00 PM Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis hosts Blast Off to Summer
Location: Challenger Learning Center, 205 Brotherton Ln, St. Louis, MO
Weblinks: https://www.challengerstl.org/
Contacts: Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis, info@clcstlouis.org
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NEW EVENT: Saturday, Apr. 26 2:00 PM Stephens College Fashion Program hosts annual runway show
Location: Windsor Auditorium, E Broadway, Columbia, MO
Contacts: Stephens College , fashion@stephens.edu
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NEW EVENT: Saturday, Apr. 26 4:00 PM Joe Rickman Memorial Concert supports Make-A-Wish – Joe Rickman Memorial Concert, a partnership between Make-A-Wish Missouri & Kansas and the Rickman family, honors wish dad and local engineer, raising funds to grant wishes for children facing critical illnesses
Location: Abou Ben Adhem Shrine, 601 E St Louis St, Springfield, MO
Weblinks: https://wish.org/mokan
Contacts: Krishnan Collins, Make-A-Wish Missouri & Kansas , kcollins@bammktgagency.com
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UPDATED EVENT: Saturday, Apr. 26 DEA hosts National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at sites across the nation – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, hosted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with potentially dangerous unused, unwanted, and expired prescription medications collected for destruction – free of charge and anonymously – at over 4,000 collection sites operated by law enforcement agencies and other community partners
Weblinks: https://takebackday.dea.gov/, https://x.com/DEANews
Contacts: DEA, DEA.Public.Affairs@usdoj.gov, 1 202 307 7977
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NEW EVENT: Saturday, Apr. 26 – Sunday, Jun. 15 Powell Gardens hosts Painted Garden – Powell Gardens hosts Painted Garden, a celebration of color, creativity, and nature
Location: Powell Gardens, Kansas City’s Botanical Garden, 1609 NW US Hwy 50, Kingsville, MO
Weblinks: https://powellgardens.org/painted-garden/
Contacts: Laina Burdette, Powell Gardens, lburdette@powellgardens.org, 1 816 683 4828
