A Tribute to John King
Community Builders of Kansas City would like to recognize John King and thank him for his valuable leadership of Blue Parkway Sun Fresh, now KC SunFresh on the Boulevard. KC Sun Fresh was CBKC’s first grocery and King led its successful transformation into a best-in-class store that delivers the quality shopping experience the community deserves. King oversaw the store’s product line revamp including more fresh and organic options, customer experience improvement and supporting services additions such as online grocery shopping.
An experienced grocery operator, King worked nearly 20 years for one of the area’s largest supermarket systems, which operates multiple store brands including Hen House and Price Chopper in addition to Sun Fresh. King also served as operation supervisor for XPO Logistics, a supply chain operator, and, for more than five years, owned a shopping and delivery service.
King left CBKC in August 2022 to pursue other opportunities. The team at CBKC would like to thank King and wish him success in his next chapter.
The Lion King at Starlight Movie Night
On a picture-perfect Wednesday night in September, Starlight and Community Builders of Kansas City partnered for the third year in a row to present a movie night under the stars. More than 150 community members attended a free outdoor screening of Disney’s 1994 classic, The Lion King. Families and kids of all ages enjoyed the epic adventure of Simba, a feisty lion cub who “just can’t wait to be king.”
After rainy weather imposed the cancelation of the original event scheduled for Saturday, September 10, a beautiful crisp fall-like night settled in on the new date of Wednesday, September 21. Better late than never!