KCCC would like to thank your company for participating in this year’s games by offering FREE educational sessions. Whether you are gearing up for the games or staying healthy throughout the rest of the year, there will be a topic of interest for everyone. A full list of educational choices with their scheduled dates can be found below. Don’t miss out on these FREE opportunities for your company! Food and beverage are not included, just the speakers for the educational sessions. All sessions will be held virtually on Zoom, maximum of 300 participants per session (first come first serve).
*Participants are to enroll online in order to get the zoom link sent to them. Registration closes the day prior at noon for each session, a minimum of 10 is required for a presentation to be held. Sessions run Feb 1st-June 30th.
No KCCC points will be awarded for attending sessions.
Enroll here: https://runsignup.com/TicketEvent/KCCCLunchLearnDigestiveHealth - or - click on the links below for each session.
NEW - Scheduled Presentations
2024 Menu of Session Offerings
February 7th, 11-11:45AM. Digestive Health 101, Stephanie Ricke, Natural Grocers Today, 70% of Americans experience digestive related symptoms. This is a startling statistic as an unhealthy gut has been linked to worsening overall health. Join this class to learn the ins and outs of supporting digestive health and digestive comfort, and how this could be the key to making a difference in your overall health and well‐being.
February 8th, 11:30-12:15PM. Challenge Manager Review for Company Coordinators, KCCC Staff Join the KCCC team for this review of the website you’ll be using this season to help coordinate your team. This session is designed for newer Company Coordinators. Recording Password: Tf=%y90i
February 20th, 11-11:45AM. Cornerstones of Care, Build Trybe Program, Sally Cook Come learn all about Build Trybe and how you can help our youth at Cornerstones of Care. Build Trybe is a mentorship community that builds health, independence and empowers youth with employable skills. It is a bridge connecting youth, who lack a stable support system, to opportunity. Our team of trade experts and community partners introduce and connect youth to three skill-based career paths: culinary, horticultural, and construction.
February 21st, 11-11:45AM. Fight Back Against Stress, Stephanie Ricke, Natural Grocers Stress stinks. Stress is everywhere and takes a significant toll on our bodies. While it’s impossible to remove all stress from our lives, incorporating a few specific nutrients and lifestyle changes can help support our ability to adapt and cope with stress.
February 27th, 11-11:45AM. Cultivating Well-being: How to be Resilient & Flourish, Haley Prophet Through self-awareness, fostering healthy routines, and instilling positive habits, we all have the power to positively impact our overall health and well-being. This session will highlight the importance of having a resilient mindset and our individual ability to proactively learn to flourish.
February 27th, 1-2PM. Company Coordinators Tips & Tricks, Reviewing Deadlines for the upcoming Season, KCCC Staff Join the Alison Smith from the KCCC office about different tips and tricks for company coordinators and event captains to help your team get the most out of this season. We’ll also review the importance of the upcoming deadlines. This session is designed for newer Company Coordinators. Goals & Objectives Sheet Event Captains Duties
February 28th, 11-11:45AM. How Parents Can Use Bicycles to Combat the Childhood Mental Health Crisis, Buddy Pegs, Scott Fitzgerald Despite a national decline in youth cycling of nearly 50%, today's children need the power of the bicycle more than ever to combat the side effects of the ever-growing digital childhood and build true lifelong happiness. No longer a toy, the bicycle is a vehicle for discovery that helps children build self-confidence, resilience, connection to nature, and stronger family bonds. You’ll walk away with powerful insights and practical advice that will help you: create a lifelong love of adventure on two wheels in all children, collectively work to get more families on bikes, and pick the right bicycle for every age. Whether you’re a parent of young children interested in introducing biking into your family or simply curious about the current emerging research on the shifting emotional landscape of children, this talk is for you.
February 29th, 11-11:45AM. How Parents Can Use Bicycles to Combat the Childhood Mental Health Crisis, Buddy Pegs, Scott Fitzgerald Despite a national decline in youth cycling of nearly 50%, today's children need the power of the bicycle more than ever to combat the side effects of the ever-growing digital childhood and build true lifelong happiness. No longer a toy, the bicycle is a vehicle for discovery that helps children build self-confidence, resilience, connection to nature, and stronger family bonds. You’ll walk away with powerful insights and practical advice that will help you: create a lifelong love of adventure on two wheels in all children, collectively work to get more families on bikes, and pick the right bicycle for every age. Whether you’re a parent of young children interested in introducing biking into your family or simply curious about the current emerging research on the shifting emotional landscape of children, this talk is for you.
March 6th, 11-11:45AM. Natural Tips to Support a Heathy Sleep, Stephanie Ricke, Natural Grocers Are you dreaming of a good night’s sleep? There are a variety of natural sleep solutions that can support you in making sound, restful, and rejuvenating sleep a reality. This includes increasing the nutrient density of the diet, practicing proper sleep hygiene, and adding sleep‐supportive supplements that can help you achieve those z’s. Join us and discover the steps to foster quality, healthy sleep every night.
March 12th, 11-11:45AM. Brain Health, Harley Herd, Natural Grocers Do you or your child require a lot of brainpower throughout the day but find you’re in need of some “focus pocus”? Come discover how nutrition and lifestyle tweaks can support your attention to help learning and cognition be as easy as pi(e).
March 14th, 12-12:45PM. The REAL Game Changer: Insights and Inspiration for a More Productive Day, Amy Tokos We spend a lot of money on productivity tools and services yet, many of us are still searching for the game changer that’s going to make us more productive. In this session, Amy will share insights she's learned through her experience and give the audience a framework to ask the right questions when solving their productivity challenges.
March 19th, 12-12:30PM. Virtual Cooking Demo, Chelsea Reinberg, Johnson County Extension Office Join us to celebrate National Nutrition Month® 2024 “Beyond the Table” with a virtual cooking class! Come learn how to make a quick and nutritious meal that focuses on using local foods.
March 20th, 11:30-12:15PM. LGBTQ 101: What’s up with all of these letters? Misty Town Have you heard acronyms like “LGBT,” “LGBTQ” or “LGBTQ+” and asked yourself what does any of that mean? Do you feel you lack the skills needed to address concerns and questions from patrons and co-workers who identify as LGBTQ? Gain a better understanding of current terminology such as, queer, pansexual, intersexed, gender fluid and transgender. In addition you will learning about issues facing the LGBTQ community while having the opportunity to ask questions in a safe and non-judgmental space.
March 26th, 11-11:45AM. Cornerstones of Care, Build Trybe Program, Sally Cook Come learn all about Build Trybe and how you can help our youth at Cornerstones of Care. Build Trybe is a mentorship community that builds health, independence and empowers youth with employable skills. It is a bridge connecting youth, who lack a stable support system, to opportunity. Our team of trade experts and community partners introduce and connect youth to three skill-based career paths: culinary, horticultural, and construction.
March 28th, 11-11:45AM. Inflammation 101, Harley Herd, Natural Grocers Discover the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of inflammation. Although chronic inflammation may go unnoticed, there are diet, lifestyle, and environmental choices you can make in your everyday life that have the power to tame your internal flame and support a balanced inflammatory response. Learn how to calm the fire within.
April 2nd, 12:30-1PM. Stress and the Pain Cycle, Dr. Jason Moss, MyoCore Dr. Moss with MyoCore-Personalized Pain Care will be speaking about the correlation between stress and the pain cycle. Specifically, the feedback loop between chemical reactions in our brains of the two processes. He will also discuss helpful ways to break the cycle to reduce anxiety on a daily basis as well as reduce the pain response.
April 3rd, 12-1PM. Preparing for a Financial Emergency, PNC Bank Unexpected events - from a home or car repair to job loss, illness, divorce or natural disaster - can result in financial emergencies. In this workshop, we'll help you increase your financial peace of mind by learning how to incorporate an emergency fund into your regular budget and how much you may want to have in that fund. We'll also discuss strategies for adjusting your budget to weather the unexpected if an emergency does occur.
April 9th, 11-11:45AM. Injury Prevention for the Weekend Warrior, Zach Gove, PT, DPT, Children’s Mercy In this session we'll discuss tips and strategies to help prepare KCCC participants to play sports they love, and how to reduce chances of injury.
April 10th, 1-2PM. Mindfulness and Boundaries in the Workplace, KC Resolve Our most popular training is back and better than ever! This training is complementary to the one we offered last year but with more of a focus on Mindfulness Practices. Objectives: Define mindfulness in the workplace, Explore the science of mindfulness, learn mindfulness practices, examine the types of workplace boundaries.
April 16, 12-12:45PM. Powerful Foods for Fighting Chronic Disease, Chelsea Reinberg, Johnson County Extension Office Our daily food choices can have a profound effect on either preventing or improving chronic disease, like obesity, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis, and their associated symptoms. Learn what foods are important for good health and how to incorporate more into your diet.
April 24th, 11:30-12:15PM. Gender Identity: Moving through a “Fluid” World, Misty Town Living in a world of constant change requires organizations to stay current with often uncomfortable societal changes. Developing awareness on gender issues and a better understanding of the transgender community will allow you to not only provide a safe space for those patrons, it allows you to have a plan in process before a situation arises.
May 8th, 1-2PM. Managing Your Mind and Mood to Succeed at Work, KC Resolve Objectives: Explore common negative emotions at work, discuss why emotions matter at work, define "emotional intelligence" in the workplace, learn strategies to help you deal with negative emotions, tips for employers.
May 9th, 12-12:45PM. The REAL Game Changer: Insights and Inspiration for a More Productive Day, Amy Tokos We spend a lot of money on productivity tools and services yet, many of us are still searching for the game changer that’s going to make us more productive. In this session, Amy will share insights she's learned through her experience and give the audience a framework to ask the right questions when solving their productivity challenges.
May 14th, 12-12:30PM. Virtual Cooking Demo, Chelsea Reinberg, Johnson County Extension Office Are you tired of making the same boring salad for lunch? Come learn how to spice up your salads and make them your favorite lunchtime go-to.
May 21st, 12-1PM. Simplifying Wellness: How Small Changes can lead to Big Shifts, Bayleigh Petty, Small Changes Big Shifts Our mission was founded on a very simple idea: we want to see people come fully alive. At Small Changes Big Shifts® we love to do this by helping people make small changes that ultimately lead to the biggest shifts in their lives. While striving for optimal health can feel daunting, we see when broken down into smaller pieces that fit together in a simple framework and nurtured along the way, people feel empowered and are more successful on this journey. We address these different areas through the Quadrants of Well-Being – a simple framework that restores how amazing our bodies were designed to feel every day, all day.
June 6th, 11-11:45AM. National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Jacqueline Helms, NMSS Join us to learn more about the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. We are on our Pathways to Cure as we STOP disease progression, RESTORE what’s been lost, and END MS forever. Our vision is bold: A world free of MS. The Mid America chapter hosts multiple events (Walk MS, Dinner of Champions and Bike MS) during the year the provide resources and funding for a cure for MS. Join us to learn how you can be involved and help empower those affected by MS to live their best lives.
June 12th, 11-12PM. QPR. Suicide Prevention Course, Mary McCann, Netsmart Question. Persuade. Refer. Three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives. Join fellow KC Corporate Challengers in the most widely taught suicide prevention course worldwide. Netsmart is offering this course free of charge through their EveryDayMatters Foundation as an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to one another and the communities they serve. Content is developed by the QPR Institute and facilitated by certified Netsmart associates. Upon completion of the course attendees will receive a certificate as a Certified Gatekeep from the QPR Institute.
June 25th, 12-12:45PM. Good Gut Health, Chelsea Reinberg, Johnson County Extension Office The health of the bacteria in your gut is often overlooked. Did you know that the health of your gut can affect your mental health, weight, chronic disease, and many other functions in your body? Come learn how to improve your gut health to help you feel your best.
June 26th, 1-2PM. Mindfulness and Boundaries in the Workplace, Part 2 KC Resolve In part two of our most popular training, we’ll define mindfulness in the workplace, explore the science of mindfulness, learn mindfulness practices and examine the types of workplace boundaries.
*Not seeing anything that you’d like to learn about? If there’s a subject you’re hungry for, don’t hesitate to reach out and let us know! JCPRD’s Corporate and Community Wellness Coordinator, Alison Smith, is interested in what YOU want to learn about at lunch.
For more information contact Alison Smith at 913-826-2953 or alison.smith@jocogov.org
