2023 WEALTH Day at the Capitol

Kansas WEALTH Day of Advocacy and Education brings together organizations, advocates, and legislators to connect on Water, Energy, Air, Land, Transportation, and Health - Kansas WEALTH! We are excited to have our first in-person WEALTH Day at the Capitol since 2020!

WEALTH day is made possible by our event hosts, sponsors, and donors.

WEALTH Day Schedule

• 9:00-9:45 a.m. Interfaith Climate Prayer Vigil (Classroom)
• 9:45-10:30 a.m. Policy Debrief (Auditorium)
• 10:40-11:20 a.m. KS Future Caucus Panel (Auditorium)

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• 10:40-11:40 a.m. Legislator Meet & Greets (Classroom)
  • 10:40-11:00 a.m. Wichita
  • 11:00-11:20 a.m. Kansas City, KS
  • 11:20-11:40 a.m. Johnson County
• 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Local Foods Luncheon (1st Floor North Wing)
• 12:40-1:20 p.m. Environmental Justice Community Panel (Auditorium). Read about our panelists here!

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• 12:40-2:00 p.m. Legislator Meet & Greets (Classroom)
  • 12:40-1:00 p.m. Southeast, Central, & Western KS
  • 1:00-1:20 p.m. Northern KS & Manhattan
  • 1:20-1:40 p.m. Topeka & Lawrence Region
  • 1:40-2:00 p.m. Johnson County
• 2:00-3:00 p.m. Cookies & Conversations (1st Floor Rotunda)
• ALL DAY Climate Solutions Showcase (1st Floor Rotunda and South Wing)

Find a copy of the schedule and a more detailed breakdown of the Meet & Greet Regions here.

Thank you to our WEALTH Day Sponsors!

- Registration for WEALTH Day 2023 is now closed. We'll see you at the Capitol! -

Attendee payment instructions: Registration is required to attend 2023 WEALTH Day. Please purchase a $20 WEALTH Day General Attendance ticket to register as an Attendee. Your ticket includes the cost of a $20 Local Foods Lunch.

It is important to us that WEALTH Day be open and accessible to all. If you would like to help cover the cost of lunches for additional guests for whom cost is a barrier, we encourage you to make an additional contribution. You can do this by entering the total additional amount that you would like to contribute as a donation when purchasing your own ticket or click the "Donation" button that appears beneath the ticketing options to the right of this page. Thank you for your support - additional contributions help make the lunch local and healthy, help us reduce event waste, and help pay for cookies given to legislators and all attendees.

If you have any concerns about ticket cost but would still like to register to attend WEALTH Day, please contact jjones@climateandenergy.org.

Registration for WEALTH Day will CLOSE on Friday, March 24th.

We are excited to see you at the Capitol!

Sponsor payment instructions: Sponsors have the option to exhibit at a booth during the Solutions Showcase, and are invited to make a financial contribution to help cover the Local Foods Luncheon and our reduced waste effort. To become a sponsor, please purchase the WEALTH Day Non Profit Partner or Business Partner ticket types to the right of this page. If you are making a higher contribution, please enter the total of the additional contribution in the donation option of your ticket purchase. Thank you so much for your support!

SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS

• Business Booth ($150) includes booth plus two lunch tickets
• Nonprofit Booth ($100) includes booth plus two lunch tickets
• Nonprofit Booth reduced rate ($50) - requires volunteer contribution at the event; includes booth plus two lunch tickets; please contact jjones@climateandenergy.org if you are interested in this sponsorship option

We ask that all sponsorships be submitted by Wednesday, March 22nd.

WEALTH Day is a collaborative effort hosted by the WEALTH Partners, including: Climate + Energy Project, Kansas Rural Center, Kansas Interfaith Action, Kansas Natural Resources Council, Metropolitan Energy Center, Climate Action KC, Destination Innovation, Inc., Sierra Club, KC Farm School, and Kansas Permaculture Institute.

Credit Cards accepted: Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. You can also mail a check, payable to the Climate + Energy Project, to PO Box 1858, Hutchinson, KS 67504.

Participate in Additional WEALTH Advocacy Opportunities Leading Up to 4/4!

In addition to WEALTH Day on April 4th, we're hosting virtual panel discussions paired with in-person visits to the Capitol the following day for a limited number of advocates.

WEALTH Kickoff Event - Wednesday, February 15

Join us for our virtual kickoff with legislative experts on 2/15 where we will walk you through how to do a deep dive on WEALTH Day topics that are hot at the legislature this year. You will also receive a valuable overview of the impactful bills for the session, given by legislative experts.

Register for our 2/15 WEALTH Kickoff Event now!

Following this kickoff event, we will be hosting a series of three WEALTH Wednesdays. These virtual evening panel discussions between an expert, legislator, and lobbyist will each center around a topic that is particularly relevant this legislative session, including energy, community resilience, and water.

WEALTH Wednesdays will be followed by Advocacy Thursdays, during which you will have the opportunity for in-person advocacy at the Capitol! One of our lobbyists will accompany a small group of advocates so that they may meet face-to-face with relevant legislators on that week's topic, putting to use the information they received from the Wednesday evening panel discussion.

WEALTH Wednesdays and Advocacy Thursdays

Topic: Energy

• WEALTH Wednesday: March 1, 2023, on Zoom at 6 p.m.
• Advocacy Thursday: March 2, 2023, at the Capitol

Topic: Community Resilience

• WEALTH Wednesday: March 8, 2023, on Zoom at 6 p.m.
• Advocacy Thursday: March 9, 2023, at the Capitol

Topic: Water

• WEALTH Wednesday: March 22, 2023, on Zoom at 6 p.m.
• Advocacy Thursday: March 23, 2023, at the Capitol