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Updates and news from your friends at Ken Anderson Alliance

DSAGC and KAA Team Up for Annual Golf Event

By Christina Waddle | June 11, 2020

In conjunction with the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati, KAA is pleased again be part of this year’s golf event – The Dave Lapham and Ken Anderson Charitable Golf Outing –  on Monday, October 12 at Maketewah Country Club,  Sponsorships are currently being sought at many levels – and you don’t have to play…

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Back in the Action!

By Christina Waddle | June 11, 2020

Our O2 Urban Farms employees are happy to be back at work after months of staying home! The look forward to providing healthy meal options for the West Side community. For the curbside pick up, the days are still Tuesdays and Fridays, but the hours have changed! We will now be operating from 11:00 a.m.…

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KAA ENGAGE Program Virtual Events

By Christina Waddle | June 11, 2020

Although the ENGAGE Program participants, staff and volunteers can’t be together in the community right now, we can still interact with each other through KAA’s Facebook Live virtual events. To access these activities, you can go to the KAA Facebook page. We have also been doing Zoom Calls with small groups of Engage Participants. This…

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Come Learn About Our Live Community

By Christina Waddle | June 11, 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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Shopping? Easy Ways to Support KAA

By Christina Waddle | June 11, 2020

During this time of caution caused by the pandemic, our spring and summer fundraising events have been cancelled or postponed in order to protect the health and safety of our participants, volunteers, and staff.  Here are some easy ways to support KAA until we are ready to resume our in-person events and outings. Kroger Community…

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Drive-In Music and Fun for All

By Christina Waddle | June 10, 2020

Ready for a night out? Join us as we celebrate the power of music to bring us together. Melodic Connections and the Ken Anderson Alliance are teaming up to host a June Drive-In, Saturday, June 20 at Paul Brown Stadium parking lot E. Hear the live show from three great bands: You can enjoy the…

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Ken Anderson Promotes Alliance on New Twitter Account

By Christina Waddle | May 26, 2020

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 Christina Waddle | 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 Christina Waddle | 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 Christina Waddle | 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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