Maker applications are now open for The Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire 2019. Scheduled for Saturday, March 2, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Restoration Natatorium, 117 Francis St., St. Joseph, MO, this is the second year for the Faire. Priority spaces are filling up fast, and spaces are limited. Additional information […]
Heartland Foundation brought two new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) events to our region in 2018 . . . The Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire and Camp Invention. Both events are set to return in 2019! Mark your calendars! The Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire will return to Restoration Natatorium on Saturday, March […]
Heartland Foundation is hosting 2 free workshops in September at our Think Ahead Works® Learning Lab at 105 West Vermont in King City, MO. Both workshops are open to the public. Attendees may bring their own lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided. Tuesday, September 18 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm How to Discover […]
STEAM Camps for Kids by emPowerU are a fun and engaging way for kids entering grades 3 – 8 to spend part of their summer! Weekly camps are offered offered July 16 – August 3, 2018 at our emPowerU Campus in St. Joseph and Think Ahead Works® in King City. Our STEAM programs are designed to […]
Heartland Foundation’s new satellite facility will offer youth programming and support for rural entrepreneurs Heartland Foundation will hold a Spring Open House at Think Ahead Works® on April 3, 2018 from 1:00 to 7:00 pm. The public is invited to stop by and tour the buildings located at 105 and 107 West Vermont Street in King […]
The Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire was held March 3, 2018 at the Restoration Natatorium in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri. We had over 800 visitors throughout the day! Thank you to our sponsors and the amazing team of volunteers who helped make the Faire a success! Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people […]
Heartland Foundation is hosting Camp Invention this summer at our emPowerU Campus! July 9 – 13, 2018 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Heartland Foundation emPowerU Campus 518 South 6th Street St. Joseph, MO 64501 Directed by Devran Brower devran.brower@heartlandfoundation.org | (816) 271-7910 Price $225 | For children entering grades K–6 Camp Invention’s all-new summer program, […]
The 25th Annual Cattle Baron’s Ball was held recently at Heartland Foundation’s emPowerU Campus in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri. This year’s event also included a celebration of Judy Sabbert’s retirement from Heartland Foundation. Event proceeds benefit emPowerU, Heartland Foundation’s youth civic empowerment program, and the Missouri Cattlemen’s Children’s Fund, which provides medical adaptive equipment for […]
What do beehives, blacksmithing, glassmaking, robots and a human-sized hamster wheel have in common? They are among the area makers signed up to be part of The Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire in Northwest Missouri. Makers are creative folks, entrepreneurs, tinkerers, inventors, hobbyists, crafters, educators and homespun engineers. And Maker Faire is a place where […]
The Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth is coming to St. Joseph on March 3, 2018 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Big Muddy Mini Maker Faire will debut at the Restoration Natatorium on North Second and Francis Streets in St. Joseph, MO. What is a Maker Faire? The event is part science fair, […]