Tulips on Troost: Volunteer Appreciation Picnic a hit!

Tulips on Troost aims to change the face of Troost Avenue by planting one million tulips along the Avenue in honor of an early Kansas City leader, Dr. Benoist Troost. Through this mission, we hope to inspire and motivate the citizens of Kansas City to recognize the value of neighborhood capital improvements and beautification in some of the city's most under-served neighborhoods. Tulips are just on the surface—our deep-rooted goal is to use a beautiful, accessible thing like a tulip to represent positive change on Troost and to let the city know that Troost is worth our time, efforts, and resources.

Volunteer Appreciation Picnic a hit!

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About 35 Tulips on Troost volunteers and supporters gathered at the 54th Street Community Tulip Garden on Saturday for a Volunteer Appreciation Picnic. Major thanks to everyone who helped make this event happen, including:

Go Chicken Go (5101 Troost) for the generous food donations
Brookside Price Chopper for donating paper goods
UMKC (including Steve Jenks & Bob Simmons) for their support in the use of the 54th & Troost UMKC-owned lot for our tulip garden
Carolen Collins for serving as photographer and journalist
Mark Holmes & Coffee Break for chairs and tables
Scott Burnett for providing the fun with bocce ball and croquet
Durwin Rice, Mark Holmes, Beth Brubaker, Alicia Douglas, Pat Keeling, and Abby Weydert for their long time support and volunteerism.
Marti Lee, Toby Lunn, Tina Coles, and all the others listed above for helping set up and tear down.