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2023 Walk to End Alzheimer's: Sept. 30, 2023

By Sarah Duggan on June 29, 2023

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s for Manhattan, Kan., will be at Manhattan City Park on Saturday, Sept. 30. Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer’s...

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Fiesta to Remember: Time to Celebrate Growth Opportunities

By Michelle Haub on June 22, 2023

Presenting sponsor Central National Bank and Meadowlark Memory Program collaborated again this year with Rockin K’s for a day of amazing food, drink, conversation, and music. Rockin K’s will donate...

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Outdoor Encounters

By Nathan Bolls on June 1, 2023

I often hear someone say “What can I do?” when the topic swings around to the climate crisis we are facing. Some who utter these words are deadly serious in their intent. Others, not yet fully...

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Art Appreciation: WONDERful event boosts Memory Program

By Becky Fitzgerald on May 24, 2023

After an absence in 2022, Art Mingle, the primary fundraiser for Meadowlark Memory Program, returned to Meadowlark Foundation’s opportunities calendar this spring. Prairie Star Restaurant and Event...

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Thank You, Meadowlark Friends!

By Becky Fitzgerald on May 11, 2023

Hip! Hip! HOORAY!! The 11th annual Grow Green Match Day, hosted April 21 by Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, was Meadowlark Foundation’s best ever in terms of the number of contributions...

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Outdoor Encounters

By Nathan Bolls on May 4, 2023

For the past four months, this column has considered a problem of serious international scope: climate change. But other undesirable changes are afoot, e.g., the problem of unnatural, invasive, “...

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Bid & Give: Live & Silent Auctions Add to Art Mingle Excitement

By Becky Fitzgerald on April 19, 2023

Art you ready to Mingle? In addition to fabulous food, live music, and an ARTFul Memories exhibit, Art Mingle: Wonder & Whimsy features tempting live and silent auction items, as well as a raffle...

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Meet the Artists: Art Mingle 2023 Attracts Sought-After Regional Painters

By Becky Fitzgerald on April 13, 2023

Kristin Goering Kristin Goering of Fairway, Kan., was inspired to pursue art from a young age. She received her Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in printmaking from Bethel College in 1992. Her...

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Day of Giving: Grow Green Donations to Boost Nursing Scholarship Fund

By Becky Fitzgerald on April 5, 2023

Meadowlark Foundation has enthusiastically accepted an invitation to grow our “green” by participating in the 11th annual Grow Green Match Day on Friday, April 21. On that day, donations made through...

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Growth & Change: Parkinson's Awareness Month in Full Bloom

By Michelle Haub on April 5, 2023

April is a time for growth and change. Those bulbs resting underground all winter are now popping up leaves and flowers of fresh life through the soil. It’s a time where something that we can’t see...

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