Arthritis Walk

The Arthritis Walk® is the Arthritis Foundation’s annual nationwide event that raises awareness and funds to fight arthritis, the nation’s most common cause of disability. read more

Jingle in July

Jingle underground this holiday season at the 25th annual Jingle Bell Run, presented locally by Ameristar Cares! This year promises to be the biggest Jingle Bell Run in Kansas City history, and we’ll celebrate with jugglers, magicians, a face-painting station for kids, and a steady array of upbeat, holiday music! It all happens at Meritex Executive Park in Lenexa, an underground corporate “cave” with an average yearlong temperature of 68 degrees!  Visit www.JingleInJuly.org for more information and to register. read more

Art for Arthritis

Most people don’t think about children having arthritis but more than 3,000 children in the Kansas City Metro area have some form of this painful disease. Our Art for Arthritis event teams as many as 20 local children affected by juvenile arthritis with area artists to spend a summer together creating unique pieces of artwork. The art is then auctioned off at the Art for Arthritis event in order to raise money for nationwide arthritis research, as well as local programs and services. read more

Commitment to a Cure

Commitment to a Cure, presented by HCA Midwest, is an annual campaign event of the Kansas City office of the Arthritis Foundation in which we educate, inspire and engage people through personal testimonials and celebrity firepower. Our guest speaker in 2013 is former Kansas City Royals second baseman Frank White. read more

Jingle Bell Run/Walk

Thank you for participating in the 2012 Jingle Bell Run! More than 1,400 people jingled underground through the Meritex Lenexa Executive Park, helping raise more than $80,000 for the Arthritis Foundation! read more