June 8 & 10: The Kansas City Library is hosting Pop-In at the Park every Thursday at Budd Park and every Tuesday at Concourse Park to offer no-contact assistance to sign children and families up for the Summer Reading Program, log any books read throughout the summer, and redeem prizes from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Children and teens can also collect a Take-and-Make kit with supplies for the Summer Reading Program’s virtual activities.

June 19: Shred-It Event at 2657 Independence Ave. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. FREE shredding up to 10 boxes. Bring your outdated tax forms. Sponsored by Central Bank of Kansas City and the Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

June 11: Don Bosco Food Pantry will have fresh produce and other nutritious foods available from Harvesters’ mobile food pantry on a first-come/first-served basis. Plan to bring your own bags! 2-3:30 in the Senior Center parking lot (580 Campbell St.), and will be open to the public.

June 12: Don Bosco at Knuckleheads – Kick off the summer and support Don Bosco’s clients – join us for a Mexican dinner and dancing to the amazing Atlantic Express! This will be their FIRST live show in over a year – so dust off your dancing shoes and join us! GA Tix = $20, Dinner + Show = $35, VIP Pre-party ft Baby J and the Cradle Robbers = $60, $500 – $1,500 Sponsorship Packages available at https://bit.ly/3boS32T

June 10: Independence Plaza Community Council meetings take place the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. virtually. Join the meeting by following this link: https://latinxedco.zoom.us/j/6573955655.

June 14: Lykins Neighborhood Association meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. In May, they will meet in person at Lykins Square Park.

June 15: North Blue Ridge Neighborhood Association meets every – Tuesday, at 6:30 p.m. at 8710 Independence Ave.