KC CREW offers a variety of educational and networking opportunities. The third Tuesday of each month KC CREW holds a Lunch Program at the Carriage Club in Kansas City, Missouri. (Events will take place at the Mission Hills Country Club starting January 2009 while the Carriage Club undergoes renovations.) The Monthly Luncheon includes time to network as well as a program on a topic related to Commercial Real Estate. Past Lunch Programs have ranged from the proposed Kansas City Performing Arts Center to Historic Building Preservation to Trends in Corporate Real Estate. 2008 programs include KC CREW 10th Anniversary Event featuring CNN Correspondent Nadia Bilchik, Kansas City Today featuring Mayor Funkhouser, and a panel on Sustainable Development. In addition, each year KC CREW presents its’ Annual Impact Award. The 2008 KC CREW Impact Award recipient was Shirley Helzberg, Managing Member of Walnut Creek Ranch LLC and Proprietor, Webster House Antiques & Restaurant.

KC CREW offers an opportunity to network with its members by holding Happy Hours at various locations throughout the Kansas City Metro Area. Not only do the Happy Hours offer an opportunity to network but also allow us to view new projects first hand. Recent Happy Hours have included: YWCA in KCK, Opus Northwest on the Plaza, and Inland Sea Winery in the Livestock Exchange Building.

KC CREW programming also focuses on Education of its Members. Four times a year, KC CREW holds an Educational Breakfast Meeting for Members Only. Members who offer their expertise on a particular subject host the Educational Breakfasts. Topics for past Breakfast Meetings have included 1031 exchanges, Understanding an Appraisal, and How to read a Survey.

Please contact Amy Slattery, Programs Director, with any questions or additional information at 816.783.1639 or at aslattery@bnim.com.