Atchison United

12/04/2025

Join us at 7 p.m. TONIGHT for music bingo featuring '90s hip hop and classic rock songs to benefit Atchison United! 🎶🎵 The suggested donation per bingo card is $5 and will go directly to help the organization! 🎶🎵 Please arrive by 6:45 p.m. or before to get checked in. We're open 4-10 p.m. today.

08/23/2025

Support Atchison United! We are still accepting donations online throughout the weekend. Donate and support Atchison United online at: www.allaboardatchison.com

08/23/2025

Online donations are still being accepted. Help support Atchison United!

Join Atchison United for Match Day in Atchison and show your support for Atchison United and our mission.

We hope to see you at the Happy Hour Event from 4-7 pm at the Event Center on August 22. If you can't attend the in-person event, you can still donate online from midnight on the 22nd to 11:59 pm on the 24th!

📅 August 22–24, 2025 | 💙 Powered by the Atchison Area Community Foundation

📍 Donate by Mail: Send checks to: Atchison Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 387 | Atchison, KS 66002. Mailed donations must be postmarked by August 22 and include a completed donation form. 💻 Donate Online: www.allaboardatchison.com

08/22/2025

All Aboard Atchison

08/19/2025

Join Atchison United for Match Day in Atchison and show your support for Atchison United and our mission.

We hope to see you at the Happy Hour Event from 4-7 pm at the Event Center on August 22. If you can't attend the in-person event, you can still donate online from midnight on the 22nd to 11:59 pm on the 24th!

📅 August 22–24, 2025 | 💙 Powered by the Atchison Area Community Foundation

📍 Donate by Mail: Send checks to: Atchison Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 387 | Atchison, KS 66002. Mailed donations must be postmarked by August 22 and include a completed donation form. 💻 Donate Online: www.allaboardatchison.com

03/06/2025

https://www.atchisonglobenow.com/award-winning-author-chronicles-the-life-of-john-b-mclendon/

Many people may not know that Hiawatha is home to one of the most influential basketball players and civil rights pioneers in the history of America.

03/06/2025

https://www.hiawathaworldonline.com/hiawatha-born-basketball-coach-featured-in-presentation-in-atchison/

A sports legend who was born in Hiawatha was the subject of a presentation presented in two Atchison schools by an author and professor from the Kansas City Art Institute on Friday, Feb. 28.

03/03/2025

https://www.mscnews.net/news/index.cfm?nk=79066

(KNZA)--An award winning author and historian spoke at two Atchison schools Friday about Hiawatha born basketball legend and civil rights pioneer John McLendon.

03/01/2025

On 2/28/2025 Dr. Milton Katz, award winning author of Breaking Through: John B. McLendon. Basketball Legend and Civil Rights Pioneer, spoke to students at Maur Hill Mount Academy and Atchison High School today as part of both schools’ commemoration of Black History Month. Dr. Katz has been featured on ESPN along with numerous documentaries and is a recognized expert on Naismith Hall of Fame Coach John B. McLendon. Coach McLendon, born in Hiawatha, Kansas in 1915, was the first black coach in professional sports, and is widely credited with inventing the fast break in basketball. Dr. Katz presentation covered Coach McLendon’s many contributions to the game of basketball and civil rights during his illustrious career. Dr. Katz visit was made possible by Atchison United, a social action group that focuses on breaking down barriers and bringing speakers to the Atchison area.

02/01/2025

Happy Black History Month!

12/03/2024

We have had several inquiries about how people can support our mission of promoting unity in the community with our various events and speakers that we sponsor throughout the year. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, and are wholly dependent upon donations to fund our mission. Our Venmo is Thank you for your support!