The Independent’s Top Ten Events of 2021
The Top Five Golf Tournaments of 2021
- Bright Futures Fund’s 4th Annual Bishop Johnston’s Golf Tournament: $227,295
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of KC’s Trent Green Golf Classic: $219,842
- Lakemary’s Golf Classic with Will Shields: $155,422
- Olathe Health Charitable Foundation’s Golf Classic: $118,265
- Down Syndrome Innovations’ Step Up for Down Syndrome Golf Classic: $106,895
The Top Five Walk/Run Events of 2021
- Head for the Cure Foundation’s Head for the Cure 5K – Metro KC: $434,673
- Down Syndrome Innovations’ Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk: $309,774
- Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired’s Trolley Run: $219,757
- Wayside Waifs’ Strutt With Your Mutt: $112,168
- Ability KC’s Groundhog Run 2021: $106,542
The Top Five Multi-Day Events of 2021
- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s ShuttleCork 2021: $1,127,040
- Big Brothers Big Sisters KC’s Most Wanted Auction: $1,108,125
- Cerner Charitable Foundation’s Jeanne & Neal Patterson Legacy Golf Tournament: $573,786
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year: $524,809
- Big Brothers Big Sisters KC’s Summer Fun for Kids’ Sake: $442,356
The Top Five Breakfast/Luncheon Events of 2021
- Heart of America Council, Boy Scouts of America’s 2021 Patron Luncheon: $658,206
- Women’s Employment Network’s 35th Anniversary Celebration: $447,089
- MOCSA’s Community Luncheon: $384,172
- Bright Futures Fund’s Annual School Bell Breakfast: $341,548
- Jackson County CASA’s Light of Hope Breakfast: $291,363
The Top Ten Nationally Sponsored Events of 2021
- JDRF Kansas + Missouri Chapter’s Dream Gala: $1,943,912
- American Heart Association’s Kansas City Go Red for Women Luncheon: $1,092,822
- National MS Society’s Bike MS: Kansas City: $993,804
- American Heart Association’s Kansas City Heart Ball: $799,444
- The ALS Association Mid-America Chapter’s The Kansas City Walk to Defeat ALS: $671,725
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Lower Plains Region’s Light The Night Walk: $580,219
- Alzheimer’s Association’s Kansas City Walk to End Alzheimers: $554,172
- American Heart Association’s Heart Challenge/KC Heart Walk: $353,428
- JDRF Kansas + Missouri Chapter’s One Walk, Kansas City: $275,975
- March of Dimes’ March for Babies: $233,889
The Top Ten Events of 2021
- Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas’ Snow Ball: $3,132,685
- Catholic Education Foundation’s Gaudeamus: $2,288,647
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City’s Kids Night Out 2021 With Maren Morris: $1,925,367
- Wayside Waifs’ Fur Ball: Homecoming: $1,457,150
- Rockhurst High School’s Spectacular Auction: $1,390,514
- Benedictine College’s Scholarship Ball: $1,019,828
- Avila University’s 45th Annual Steer Dinner & Auction: $925,709
- Jewish Community Center’s KC SuperStar: $890,260
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of KC’s Red Shoe Shindig: $687,720
- Symphony League’s Stardust Symphony Ball:
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