Alexandra Wilson

Ken Anderson Promotes Alliance on New Twitter Account

By Alexandra Wilson / May 26, 2020 / Comments Off on Ken Anderson Promotes Alliance on New Twitter Account

If you’re on Twitter, take a look at one of the newest accounts: @KenAndersonNFL. That’s where you’ll find KAA president emeritus Ken Anderson offering regular updates about football, his daily life and the Ken Anderson Alliance.  In his Twitter bio, Ken lists winning the 1975 NFL Man of the Year Award and the 1981 NFL…

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Save the Date for our Next Town Hall!

By Alexandra Wilson / May 14, 2020 /

Times are changin’ and zoom is becoming our best friend! Want to learn about our next and future steps of building our LIVE community? Please join us for our second VIRTUAL Town Hall! Due to the pandemic, we want to uphold social distancing to protect our community. Please join us for our Town Hall on…

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KAA Awarded GCF Grant for Transition to Virtual Engage Offerings

By Alexandra Wilson / May 14, 2020 /

Ken Anderson Alliance would like to thank the Greater Cincinnati Foundation for a $25,000 grant from the Creating Inclusive Communities/COVID-19 Funding Request.  This grant will be utilized to transition our ENGAGE program from in-person outings for adults with developmental disabilities to virtual activities and engagement using our social media platforms.  It is the mission of KAA to ensure…

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Tailgate Crew – A Family Affair and Labor of Love

By Alexandra Wilson / May 14, 2020 /

As the new KAA Volunteer Coordinator last year, I was quickly introduced to an amazing group of volunteers who run the KAA booth at the Tailgates before every Bengals’ home game.  Located right by the band on Freedom Way, these volunteers give of their time to raise funds by selling KAA and Bengal SWAG and…

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KAA ENGAGE Program Virtual Events

By Alexandra Wilson / May 14, 2020 /

The ENGAGE Program participants, staff and volunteers are really missing being out in the community having fun and volunteering to help others.  Due to the Coronavirus, we can’t be together in person right now but can still interact with each other through KAA’s Facebook Live virtual events. To access these activities, you can go to…

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Slowly Back in Business

By Alexandra Wilson / May 14, 2020 /

The world continues to change, for better or for worse. But no matter how much the world changes, KAA will always change for the better.  The picture is O2 Urban Farms Driver Marlene Spies. She is very excited to come back to work and help deliver our fresh organic lettuce. Our Aquaponics is slowly going…

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Greater Cincinnati Foundation Funds Online Activities

By Alexandra Wilson / May 11, 2020 /

At KAA, we love to get people together to have fun, learn and volunteer. Of course, in the last few months, that simply has not been possible. Fortunately, we were able to pivot from in-person outings to virtual activities with help from a grant from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. With our goal of creating opportunities…

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Happy Hours, Raffle Winners and a Match!

By Alexandra Wilson / May 7, 2020 /

We had a great time at our virtual happy hours with Ken Anderson! “We appreciate everyone who donated and purchased raffle tickets to support KAA,” Ken said. ”The happy hours were so much fun for me and I hope they were a welcome diversion for everyone watching. Thanks to all my guests for sharing their…

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COVID Resources for Friends of KAA

By Alexandra Wilson / April 25, 2020 / Comments Off on COVID Resources for Friends of KAA

During this time when we can’t connect in person, we’d like to offer our friends and families these online resources from our partners and other providers in the Cincinnati area. Reach out to them or contact us if you need assistance. Until we meet again! From Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center How to get tested for…

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Virtual Happy Hours

By Alexandra Wilson / April 14, 2020 /

Join us on the Ken Anderson Alliance YouTube channel where we will be hosting a live stream happy hour with Kenny and friends! Our YouTube Channel is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTII7RYYipKBa3pWF6TaZ2w Join us for the following Virtual Happy Hours! April 15th @5:30pm – Welcome and Fun Stories with Kenny April 2nd @5:30pm – Happy Hour Q&A with Kenny,…

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