The Kansas City Freedom Schools Initiative – Saving Kansas City’s Sixth Child
Celebrating 20 years in Kansas City, The Kansas City Freedom Schools Initiative’s annual luncheon, Saving Kansas City’s Sixth Child, will be held on May 14th. Jonah Edelman, Stand for Children; is the featured speaker of the event to be held at The Westin Kansas City at Crown Center. Debby and Gary Ballard are the chairmen, and Tammy and James Edwards are serving as the co-chairmen.
Also featured in the April 19th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Debbie Douglass Sauer
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| Debby Ballard, chairman; Reverend Darren Faulkner, KCFSI; and Tammy Edwards, co-chairman; posed with Kansas City Freedom School students. (out of camera range) Gary Ballard, chairman; and James Edwards, co-chairman |
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