FIA has luncheons, special events, fundraisers, Happy Hours and a Fairfax Festival each year. Luncheons typically fall on the second Thursday of the month except July, October and December where we do not have a luncheon. Average attendance is 80 and they are usually held at a business in our district with a variety of speakers and topics. In October we have our annual Fairfax Festival instead of a luncheon. Happy Hours periodically pop up throughout the year.
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All FIA members and their employees are invited to attend any of these events.
Guests are allowed to attend 3 luncheons or happy hours before joining. If you are not a member and would like to check out the FIA, please join us!
Luncheon Videos – All luncheons are recorded on video and shared with FIA members. They can also be viewed on the Fairfax Forum (click here), along with other posts and highlights related to the FIA. It’s a great way to stay informed.
Video from our last luncheon.
Upcoming Events:
The East Patrol Division of the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department (KCKPD) has kicked off their annual costume drive, offering children costumes, candy, and candy buckets for the Halloween season. This is a great opportunity for local businesses to give back to our community. To celebrate this drive, they will host a Halloween Costume Giveaway Party on October 23rd.
Thanks to your assistance and community involvement last year, KCKPD distributed over a hundred costumes. If you wish to donate, there will be a collection bin at East Patrol and their headquarters on 7th and Minnesota.
Should you want a donation bin at your business, contact Major William K. Wallace SR., East Patrol Division Commander, at wwallace@kckpd.org to set it up. Make sure that you donate BEFORE the 23rd.
We appreciate your support – you are making a difference!
Looking for a way to give back to our community? Empire Candle Co., LLC will be hosting their 4th Annual #EmpireCares Toy Drive to benefit local non-profits in the KCK community!
The event will take place on November 21st and 22nd and is scheduled from 6 AM until 6 PM. Open to the public, we encourage every one near and far to come and drop-off donations. They will be giving all donors a free surprise candle (while supplies last).
In years past, the donation drive helped to plant a seed in the Wyandotte County community and they plan to nurture it and grow this event year after year. Many families in need this time of year manage to “fall through the cracks” in the system – thanks to prior events, they have been able to help over 200 families who were in this category. Out of 104 counties in Kansas, Wyandotte County ranks 104th in overall health, quality of life, health factors, and socio-economic factors. Are you willing to step up and join them and their partners in improving these numbers?
Let’s work together to strengthen that critical community connection!
FIA is supporting this annual fundraiser and we encourage everyone to please share this event with your employees! This event is open to the public and everyone is welcome to swing by and drop-off their items between 6:00am until 6:00pm.
Invitation letter from Empire Candle to all FIA businesses:
For more details or additional information, please contact:
Eric Welsh
Environmental, Health and Safety Manager
Empire Candle Co., LLC
ewelsh@empirecandle.com
(913) 282-9667
This is for the FIA luncheon on 11/21/24 at 11:15AM.
Date / Time: November 21, 2024 from 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Featured speaker: Jeff Schmid, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Jeffrey R. Schmid took office on August 21, 2023, as the 10th president and chief executive officer of the Tenth District, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Location: Neff Packaging 555 Sunshine Rd Kansas City, KS 66115
Luncheon Fee: $35
Deadline to register is Monday, November 18th at 3PM
Special thanks to our host and luncheon sponsor: Neff Packaging
Meet Jeff Schmid
Jeffrey R. Schmid took office on August 21, 2023, as the 10th president and chief executive officer of the Tenth District, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Schmid served as president and chief executive officer of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking Foundation at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business, where he previously served as chairman of its board of trustees.
From 2007 to 2019, Mr. Schmid served as chairman and chief executive officer of Mutual of Omaha Bank. From 1989 to 2007, he served as president of American National Bank. Mr. Schmid began his career in 1981 as a field examiner in the Kansas City office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Mr. Schmid received a BS in business administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a graduate of the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking.
Save the Date
Join us on January 9th for our FIA luncheon! Details and registration will be made available as the date approaches. We will keep you posted.
Date / Time: January 9, 2025 from 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Featured speaker: PENDING
Location: PENDING
Deadline to register is Monday, January 6th at 3PM
Save the Date
Join us on February 13th for our FIA luncheon! Details will be provided as we finalize the plans for this luncheon.
Date / Time: February 13, 2025 from 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Featured speaker: PENDING
Location: PENDING
Deadline to register is Monday, February 10th at 3PM and registration will be made available as the date approaches.
Save the Date
Join us on March 13th for our FIA luncheon! Details and registration will be made available as the date approaches.
Date / Time: March 13, 2025 from 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Featured speaker: PENDING
Location: PENDING
Deadline to register is Monday, March 10th at 3PM
Save the Date
Join us on April 10th for our FIA luncheon! Details and registration will be made available as the date approaches.
Date / Time: April 10, 2025 from 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Featured speaker: PENDING
Location: PENDING
Deadline to register is Monday, April 7th at 3PM