Join co-leaders Jake Vail and Shirley Braunlich to discuss Angelou Ezeilo’s new book, Engage, Connect, Protect: Empowering Diverse Youth as Environmental Leaders.

Reserve your spot, borrow a copy of the book and join us!

A Native Garden Transformation: Fundraiser

Sunday, September 25, 2022 10 am – 2 pm Central Time

Private Home 6844 Edgevale Rd, Kansas City MO 64113

Rain Date: Sunday, Oct. 9th

Tour. Learn. Inspire.

Ticket Options

Ticket purchases are not refundable. If you are not able to attend, please share your ticket with others!

In the event of a rainout on both days, your pre-purchased ticket will be a donation.

Tickets required for Ages 12+

• In Advance – $20.00 ($22.07 with service fees)
• Day of Event – $25.00 ($27.27 with service fees)
• Bronze Level Sponsorship – $100.00  ($105.19 with service fees)
  • 2 Tickets
  • Listing on the event donations page
• Can’t join us that day? Click “Purchase Tickets Here” and make a donation!

Event Activities

• Tour a Home Garden filled with both mature and new native plants
• Learn from Local Experts
  • 10:30 – 11:30 am Courtney Masterson, with Native Lands LLC
  • 10:00 – 2:00
    • Patti Ragsdale, with Botanical Belonging
    • Hilary Noonan, with Mad Hatter Compost Tea
    • Kelly Daniels, with Blue River Forest Experience
• Prairie Hollow Productions will be onsite recording portions of the event for a short video to be shared on social media! Prairie Hollow Productions is producing a documentary about the local impact of climate change for broadcast on public TV next spring.
• Be Inspired
  • Local resources and vendors – watch this site for the list of vendors
  • Local Art
    • Silent Auction – watch this site to view and bid on donated items
    • Chalk art with Suburban Sketcher, Amy Lyn Sell

All funds raised will support The Resilient Activist: Community support for activists and others concerned about climate change.

Questions: Reach out to Info@TheResilientActivist.org

Sponsors

Media Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

• Anna Graether
• Jan Wilson
• Anne & Tom Melia
• Susan & Zack Hangauer

Vendors

The Resilient Activist is a public charity recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under Section 501(c)(3).

Join The Resilient Activist for our 2nd annual fundraiser at native plant nursery Botanical Belonging.

All the details and tickets are at this link – join us!

The Big Bluestem Bash!

Sunday, August 20th: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Rain date: Sunday, August 27th

Festivities begin in the heart of restored prairie within a luscious home garden bursting with summer blooms and seasoned native plants. Tour the greenhouse, spot insects and wildlife, inhale delightful fragrant blossoms, take your picture next to a sheath of big bluestem, and relax in the shade of mature trees swaying in the breeze.

Connect with local resources at our vendor fair. Offering an array of sustainable goods and activities for Earth lovers of all ages. Purchase native plants or enter to win a variety of artistic and intriguing raffle items!

All the details and tickets are at this link – join us!

Become a Vendor or Sponsor!    Sign up here!

If you would like to volunteer in the morning, afternoon, or all day please email Indigo at  admin@theresilientactivist.org.