10-day dining event raises more than $127,000 for Cornerstones of Care in 2023
Kansas City, Mo – Coming off one of the most successful Kansas City Restaurant Weeks since its inception, organizers of KC’s premier dining event presented the 2023 featured charity, Cornerstones of Care a $127,167 check in a ceremony held at the Cornerstones of Care – Ozanam Campus.
“Continuing in the long tradition of giving back to its surrounding community, the Visit KC Foundation and the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association are proud to present this award to this year’s featured charity, Cornerstones of Care, said Kathy Nelson, President, and CEO of Visit KC. “It is not only the commitment from our area restaurants but also the entire Kansas City community who turned out to support Kansas City Restaurant Week through their participation that made this donation possible.”
Bill Teel, Executive Director of the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association added, “Thanks to the generosity of our participating restaurants and diners, we are excited to award such a large donation to Cornerstones of Care which will allow them to continue their tremendous work with the youth and families in the Kansas City community.”
“Cornerstones of Care is honored to have partnered with the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association and the Visit KC Foundation for this year’s Kansas City Restaurant Week. It is our mission to partner with organizations to build a safe and healthy community, and these two organizations exemplify that mission, said Merideth Rose, President and CEO of Cornerstones of Care. “This generous award will allow us to continue our efforts in developing marketable skills for our youth through our culinary education program. We are also grateful to the participating restaurants and their patrons for making this award possible through this year’s event”.
As part of Restaurant Week, participating restaurants pledge 10 percent of all menu sales to a rotating stable of charities. Through the generosity of Kansas City restaurants and their diners,
more than $3.6 million has been raised for local causes in Kansas City Restaurant Week’s 14-year history. In 2023, more than 200 restaurants participated in the January event.
About Kansas City Restaurant Week Kansas City Restaurant Week (KCRW) is KC’s premier dining event founded by the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association and Visit KC in an effort to support the regional restaurant community. 2023 marks the 14th-consecutive year for the 10-day dining event, spotlighting KC as one of the country’s premier dining and vacationing destinations. Each year, KCRW partners with local charities to raise funds for deserving causes. In 2023, restaurants boosted the event’s 14-year charitable total to nearly $3.6 million. For more information, visit KCRestaurantWeek.com or join the conversation online at #KCRW2023.
About Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association
The Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association, as a chapter of the Missouri Restaurant Association, works with its membership to represent, educate, and promote the restaurant and hospitality industries in Northwest Missouri and in the counties of Johnson, Wyandotte and Leavenworth in Kansas.
About Visit KC
Headquartered in Downtown Kansas City, Visit KC is the chief hospitality sales and marketing organization for the region. With a mission of creating global passion for Kansas City, Visit KC collaborates with nearly 1,000 community partners to drive the marketing, sales and service of the destination’s convention and tourism industry—a sector that supports more than 41,000 local jobs. For more information about Kansas City, go to VisitKC.com.
About Cornerstones of Care
Cornerstones of Care leverages decades of expertise to provide an array of quality prevention, treatment and support services to children and families who have typically experienced signicant trauma. The organizations 700+ trained professionals practice a certied trauma-informed model to identify, address, treat and monitor a variety of behavioral healthcare needs to provide safety and health to more than 15,000 children and families in three key areas: youth/family support, foster care/adoption and community education/training. The 2023 KC Restaurant Week funds will intentionally address workforce development through culinary education. Visit cornerstonesofcare.org.
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