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Upcoming events ~

Watch this space for information about our 2011 events!

"Swirl, Sniff & Sip" Wine Tasting Party- February 25, 2011

"Bugabaloo" Dinner & Auction- May 14, 2011 at the Chase Park Plaza

"BugabaLinks" Golf Tournament- Date and time TBD

BugabaLinks 2010 took place on Monday, July 26th at the private Persimmon Woods Golf Club in Weldon Spring. 132 golfers enjoyed the sun and the course as well as lunch, dinner, a silent auction and prizes. while raising $20,000 to support counseling for children "in the middle" of their parents' divorce. This year's BugabaLinks Chairs were Kevin Cunneen, Jr and Jim Lathrop. The event committee also included Scott James, Barbara Maille and Tracy Ring.

Thank you to our BugabaLinks Sponsors listed below

Past Events

Opening Ceremonies for KITM St. Peters Office

Pictured above cutting the ribbon to celebrate the opening of Kids In The Middle's (KITM) satellite office in St. Peters, Missouri on June 17, 2010 are:

KITM Board Members, Tim McLaren and Bill Clarke; The Honorable Rick Zerr; KITM Executive Director, Judy Berkowitz; St. Peters Mayor, Len Pagano; KITM Board Members, Sarah Underwood, Brian Pratt and Judy Rubin.

Kids In The Middle deeply appreciates the Community and Children's Resource Board of St. Charles County for providing the funding for counseling services for children in the St. Peters office. We also appreciate Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service for providing in-kind space for our services in their Tri-County Care Center on McClay Road.

April 10, 2010

180 supporters joined us at The Four Season's Hotel on Saturday, April 10, 2010 for our annual Bugabaloo Dinner/Auction. Everyone enjoyed valet parking, hors doeurves, a four course dinner with delicious filet mignon, silent and live auctions. Guy Phillips returned as our Auctioneer Extraordinaire. Bugabaloo 2010 raised almost $60,000 net for group and individual counseling for kids "in the middle" of their parents' divorce.

Thank you to our Bugabaloo Sponsors:

Swirl, Sniff & Sip February 26, 2010

Swirl, Sniff & Sip at St. Louis Cellars in Maplewood on February 26, 2010 was a rousing success. 150 people enjoyed wine, beer and delicious hors d'oeurves at this friendraiser while raising almost $9,000 for counseling services for kids "in the middle" of their parents' divorce.

Want to see who attended? Click here to view the event pictures provided by the Ladue News.

Thanks to all our Bottle Sponsors for their support of this event:

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Third Party Events - Host an Event

Would you like to host a Friendraiser or Fundraiser for Kids In The Middle? Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find out how you can throw a great party and help kids "in the middle" of their parents' divorce at the same time.

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Take a Peek at Past Kids In The Middle Events

BugabaLinks 2009 on June 22nd

BugabaLinks - Our third annual golf tournament took place on Monday, June 22, 2009 at Persimmon Woods Golf Club in Weldon Spring. 86 golfers braved the unusually hot and humid June weather as they enjoyed lunch, a long drive clinic, 18 holes of golf with carts, Happy Hour with open bar and "heavy apps" and a silent auction. Prizes were awarded for the best team, longest drive and closest to the pin. Unfortunately, no one won the $10,000 hole in one but a couple of folks came mighty close! To top off the fun, we raised over $15,000 for counseling services to help kids cope with what "bugs" them about divorce.

Thank you to our golfers and a special shout out to our BugabaLinks sponsors:

Bugabaloo 2009 - April 25th

Presented by Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, John Qualy and Scott P. Underwood

Bugabaloo was a big success raising over $100,000 to support our counseling services for children and families. Thank you to our sponsors, donors, guests and all the businesses and individuals who donated auction items. This year's Bugabaloo chairs were KITM Board Member, Bill Clarke and his wife, Joan. They were ably assisted by last year's chair and expert event coordinator, Meredith Hanis. A big bravo to Bill and Joan's other steering committee members , Sarah Underwood, Jim Wotruba. Kids In The Middle also appreciates this year's event sponsors:

BugabaLinks 2008 . . . . . . . ..

Our 2nd annual BugabaLinks golf tournament took place on Monday, August 18, 2008 at Old Hickory Golf Club in St. Peters. Thank you to the 112 golfers who scrambled all day to support our counseling services for kids "in the middle" of their parents' separation and divorce. Event chairs, Kevin Cunneen, Jr. and Jim Lathrop and Board Development Chair, Sarah Underwood, led the tourney to success. Thank you, Kevin, Jim and Sarah! Check out the pictures of BugabaLinks 2008 on Blacktie St. Louis.

Thank you also to our event sponsors:

We also appreciate the following companies for their in-kind donations for BugabaLinks 2008:

Bugabaloo 2008

195 guests partied at Bugabaloo 2008 at the Kemp Auto Museum on Saturday, May 3rd, at the Kemp Auto Museum. Guy Phillips, host of Phillips & Company on Y98, our Master of Ceremonies and Auctioneer, helped Kids In The Middle raise over $100,000 which will be used to provide counseling services for children "in the middle" of their parents' divorce. Special thanks to our event chairs Meredith & Matt Hanis and Jessica & Tracy Ring. Thank you also to the following businesses and families who sponsored the event.

Thank you also to the following for their support and services which made the evening a great success:

1st Annual Golf Tournament - BugabaLinks

92 golfers participated at our first annual "BugabaLinks" Golf Tournament at Old Hickory Golf Club in St. Peters, MO, on Monday, August 13, 2007. Everyone enjoyed lunch, 18 holes of golf on an exceptional course followed by a delicious dinner. The BugabaLinks golfers, donors and sponsors raised $8,000 to support our counseling services so we can help kids cope with what "bugs" them about divorce!

Thank you to our BugabaLinks Sponsors

Additional thanks to the following companies for their in-kind support:

Click on the link to check out the BugabaLinks photos at the Blacktie-St. Louis website or click here for a look at some whimsical event highlights.

Swirl, Sniff and Sip

Eighty people attended Swirl, Sniff and Sip, our second annual wine tasting party at Veritas Gateway, 1722 Clarkson Road in Chesterfield, MO, on Friday, February 13, 2008 All proceeds supported our counseling services.

Thank you to Veritas for donating 5% from all wine purchases to Kids In The Middle. Thank you also to Pinnacle Imports for donating all the wine we sampled.

Check out the pictures from Swirl, Sniff & Sip at Blacktie St. Louis

Bugabaloo 2007 - 30 Years of Kids In The Middle!!

Bugabaloo 2007 was a great success! On April 21, 2007, 375 people attended this annual fundraising dinner and auction at the Kemp Auto Museum in Chesterfield and netted $114,000 in support of our counseling services.

Check out the pictures from Bugabaloo 2007 at Blacktie-StLouis

Bugabaloo 2007 Honorary Chairs were Susan and Alvery Bartlett and Peg and Loy Ledbetter. Event chairs were Meredith and Matt Hanis and Carrie and Jim Wotruba.

Guy Phillips, Y98FM Phillips & Company Morning Show Host was the Bugabaloo 2007 Master of Ceremonies & Auctioneer.

Thank you to our Bugabaloo 2007 Sponsors:

Third Party Events - Host an Event

Would you like to host a Friendraiser or Fundraiser for Kids In The Middle? While Kids In The Middle® would like to be out in the community at every social and professional event there is, we don't have enough hours in the day to make it happen.

If you are involved with an organization that is looking for a charitable organzation to support, just click here to see our Third Party Event Policy and Application. We give our third party event organizers some flexibility in the planning, to the extent that the activities do not conflict with the mission of Kids In The Middle®. Contact Crystal Cox, at (314) 909-9922, ext. 116 for more information.

Thanks to the following friends who raised awareness and funding for our counseling services for children by hosting third party events:

Maya Lin Exhibit

Thanks to Brian Jones, President and owner of Sylvan Learning Centers, and Paul Zemitzsch, President of Sequel LLC, for hosting a benefit reception for Kids In The Middle at the Contemporary Art Museum on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Fifty guests enjoyed the Maya Lin Systematic Landscapes exhibit which was on display and showed their support of Kids In The Middle at the same time. If you would like to host a Third Party Event for KITM, click here to learn more.

The Kick Out the Winter Blues Pary & Benefit, was sponsored by a local singles club for Kids In The Middle on Sunday, January 13, 2008 at The Schlafly Tap Room. Thanks to the following sponsors for funding this event:

WestBridge Bank and Trust, Weekends Only, The Schlafly Tap Room, Miller Law Group, The "Get Together" Guy, Anonymous

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