CVB Events

For 51 years, Snow Ball has been a legacy of love for Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas. This year, we are honored to celebrate that legacy through the 51st Annual Snow Ball gala on January 18, 2025 at the Overland Park Convention Center.   Snow Ball is a celebration of many months of hard work by teams of volunteers. Unique in the fact that there is NO fundraising at the event, Snow Ball truly sets itself apart as one of the biggest and best parties of the year.  Your participation – either through a Patron Gift or by attending – enables Catholic Charities to continue to provide help, hope and hospitality to the most vulnerable throughout our communities. Although Snow Ball raises significant funds, even if we raised more, there would still be needs in our community to be met. Join us for this epic celebration of gratitude, love and life-changing hope! 6 PM- Reception 7:30 PM- Program & Dinner, Dancing to follow Please visit snowballgala.org for more information. Tables and individual tickets are available for purchase. 

We invite you to join our fun fundraising walk on Saturday, January 25, 2025. The Snowflake Streak features a walk on the scenic Stagecoach Park Loop at the Olathe Community Center, fun activities and breakfast. Check in is from 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m., program starts at 8:15 a.m., and walk begins at 8:30 a.m. As a walker or team captain, your Snowflake Streak experience includes a personalized fundraising page to share with friends and family, fundraising tips and tools, individual incentives, team prizes and more. Visit https://hpcks.org/snowflake/ for more info and to register. The event is suitable for all ages—bring the whole family and help support your neighbors! The Snowflake Streak raises money to help keep low income and uninsured children and adults healthy and well in our community.

Join us for a FREE artists talk with Katherine Bernhardt and Jeremy Scott, featured in our upcoming exhibition, A Match Made in Heaven. The Museum opens to the public at 5 p.m. on February 6. The reception will be held at the Nerman Museum atrium from 6-9 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. The artists talk will occur online and in person from 7 p.m to 8 p.m. in JCCC’s Yardley Hall, in the Midwest Trust Center building. Free and open to the public. No RSVP required for in-person attendance. RSVP to receive the livestream link. American fashion designer Jeremy Scott (b. 1975, Kansas City, Missouri) and contemporary artist Katherine Bernhardt (b. 1975, St. Louis, Missouri) are both known for their creative work that engages with themes of consumer and popular culture and irreverent humor. This exhibition presents looks by Scott and paintings by Bernhardt, creating a dynamic pop culture extravaganza. They are two elite artists working in disparate mediums, who transform the mundane into the spectacular. A Match Made in Heaven: Katherine Bernhardt x Jeremy Scott will be on view in the Nerman Museum’s Kansas Focus, Oppenheimer, Thompson and Anonymous Galleries, First Floor, and the Barton P. Cohen and Mary D. Cohen Gallery, Second Floor, February 7 through August 3, 2025.

Please join us for a benefit for the Health Partnership Clinic. Opening Doors Luncheon A benefit for uninsured children and adults $100 Individual Ticket Sponsorship Opportunities Available For questions, contact Hayward Lafferty at 913-276-7012, or email hlafferty@hpcks.org.