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The Conservation Foundation is a non-governmental, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to preserve open space and natural lands, protect rivers and watersheds, and promote stewardship of the environment. [1] It serves northern Illinois counties of DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will. [2]
Gorman (The Anita B) Conservation Discovery Center: Just a 10-minute walk from the Plaza shopping area, the Discovery Center is a unique, hands-on, urban conservation education center located on 8 acres (32,000 m 2) in the heart of Kansas City. Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 10 acres 4.0 ha
Central States Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based in Kansas City, Missouri from 1948 to 1988. Former employees in NWA Central States consisted of professional wrestlers , managers , play-by-play and color commentators , announcers , interviewers and referees .
The median age in the city was 53 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.4% were from 25 to 44; 31.6% were from 45 to 64; and 28.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.
Wildlife Warriors, originally called the Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation, is a conservationist organization that was established in 2002 by Steve Irwin and his wife Terri, to involve and educate others in the protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife. Terri is still involved in the organization as patron and significant advisor.
Stern was born on September 26, 1913, in Kansas City, Missouri. [8] His sister, Judith, who was born on December 25, 1905, was more than seven years his senior. [4] ( Years later, she would be a second-generation graduate of Wellesley College.) [9] The Stern family was Jewish, and Sigmund served as a member of the board of trustees of Congregation B’nai Jehudah from 1914 until 1929.
The William Volker Fund was a charitable foundation established in 1932 by Kansas City, Missouri, businessman and home-furnishings mogul William Volker.Volker founded the fund with the purposes of aiding the needy, reforming Kansas City's health care and educational systems, and combating the influence of machine politics in municipal governance.
The William T. Kemper Foundation was established in 1989 after Kemper's death. [2] The initial gift from the estate was more than $160,000,000. [ 8 ] The Foundation focuses its giving on education, human services, civic improvement, and the arts, and it tends to target projects in Missouri, Kansas, and western Illinois. [ 9 ]