Megan Neher Public Relations

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – With only a week to get used to her new title as Kansas City’s Youth of the Year 2012, Akimmy Wheeler, a member of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Hawthorne Unit, will host an ice cream party for more than 100 fellow club members to celebrate the new honor.

The Kansas City branch of Blue Bell Ice Cream is donating an ice cream party in honor of Wheeler and will scoop her favorite flavor, Strawberry, along with a few other ice cream flavors from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, February 21 at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Hawthorne Unit in Independence, 16995 Dover Lane. The media is invited to come by to interview Wheeler about her honor and/or get photos during the ice cream party.

Wheeler was named 2012 Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City earlier this month. The newly named Youth of the Year will now compete against other Boys & Girls Clubs members in Missouri for the state title and a $1,000 college scholarship from Tupperware Brands Corporation. State winners move on to vie for the distinction of one of five regional winners across the country, and ultimately those five winners will contend for the title of National Youth of the Year.

Wheeler has faced the challenge of moving multiple times in her childhood including six different elementary schools. At the Boys & Girls Clubs she was able to find confidence and learn to be a leader. Wheeler is the President of the Keystone Club which is a teen leadership group and has walked door-to-door promoting the Boys & Girls Club to other teens personally encouraging 16 new members.

She was a participant in the A+ program at her high school completing 56 hours of community service by assisting teachers at Randall Elementary School in their art and cooking clubs. She volunteers daily at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kansas City Hawthorne Unit assisting with Power Hour (homework help and tutoring), SMART Moves (health and life skills) and creating fun and exciting activities.

She attends William Chrisman High School maintaining a 3.5 grade point average. In the fall she will attend Park University to pursue a degree in interior design.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa Expands Inpatient Pharmacy and Adds Surgical Space
Construction projects to grow hospital by approximately 14,000 square feet

Tulsa, Okla. – Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) in Tulsa is kicking off the New Year with the launch of a surgical expansion, announced today on the heels of a newly completed inpatient pharmacy expansion. Together the projects will add approximately 14,000 square feet to the regional cancer hospital at 10109 E. 79th St.

“Our expansion efforts are part of our strategic long-term plan to continue offering our patients the services they value,” said Karl Berens, assistant vice president of general services at CTCA in Tulsa. “It’s all part of our Mother Standard^® of care – treating our patients with the same compassionate, individualized approach to care that we would want our own loved ones to receive.

“We make it a standard practice to survey our patients to know what their needs are, even asking them their preference of carpeting and upholstery for furniture throughout the hospital.”

The 4,145-square-foot surgery expansion project will begin this month to create a third surgical room and a minor procedure room, and enlarge the two endoscopy and one bronchoscopy suites. Additionally, 2,898 square feet of space in the existing surgery department will be renovated.

The surgery renovation and expansion are estimated to cost approximately $3.1 million. PSA-Dewberry, Inc., is the project architect, and Oakridge Builders will manage construction. The estimated completion date has not yet been determined.

In December, CTCA completed an expansion of its Inpatient Pharmacy on the hospital’s second floor. Designed by PSA-Dewberry, Inc., and constructed by Oakridge Builders, the project also shelled space for a future remodel in the Infusion Center, adding 9,958 square feet to the building. The expansion created separate rooms for the mixing of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), chemotherapy and antibiotics for patients, as well as space for additional infusion bays for delivery of those agents.

About Cancer Treatment Centers of America^®
Cancer Treatment Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) is a national network of hospitals providing a comprehensive, fully integrated approach to cancer treatment. CTCA serves patients with complex cancer from all 50 states at facilities located in suburban Chicago, Philadelphia, Tulsa and suburban Phoenix. A new facility is under construction in suburban Atlanta. Known for delivering the Mother Standard^® of care and Patient Empowered Care^®, CTCA provides patients with information about cancer and their treatment options so they can control their treatment decisions. For more information about CTCA, go to www.cancercenter.com.

New Year, New You with RA Sushi’s Low-Calorie Skinny Cocktails

Refreshing Libations Slenderized for a Guilt Free Indulgence

LEAWOOD, Kan., – Overindulgence is the name of the game during the holiday season! Happy hours, office goodies, and family feasts can wreak havoc on anyone’s waistline. For those with a New Year’s resolution to regain their willpower, RA Sushi has created three new low-calorie skinny cocktails for a guilt free treat.

Slenderized to feature less than 200 calories each, the Lychee-teenie, Skinny Ninja and Thin Ginger are so full of flavor, the extra calories won’t even be missed. A light, fruity martini alternative, the Lychee-teenie is subtly sweet with the flavor of Asian lychee fruit, mixed with Voli Vodka and Monin Agave Nectar. A refreshing twist on a RA favorite, the Skinny Ninja includes Voli Lyte Vodka, the flavors of yuzu and pink grapefruit, plus Monin Agave Nectar and shiso, a basil-minty Japanese herb. The Thin Ginger features strawberry and ginger muddled with Voli Lemon Vodka, fresh citrus, and Monin Agave Nectar for a “berry” tasty resolution-minded libation.

Priced at $8 each, the skinny cocktails will be available from Jan. 1, 2012 to Feb. 29, 2012 at RA Sushi Leawood. Visit any RA location to try a Lychee-teenie, Skinny Ninja, or Thin Ginger, or mix one up at home. For more information, visit www.RAsushi.com.

Lychee-teenie

1.5 oz. Voli Lemon Vodka
1 oz. lychee juice
.5 oz. Monin Agave Nectar
.25 oz. lemon juice
1 lychee for garnish

In a shaker, combine first four ingredients with ice. Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lychee.

Skinny Ninja

1.5 oz. Voli Lyte Vodka
1 oz. pink grapefruit juice
.5 oz. Monin Agave Nectar
.25 oz. yuzu puree
.25 oz. lemon juice
Splash of soda
Shiso leaf and lemon slice for garnish

In a mixing glass, muddle half of the shiso leaf with agave. Add all ingredients except soda and shake with ice. Strain into ice filled glass, top with soda, and garnish with remaining shiso leaf and lemon.

Thin Ginger

1.5 oz. Voli Lemon Vodka
.5 oz. Monin Agave Nectar
.25 oz. yuzu puree
.25 oz. lemon juice
Splash of soda
Strawberry
Fresh ginger root, peeled
Lemon twist for garnish

In a mixing glass, muddle strawberry and ginger with agave. Add all ingredients except soda and shake with ice. Strain into an ice filled glass, and garnish with a strawberry and lemon twist.

About RA Sushi
RA Sushi Bar Restaurant, an upbeat, unconventional sushi bar, opened its first location in Scottsdale, Ariz. in October 1997. RA is best known for successfully combining distinctive sushi with a trendy, hip atmosphere. Fresh sushi is served to order along with outstanding Japanese fusion cuisine in a fun, lively environment. The result is a place that is both unpretentious and fashionable.

RA Sushi Leawood is located in Park Place at 11638 Ash St. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Dinner is served until 11 p.m. daily. The bar is open until 1 a.m. or later. Happy Hour food specials are offered Monday through Saturday, 3 to 7 p.m. and drink specials are available all day. On Sunday nights, RA Sushi’s Flying Fish Lounge is the perfect place to catch some food specials from 8 p.m. to midnight and drink specials are offered all day.

RA has 25 locations across the country. Enjoy RA Sushi in Arizona (Ahwatukee, Mesa, North Scottsdale, South Scottsdale, Tempe and Tucson); California (Chino Hills, Corona, Huntington Beach, San Diego, Torrance and Tustin); Florida (Palm Beach Gardens, Pembroke Pines and South Miami); Georgia (Atlanta); Illinois (Chicago, Glenview and Lombard); Kansas (Leawood); Maryland (Baltimore); Nevada (Las Vegas); and Texas (two Houston locations and Plano). Look for RA on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, and check-in at RA Sushi on Foursquare. For more information visit RA online at www.RAsushi.com or call the restaurant at (913) 850-6260.