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 FIA events 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:
Given the current pandemic, we ask that everyone follow any current covid mandates in place at the time of our event. Click here to view our calendar.
Date/Time: Thurs, 6/9/22 from 3:00pm – 5:00pm. The ribbon cutting will be at 3:30pm. Drinks and appetizers will be served.
Location: Fairfax Tower at 655 Stanley Road, Kansas City, KS 66115
There is no fee to attend this event, but a reservation is required.
Please RSVP Rachel Chambers at rchambers@fiakck.org by June 3rd.
Event Sponsors: Industrial Lumber and Reardon Pallet are our co-sponsors!
We will have a tent, table, chairs, live music, appetizers, beer and wine.
Should you have any questions, please contact Rachel Chambers at rchambers@fiakck.org
In celebration of the Fairfax District’s 100 Year Anniversary, FIA will be hosting a Fairfax Night at the Monarchs! Save the Date! More Details Coming Soon!
This is for the in-person luncheon on August 11, 2022 luncheon with Esther George, President of Federal Reserve Bank. This will be a special Fairfax 100th Anniversary luncheon.
Please Note: We have a Special 100th Anniversary Luncheon Sponsorship available for this event. If you’re interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Susan Cantrell who is handling FIA’s 100th Anniversary events.
Date/Time: Thurs, 8/11/22 from 11:15am-12:30pm
Location: Truman Library / 500 W. U.S. Highway 24. / Independence, Missouri 64050-1798
Should you have any questions, please contact Rachel Chambers at rchambers@fiakck.org
Meet Esther George
As CEO of the Kansas City Fed, George leads a workforce of more than 2,000 employees located at the Bank’s Kansas City office and Branch offices in Denver, Oklahoma City and Omaha. The Kansas City Fed oversees seven states: western Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming and northern New Mexico. Throughout this region, the Kansas City Fed plays a role in national monetary policy, supervises financial institutions and provides payment and financial services to depository institutions and the U.S. Treasury.
George joined the Fed in 1982 and served much of her career in the Division of Supervision and Risk Management. She began by becoming a commissioned bank examiner and eventually served for ten years as the District’s chief regulator. In that capacity, she was responsible for oversight of the District’s state-chartered member banks and nearly 1,000 bank and financial holding companies, as well as the Bank’s discount window and risk management functions. She was directly involved in the Tenth District’s banking supervision and discount window lending activities during the banking crisis of the 1980s and post-9/11.
She is a former chair of the Federal Reserve System’s Community Banking Organizations Management Group. George has also served as the acting director of the Federal Reserve’s Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C.
George is a native of Missouri. Beyond the Tenth Federal Reserve District, she hosts the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. She has also participated in the Bank for International Settlement’s Financial Stability Institute programs in Lima, Abu Dhabi, Beijing and Malaysia.
Please Note: We have a Special 100th Anniversary Luncheon Sponsorship available for this event. If you are interested in this sponsorship, please contact Susan Cantrell who is handling FIA’s 100th Anniversary events.
Date/Time: Thurs, 9/15/22 from 11:15am-12:30pm
Location: Wyandotte County Museum / 631 N 126th St, Bonner Springs, KS 66012
Event Sponsor: We have a Special 100th Anniversary Luncheon Sponsorship available for this event. If you’re interested in a sponsorship opportunity, please contact Susan Cantrell who is handling FIA’s 100th Anniversary events.
Topic: Fairfax District 100 Year Historical Display & Panel Discussion
NOTE: there is a cap of 75 attendees for this event, so register now!
Featured on KMBC
Recently featured on KMBC, the museum shared the news of this exciting exhibit.
Should you have any questions, please contact Rachel Chambers at rchambers@fiakck.org
Fairfax Festival Fairfax District 100th Anniversary Celebration at Kaw Point Park on 10/6/22.
In addition to the usual live music, beer & wine garden, local food, raffle prizes, lawn game tournament and historical boat rides, this year we will have a mini-Wyandotte County Museum at the event for all of the 130 company executives and employees to relish and appreciate enormous community pride in working with one of the United State’s most historic area. There will be opportunities to meet some of original Rosie Riveters (and some reenactors). A special fireworks display at the end of the Festival will commemorate this momentous year for all Festival attendees and Kansas Citians alike.
Date/Time: Thurs, 10/6/22 from 3:30pm-7:30pm *we will be ending this year’s festival with a celebratory fireworks display at 7:15pm
(Rain Date if needed is Thurs, 10/13/22 same time)
Location: Kaw Point Park
This is for the November, 2022 luncheon. All details are pending and we will update this page as they become available.
Date/Time: Thurs, 11/10/22 from 11:15am-12:30pm
Location: TBD
Event Sponsor:There are two (2) sponsorships available. This is a great way to promote your business at the luncheon. Click here for more details.
Topic: TBD
Should you have any questions, please contact Rachel Chambers at rchambers@fiakck.org
FIA Holiday Happy Hour: Join us on Dec. 8th for our annual Holiday Happy Hour and connect with your fellow FIA friends.
Location: Hilton Garden Inn / 520 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101
Cost: $30
Sponsor: Hilton Garden Inn
We have one (1) sponsorship opportunity available. This is a great way to promote your business at this exclusive event. Click here to learn more.