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Free complimentary copy July 25, 2014 • Volume 1, No. 43
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XtraCare Adult Day Care Open In Raytown Another dream came true for Rose and Abayomi Iyewarun when they opened XtraCare Adult Day Care, 6311 Evanston Ave. XtraCare is state of the art facility dedicated to high quality adult day care services from Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is Medicaid approved and licensed for 48 people, offering more space and amenities than the standard daycare. While the state requires one quiet room, XtraCare offers three. There are a number of sitting areas for watching large screen TV, playing board games, reading, arts and crafts, dining and activities - even a computer lab with three PCs and printers. There are plans to add a sewing room. They provide two restaurant-style meals and one healthy snack daily plus free transportation. An LPN is on staff but they are not yet equipped for managing Alzheimer patients. Rose and her son, Abayomi, promise to give your loved ones all the care and respect that your loved ones deserve. After spending 22 years of her life teaching youth in the Kansas City School District, Rose sees this daycare as yet another opportunity to give back to a country that has been so good to her family. “I love the youth but also the older people. They are so wise and intelligent and can remember so many things. They should have a place where they can be loved, where they laugh, tell stories, clap hands, and not be lonely. To have a place to feel good,” explains Rose who has a PhD in Family and Con-
sumer despite the heartbreaks and obstacles to get an education. Rose did not attend first grade until she was 13 years old in her native Nigeria. Her parents did not have the money to pay for her schooling so her only option was to go to the mission school that offered a free education but was a two day walk from her home. “My mother told me that she would do everything she could to get me to school and so I aspired to get the highest degree in education. I would not marry my husband to be because I first had to get an education but he said he would let me
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Raytown CARSTAR Celebrates 25 Years
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts at 8906 E 69th Street in Raytown celebrates 25 years. This year also marks the 25th anniversary of the CARSTAR corporation founded in 1989 by Lirel Holt of Overland Park, Kansas. Ron Glenn, bought one of the first franchises during the corporation’s first year and set up shop in Raytown, Missouri. Since then, Glenn has acquired three more CARSTAR stores in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and in Leavenworth and Lawrence, Kansas, and his son, Ryan, helps manage the businesses. CARSTAR was founded on the belief that a network of high-quality collision repair facilities would not only benefit consumers but would be welcomed by the insurance industry. Today, CARSTAR has more than 410 stores located throughout the United States and Canada but the headquarters remain in Overland Park, Kansas Every year the MoKan CARSTAR Group, representing 19 franchises in the Kansas City metro area, participates in the Fall Invitational
Golf Tournament at Staley Farms Golf Club of Kansas City, Missouri. The tournament that is scheduled for August 14, 2014, is a fundraiser for the Make A Wish Foundation to grant the wishes of two children.
MoKan is raising funds for 3 yearold Bécquer, who at age 18 months, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, rare form of cancer that attacks the retinas of the eyes, and he is the third generation to deal with this
cancer. He is a lover of super heroes and his wish is to meet Captain America. Those who want to participate in this tournament should contact, Leilani Haywood at 816-332-0720
This week Thomas Cobian of Downtown Neon Gallery started refurbishing the Fun House Pizza sign giving it a new color scheme
for an application and more information. For more information about CARSTAR Raytown and to view a gallery of before and after repairs, visit www.carstar.com/raytown.