Laissez les bons temps rouler!
The 24th Annual Kansas City Crawfish Festival, co-hosted by the Secret Order of Crawdaddies and the Overland Park South Rotary Club Foundation, will be held Saturday May 17, 2025 (6:00 pm-10:00 pm) at St Pius X Church, 5500 Woodson, Mission, KS (55th and Woodson, 2 blocks west of Nall St). Signs will be prominently displayed indicating area for convenient parking. It’s time once again for the Kansas City Crawfish Festival! Join us for an amazing night of food, drinks, and music. Proceeds benefit our primary charity, Growing Futures Early Education Centery, and our secondary charity, Future of Hope Fund.
The 2025 Charity Partner:
Growing Futures Early Education Center
Located in the Downtown Overland Park District, Growing Futures Early Education Center is a non-profit Head Start organization that serves 800 low-income individuals living in Johnson County, Kansas, by providing high-quality early education opportunities and comprehensive family services, often at little to no cost for qualifying families. Their program focuses on ensuring that the 223 children served (ages 0-5) are prepared for kindergarten when they enter school districts. They aim to eliminate as many barriers as possible for families to help lift them out of poverty. Thank you for supporting their mission to nurture children and strengthen families, to enrich the community.
All of their families live at or below 100% of the federal poverty threshold, are in foster care or are experiencing homelessness. That means, for a family of three, they make no more than $24,860 a year. Enrolled families also have access to a variety of comprehensive support services, including health and nutrition services, onsite play therapy, parent education, mental health, medical and dental health, family support, social services and engagement opportunities.