JUNE MEETING

The next Chapter event is our site tour meeting Tuesday, June 12.  We will be touring the new Livestrong Park at the Legends followed up with a social hour at the Yard House in the Legends shopping area.  Registrations should be emailed to Laura Vunovich at lvunovich@hntb.com or Abbie Greene at agreene@hntb.com by 5 pm on Friday, June 8.  Please see the meeting announcement under the Meetings and Events button--2012 Chapter Meetings button at the top of this page for details and instructions.

MEETING CALENDAR---Please note change in October and November events

  • June 12, 2012                Site Visit--Livestrong Sporting Park at the Legends
  • September 10, 2012        Golf Tournament
  • October 16, 2012            RIMS/CPCU All-Industry Day
  • November 13, 2012         Chapter Luncheon/Annual Meeting 
  • December 11, 2012         Holiday Social     

The 2012 Calendar of Events can be found in the Chapter Calendar folder under the Meetings and Events  button at the top of this page.


ANNUAL KC RIMS CHAPTER GOLF TOURNAMENT

Now is a good time to start planning your participation in and support of our 19th annual Chapter Golf Tournament.  Details and registration forms can be found in the Meetings and Events section of the home page.

KC RIMS SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM

The following students have been selected to participate in the 2012 KC RIMS Summer Intern program:

Student                            Sponsor                    School
Sarah Shelton                                 Seaboard                    Missouri State University
Brett Shoop                                    Ameristar                    University of Central Missouri
David Riddle                                Crawford/Broadspire          University of Central Missouri

Thanks to David Fromm, President of American Safety, for his leadership in this program.  Please contact Dave at dfromm@american-safety.com should you want to consider sponsoring an intern for 2013.        


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