Thank you From the 73rd Annual Kappa Kappa Gamma Holiday Homes Tour
The Kappa Homes Tour has been a holiday tradition for more than 70 years! Started in 1951, the Tour has raised more than $2 million for local charitable organizations and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Thank you for your support through all these years.
Stay connected with this website and our Facebook and Instagram for updates and information on the Tour and our fantastic Kansas City beneficiaries, Flourish Furniture Bank and Pawsperity.
We work diligently to manage costs and streamline expenses while delivering an exceptional Tour experience this year. It is an expensive and time intensive endeavor, requiring hundreds of hours of volunteer time by Kappa alumnae and friends. We are lucky to have a solid core of volunteers who show up each year to make it an amazing experience, and we are delighted to welcome new volunteers each year, too.
Our Owl Friends list keeps growing, and we are grateful for each one. These donations raised ahead of the Tour offset operating costs, allowing more revenue to go directly to our beneficiaries.
If this is your first time on the Tour, you can start out at one of the homes as your starting place or the Holiday Boutique. Once you arrive, you will get a Tour Guide with a map and other helpful information about the homes and the beneficiaries. Enjoy your Tour!
With Gratitude | Angela Kreps and Nichole Evans | 2024 Kappa Holiday Homes Tour Board Co-Chairs
2024 Tour Dates and Schedule
Kappa Homes Tour and Holiday Boutique hours
Tuesday, December 3rd | Cocktails & Candlelight 5pm-9pm | Homes open 5:30pm-8pm to Cocktails and Candlelight ticket holders only
Wednesday, December 4th | Tour Homes 12pm-8pm | Boutique 11am-8pm
Thursday, December 5th | Tour Homes 10am-6pm | Boutique 10am-3pm
Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. See the Tickets page for more information.
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The Holiday Homes Tour Boutique will be held at HJ’s Youth and Community Center, 6425 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO
SAFETY
We conduct a safety inspection prior to opening each home in an effort to make the Tour safe and enjoyable for all participants. We adhere to CDC and local government guidelines at the time of the event, including masking or other safety protocols. By attending the 2024 Kappa Holiday Homes Tour, you:
Acknowledge the contagious nature of viruses, including Covid-19 and variants.
Voluntarily assume all risk that you may be exposed to or infected with any virus or viruses.
Agree to release, covenant not to sue, discharge, and hold harmless the Kappa Holiday Homes Tour and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Kansas City Alumnae Association and its officers, agents, and representatives, as well as the homeowners with homes on the Tour, from any and all claims arising out of or related to exposure to any virus or viruses, including but not limited to claims for personal injury, illness, disability, death, economic loss, and expenses of any kind.
2024 Beneficiaries
Our beneficiaries, Flourish, Pawsperity, and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, rely on funds from organizations like the Kappa Holiday Homes Tour to maintain day-to-day operations and fund special programs. Through ticket sales, Holiday Boutique purchases, and Owl Friend donations, we aid their missions to support our local communities.
Flourish, Kansas City’s furniture bank, partners with social service agencies providing wrap-around services to empower families overcoming housing insecurity. By collecting, repairing, and providing donated furniture and home essentials for the entire home, Flourish impacts lives.
Flourish is a 501(c)(3) designated charity and has Platinum charity status with Guidestar.
Pawsperity unleashes human potential through the art of pet grooming. Their program is designed to break the cycle of generational poverty through extensive job training within a booming industry. Their students are some of society’s most vulnerable, with a focus on single parents living in poverty.
Additional pet services are also offered to the community, including doggie daycare and a grooming salon, which help support our life-changing mission.
The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation provides educational scholarships for undergraduate and graduate women, equipping women with resources to spark change and uphold shared values.
Truth | Connection | Respect | Optimism | Knowledge | Trailblazing
Twice in the last decade the Foundation recognized the Kansas City Kappa Alumnae Association for the highest level of giving to the Foundation.
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors
Capitol Federal, a 23-year Gold Key Sponsor of the Kappa Holiday Homes Tour, provides ongoing support of charitable causes in Kansas City. We sincerely appreciate our sponsors and donors who enable us to commit to financial obligations. Without them, and our volunteers, the Tour would not be possible.
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Gold Key Sponsor - Capitol Federal
Sapphire Sponsor - Hartline Construction
2024 owl friends
$1000+
Mary Atterbury | Valerie Chaloud | Jennifer Hart
$500-$750
Ellen Merriman | Kristi Miller
$250
Nan Vail
$100
Cynthia Andrews | Sally Patton Burton | Carol K. Clark | Ann Colston | Ellen Harker | Jennifer Fales | Tracey Gibbs | Ellen Hockaday | Dianne Hogerty | Cecilia Johnson | Sandy Castetter Johnson | Martha Kruckemyer | Lois Lacy | Carolyn Langdon | Terry Lightstone | Cornelia Fuson Long | Susie Luening | Amelia McIntyre | Pat Meads | Corliss Chandler Miller | Barbara K. Nelson | Kay Lutjen Patterson | Barclay Ross | Susan Spaulding | Risë Strasser | Jean D. Wagner | Lisa Wetzler | Jennifer Whiteside | Renee Young
$75
Libby Gessley | Becky Lyle Mehrmann | Gretchen Vosburgh
$50
Suzanne Cooper | Jana Fielder | Amy Frye | Robbi H. Grogan | Helen Ann Hatridge | Fran Kelly McDonald
$25
Karen Bowser Badgett | Beth Bahner
Tour Recipient SElection
The purpose of the Kappa Holiday Homes Tour is to provide support to charitable organizations. Each year organizations who provide aid for the betterment of the overall welfare of the Kansas City community are nominated by Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae for evaluation. One or more are chosen as recipients of Kappa Holiday Homes Tour proceeds. The 2024 beneficiaries chosen from the Kansas City community are Flourish and Pawsperity.
Applications will open soon for 2025 Tour Recipients. The deadline for 2024 applications was February 29, 2024. Contact our Tour Proceeds Committee Chair, for more information about Tour proceeds.