Kitty's donation through 1% For The Planet is a venue for businesses to partner with community organizations to enhance their environmental stewardship.

We all understand that all organizations have challenges. As a community, we have challenges to improving our workforce.

We've formed a coalition of 27 Bay Area organizations and community groups. The message to other activists is to concentrate on San Francisco. We anticipate 100,000 people.

We feel that, by getting more individuals and organizations involved in philanthropy, we can have an even greater impact and bring even more positive change to Kansas City. We start by asking our donors, 'What's important to you?' and then work to connect them to nonprofit organizations and charitable causes they care about.

We look forward to working with Phoenix Crisis Center and other local nonprofit and community organizations, as well as getting to know our new neighbors.

I would like to thank these community-minded organizations. After all, it is due to their generosity that this event is such a huge success, year after year.