Kansas City Oasis

Musical guest: Beth Watts Nelson (https://www.bethwattsnelson.com/) Community moment: Ami Varney + David Krampus Featured presentation: The 816 Bicycle Collective The 816 Bicycle Collective is a nonprofit advocacy organization umbrellaed under The Greater Kansas City Bicycle Federation. It is a collective of individuals from diverse backgrounds working on a volunteer basis to rescue and repair bicycles. The 816 Bicycle Collective believes in empowerment through education and supports the use of bicycles as a healthy and ecological means of transportation. About the speakers: Sean Eagan is a co-founder, board member and volunteer at The 816 Bicycle Collective. They have been an avid...

Bring your favorite board games and a snack to share. Let’s roll the dice, shuffle the cards, and make some great memories together! Host/Point of Contact: Ethan @ethanthekiwi on FB Messenger By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

We are sponsoring a blood drive with the Community Blood Center (https://www.savealifenow.org/) for our Service Sunday. You can use the following link to reserve your time slot: https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/85030 We will have a separate volunteer opportunity in the foyer during the blood drive with details to be announced soon. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Join KC Oasis for the next book club event + snacks, at 1:15 after our Service Sunday Blood Drive and Service Project. This month's book is "The Night Watchman": Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich’s grandfather, who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C., this powerful novel explores themes of love and death with lightness and gravity and unfolds with the elegant prose, sly humor, and depth of feeling of a master craftsman. By participating in this event, you...

Musical guest: Vi Tran Duo (https://www.facebook.com/vitranmusic) Featured speaker: Forrest Valkai, "Life Lessons from the Lab: How Learning Science Makes You a Better Person" Forrest is a biologist and science communicator known for his infectious enthusiasm and boundless love for life. Renowned for his engaging presence on YouTube and TikTok, his dynamic presentations at conferences and conventions, and hosting shows like SkepTalk and The Atheist Experience, Forrest brings together captivating science lessons, thought-provoking discussions on skepticism, and heartfelt advocacy for social progress. Over the course of his online career, Forrest has championed science and reason, raised tens of thousands of dollars...

*Note: It's okay if you can't get there until 5:15-5:30. At Kansas City Oasis our values are "People are more important than beliefs," "human hands solve human problems," and "meaning comes from making a difference." In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry the SECOND MONDAY of each month in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Some Oasians choose to go every Monday. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food and offer beverages. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

*Note: It's okay if you can't get there until 5:15-5:30. At Kansas City Oasis our values are "People are more important than beliefs," "human hands solve human problems," and "meaning comes from making a difference." In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry the SECOND MONDAY of each month in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Some Oasians choose to go every Monday. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food and offer beverages. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

*Note: It's okay if you can't get there until 5:15-5:30. At Kansas City Oasis our values are "People are more important than beliefs," "human hands solve human problems," and "meaning comes from making a difference." In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry the SECOND MONDAY of each month in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Some Oasians choose to go every Monday. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food and offer beverages. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

*Note: It's okay if you can't get there until 5:15-5:30. At Kansas City Oasis our values are "People are more important than beliefs," "human hands solve human problems," and "meaning comes from making a difference." In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry the SECOND MONDAY of each month in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Some Oasians choose to go every Monday. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food and offer beverages. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

*Note: It's okay if you can't get there until 5:15-5:30. At Kansas City Oasis our values are "People are more important than beliefs," "human hands solve human problems," and "meaning comes from making a difference." In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry the SECOND MONDAY of each month in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Some Oasians choose to go every Monday. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food and offer beverages. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).