MCC-Longview blood drive

Community Blood Center is the primary supplier of blood for local hospitals and has been serving Missouri and Kansas hospitals for almost 50 years. Community Blood Center needs to collect 580 pints of blood every day and over 140,000 pints annually to meet the needs of our local hospitals. An individual within the area that Community Blood Center serves needs a blood transfusion every four minutes.

You have the opportunity to do your part for local hospital patients at the next Community Blood Center blood drive held at MCC-Longview in the Private Dining Room/Campus Center, 500 Longview Road on Wednesday, July 6 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 pm.

To make an appointment online go to www.esavealifenow.org and use Sponsor Code MCClongview. You may also contact myself, Pam Hensley at 816.604.2364 or pam.hensley@mcckc.edu.

Thank you for taking time to consider this very important service!

MCC-Longview GSA Drag Show raises nearly $800 for AIDS Walk Kansas City

Emcee Anyta Coxx at the first MCC-Longview GSA Drag Show benefitting AIDS Walk KC. Photo: The Longview Current.

The results are in and the MCC-Longview Gay-Straight Alliance Drag show benefiting AIDS Walks Kansas City was a huge success.

In it's first year, the show brought in close to $800 as more than 100 people packed the Mel Aytes Education Center for the show this past Thursday.

"This was successful beyond our wildest imagination, as we certainly didn’t expect the huge turnout." psychology instructor Angela Bahner said. "We are so proud of our students, and I wish you could have seen them after the show basking in their success and with the good feeling that comes from contributing to the community in a positive way."

To see more photos from this awesome event. Be sure to check out The Longview Current's photo blog.

HOLIDAY SUCCESS: MCC-Longview Recreation Center raises more than $2,000 for Harvesters

The MCC-Longivew Recreation Center successfully raised enough money to feed more than 10,000 people this past holiday weekend.

As part of the MCC-Longview Charity Boot Camp, personal trainers and staff there invited people to donate money and food online as the Rec Center and Harvesters partnered in a month-long campaign for the local food network.

With each donation to Harvesters, visitors would receive a free 45-minute cardio workout session at the Rec Center.

By the end of the end of the campaign, more than 22 people showed up Friday morning to break a sweat for charity. But even more took up the call online as organizers said they raised more than $2,000 for Harvesters.

In a letter to participants, MCC-Longview personal trainer Ryan Layman thanked everyone who helped make the event a success.

Thank you for visiting the MCC Longview Charity Workout Virtual Food Drive for Harvesters! Our drive was a huge success, collecting enough money and food to enable Harvesters to provide 10,014 meals for those in need in our community.

Thank you for your support of Harvesters and hunger relief!

Time is running out! Get signed up for the MCC-Longview charity bootcamp

MCC-Longview's Recreation Center is once again ready to break a sweat and get physical to for charity.

Partnering with Harvesters, staff at the Longview Recreation Center are asking for donations that will benefit the community food network.

The Recreation Center and Harvesters have kicked off a virtual food drive at: http://www.mcclongviewcharityworkout.harvesters.org/

There, visitors can virtually donate food to Harvesters. Each donation will secure you a spot in the workout session with MCC-Longview personal trainers the day after Thanksgiving. Gyms across the country are participating and MCC-Longview is looking to you for help.

Last year, staff at the recreation center led an hour-long cardio workout where they raised more than $200 for the American Heart Association. MCC-Longview recreation staff members this season are looking for enough Harvesters donations to feed 1,000 families.

Donate online TODAY!

http://www.mcclongviewcharityworkout.harvesters.org/

MCC-Longview Boot Camp for Charity

10 a.m. on Nov. 26

The MCC-Longview Recreation Center

For more information contact Ryan Layman at 816.604.2424

MCC-Longview steps up for Hope House this holiday season

The Reentry Club at MCC-Longview is collecting items for the Lee’s Summit Hope House Christmas Store.

Hope House is in need of many new item donations - if you are able to donate even one thing, it will help a less fortunate person this Christmas.

You can download the entire list of items needed from the link below. Some items are very inexpensive and others are a bit more expensive.

Whatever you can donate will be appreciated. The Hope House is asking that these items be new items.

Please bring donated items to the Reentry Room (Campus Center 257) by Friday, Dec. 3.

Many thanks from the Reentry Club at Longview!

MCC-Longview Recreation Center's virtual food drive is LIVE

MCC-Longview's Recreation Center is once again ready to break a sweat and get physical to for charity.

Partnering with Harvesters, staff at the Longview Recreation Center are asking for donations that will benefit the community food network.

TODAY, the Recreation Center and Harvesters have kicked off a virtual food drive at http://www.mcclongviewcharityworkout.harvesters.org/

There, visitors can virtually donate food to Harvesters. Each donation will secure you a spot in the workout session with MCC-Longview personal trainers the day after Thanksgiving. Gyms across the country are participating and MCC-Longview is looking to you for help.

Last year, staff at the recreation center led an hour-long cardio workout where they raised more than $200 for the American Heart Association. MCC-Longview recreation staff members this season are looking for enough Harvesters donations to feed 1,000 families.

Donate online TODAY!

http://www.mcclongviewcharityworkout.harvesters.org/

MCC-Longview Boot Camp for Charity

10 a.m. on Nov. 26

The MCC-Longview Recreation Center

For more information contact Ryan Layman at 816.604.2424

Donations will be accepted online starting Nov. 15 (watch here for that address)

MCC-Longview recreation center is pumping up for charity

MCC-Longview's Recreation Center is once again ready to break a sweat and get physical to for charity.

Partnering with Harvesters, staff at the Longview Recreation Center are asking for donations that will benefit the community food network.

With each new donation participants are then invited to participate in an hour-long cardio workout the day after Thanksgiving to teach them good workout skills to stay healthy this holiday season. A single donation through their website, which goes live on Nov 15, gives you free admission to the workout event, which is part of a nationwide charity drive by Harvesters.

Last year, staff at the recreation center led an hour-long cardio workout where they raised more than $200 for the American Heart Association. This year, they are hoping to make the event a little bit bigger. Organizers hope to raise enough donations to feed more than 1,000 families.

MCC-Longview Boot Camp for Charity

10 a.m. on Nov. 26

The MCC-Longview Recreation Center

For more information contact Ryan Layman at 816.604.2424

Donations will be accepted online starting Nov 15 (watch here for that address)