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Posted on: April 25, 2017

Local students, business step up to support family of murder victim

For Immediate Release

April 25, 2017

Media Advisory:

Local students and a Country Club Plaza business have joined to help the family of Alexis Kane, the 14-year-old who was murdered in 2015 in south Kansas City. They are raising funds to support the family, which has struggled since the murder. 

Students of Pembroke Hill have organized a fund-raising event for Thursday, April 27, 3 to 6 p.m. at t.Loft on the Plaza, 200 W. 47th Street. The local business has generously agreed to donate 20 percent of its sales during those hours. In addition, the students will be selling flower stems for a donation. A www.gofundme.com site has also been set up to support the family. The web address:  https://www.gofundme.com/help-for-kansas-city-murder-victim

All proceeds from the Thursday event will go to the family of Alexis Kane.

For more information, contact:

Michael Mansur

Director of Communication

Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office

Jean Peters Baker, Prosecutor

Work   : (816) 881-3812

Mobile: (816) 674-3954

mmansur@jacksongov.org

http://jacksoncountyprosecutor.com

Alexis Kane fundraiser flyer
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