Cerner Impact day

The company I work for is a big advocate of giving back to the community and twice a year they hold an event called "Cerner Impact Day". This is a day where all associates are encouraged to volunteer for one of the many events that have been coordinated in the Kansas City area.

Traci and I have participated in this event for past year and a half and were a part of the Cerner Impact Day this past weekend.

We volunteered to assist an organization named KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) in Kansas City Missouri. Our task was to stencil and paint the KIPP logo and motivational quotes and organize a storage closet.

Traci and I along with 14 other volunteers met in one of the classrooms for a quick overview of what KIPP was. Traci and I volunteered to help organize the closet and 2 others joined us. I figured how hard could it be to put a few things in boxes, straighten out a few shelves and sweep a dusty floor. As the doors to the storage closet opened, I knew we had our work cut out for us. :-)

Before picture

Traci, Lisa and Joann cleaning up

We spent the next 2 1/2 hours moving everything around until it looked just right.

... and the after

The other volunteers were putting the finishing touches on their artwork as we linked back up with them. The staff from KIPP were very appreciative of our work and a few of us celebrated by heading the to the art festival in Westport.

Michael cracking the whip

A motivational quote
A quote by Robert Frost

We hope your weekend was as rewarding as our was!!



Bill and Traci