Community Involvement at Research Medical Center

Community Involvement at Research Medical Center

Community Involvement at Research Medical Center
Participation in/Sponsorship of
Community Events
• Walk MS KC (National MS Society)
• Walk for Wishes (Make A Wish Foundation)
• March for Babies (March of Dimes)
• Purple Stride (Pancreatic Cancer Action Network)
• Amy Thompson Run for Brain Injury (BIAKS)
• Heart & Stroke Walk (American Heart Assoc.)
• Light the Night (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
• Making Strides (American Cancer Society)
• Relay for Life (American Cancer Society)
Special Community Partnerships/Events
•R
MC’s Annual Community Leaders Dinner.
Typically the dinner involves more than 100 key
leaders in the Kansas City area.
•R
MC’s Community Advisory Board. A voluntary
forum for leaders from around the community and
members of RMC to share information and feedback as
RMC furthers its support of the communities we serve.
• The Annual Research Foundation Community Block
Party & Health Fair held in September motivates and
encourages a healthy lifestyle for residents in the Kansas
City community. Local organizations provide a wealth
of health information and free screenings. There is an
Eat Healthy, Get Fit, Be Happy area, Injury Prevention
area, Children’s Activity area and additional activities.
Organizations
Here is a partial list of the many organizations who
benefit from Research Medical Center’s involvement:
• American Cancer Society
• American Heart Association
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American Liver Foundation
Baptist Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation
Black Healthcare Coalition
Blue Hills Neighborhood Services
Children’s Health & Welfare Foundation
Enshriners of Kansas City
Front Porch Alliance
Full Employment Council
Gift of Life
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
INMED
Medical Missions
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Maternal Child Health Coalition
Metropolitan Medical Society
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault
Missouri Legislative Black Caucus Foundation
Missouri Physicians Association
MS Society
Peachtree
Rockhurst High School
Rockhurst University
Rose Brooks Center
Sam Rogers Health Clinic
Southtown Council
Swope Health Foundation
Swope Park Health Services
The Research Foundation
Tri-Blenheim Neighborhood Association
YMCA of Greater Kansas City
2316 East Meyer Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64132
(816) 276-4000
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