Sep 5, 2024 Sports Partnerships 2024 Blue KC Coaches with Character Honoree Liz Monahan – month of September Monahan is girls’ basketball coach at Pembroke Hill High School Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) and the “C” You in the Major Leagues (CYITML) Foundation have announced Pembroke Hill High School varsity girls’ basketball coach, Liz Monahan, as the Blue KC Coaches with Character honoree for the month of September. […]
Aug 30, 2024 Behavioral Health Help prevent death by suicide Death by suicide happens every 11 minutes* in the United States yet talking about suicide is uncomfortable. Knowing what to say to someone in crisis can be difficult and fraught with fear of making things worse or violating their privacy. We need to talk about suicide Talking about suicide is critical — to divert a […]
Aug 23, 2024 Sports Partnerships 2024 Blue KC Sporting Samaritan Honoree Ryan Schliem – month of August Blue KC and Sporting KC have announced Harrisonville Elementary School teacher Ryan Schliem as the Blue KC Sporting Samaritan honoree for August When Ryan Schliem graduated from the Harrisonville School District in 2012, he knew he ultimately wanted to return as a coach and educator. After obtaining his degree at Pittsburg State University, Schliem returned to Harrisonville, […]
Aug 23, 2024 Sports Partnerships 2024 Blue KC Answering the Call Honoree Laura Wiruth – month of August Called to Duty Even as a little girl, Laura Wiruth wanted to be in the military. Her father was in the Navy and she wanted to follow in his footsteps. You could say she felt the “call to duty” at an early age. But when she was 15, she was diagnosed with a congenital heart […]
Aug 21, 2024 Sports Partnerships 2024 Blue KC Coaches with Character Honoree Tim Kluempers – month of August Kluempers is head rugby coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) and the “C” You in the Major Leagues (CYITML) Foundation have announced St. Thomas Aquinas High School rugby coach, Tim Kluempers, as the Blue KC Coaches with Character honoree for the month of August. […]