FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 05/01/2025
Heartland Pop-Up Fundraiser Full Steam Ahead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Global Ties KC will host the Heartland Pop-Up on Thursday, May 8, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Haverty Yards, Union Station Kansas City. The evening of networking, live music, and global connection comes amid uncertain times for the future of the organization and many others like it.
In the last month, news dropped that the administration has considered cutting the full U.S. Department of State Education and Cultural Affairs office, which would eliminate many of the grants and programs that Global Ties KC administers. Nonetheless, the organization remains steadfast and sees the recent uncertainty as a chance to reinvent itself and look to the community that they have served for and with for over 70 years.
As the future role of the U.S. Department of State changes, Global Ties KC’s relationship with the local community changes too. “We have overly relied on federal grants for decades,” states Courtney Brooks, Global Ties KC President & CEO, “but in recent years we have shifted to locally funded programs like the Heartland Youth Diplomats Institute, a nine-month real world learning program that has impacted over 150 local youth in just 6 years.”
More than just a fundraising event, the Heartland Pop-Up will have plenty of food, live jazz music, family-friendly activities, and the evening will be a celebration of our 2024-25 Heartland Youth Diplomats Institute graduating class. Ticket sales and donations will directly support Global Ties KC and the Youth Diplomats Institute, ensuring that Kansas City remains a hub for international collaboration. All are welcome to join this family-friendly event to celebrate how empathy, curiosity, and the desire for cross-cultural relationships are something we all care about in our community.
Tickets and more information are available here. Registration closes May 5th.
Contact:
Courtney Brooks, President & CEO
Global Ties KC
Email: cbrooks@globaltieskc.org
Phone: (816) 421-4209
About Global Ties KC:
Global Ties KC has served as the premier connection point and bridge between the Heartland and the world for 70 years by activating citizen diplomacy and relationship building through exchange. Professional exchanges and local student programs provide an avenue for everyone to access the cultural, professional, and financial opportunities that are present through person-to-person global engagement.
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