Application Deadline Extended to
FEBRUARY 10, 2012!!

Apply to be a contestant!

Nominate a woman of achievement!

We are currently searching for women to participate in our 2012 event to be held March 9-11 in Topeka. Contestants can be nominated by a person or group or can choose to participate in the program.

Are you a woman of achievement who is wheelchair mobile? Would you like to share your voice with the state of Kansas? Then participate in our upcoming event and compete for the title of Ms. Wheelchair Kansas 2012!

Or... do you know a woman who is wheelchair mobile who is also passionate, dynamic, articulate, and who has a message to share throughout the state? Then nominate them to be a contestant in Ms. Wheelchair Kansas 2012!

The selected titleholder will have the opportunity to travel throughout the state of Kansas educating various groups about the issues of importance to people with disabilities. She will serve as a role model, share her chosen platform, and interact with the media.

We have extended the contestant application deadline. The deadline to submit contestant applications is now FEBRUARY 10, 2012.

Your FIRST step... read an encouraging letter from our current titleholder!

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Learn more about this program or about getting involved

The 8th Annual Ms. Wheelchair Kansas event is quickly approaching, and we are currently raising funds to hold our 2012 event. We are searching for organizations, companies, or groups who would like to partner with us to celebrate women of achievement in our state. Are you willing to support us in reaching this goal? We would like to see your organization/company as a sponsor for the Ms. Wheelchair Kansas program in 2012!

In serving as a sponsor, you will be supporting an important program in our state that focuses on recognizing strong, spirited women who are wheelchair mobile. If your group would like to partner with us in achieving our mission, we have multiple sponsorship levels and benefits to choose from. Just view the sponsorship form below to get started!

We always appreciate in kind donations as well. If you would like to contribute in any way, please Contact Us.

View our Sponsor Letter

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Ms. Wheelchair Kansas, Jenny Kreutzer, recently traveled to the national Ms. Wheelchair America competition where she received the Nicki Ard Achievement Award. Jenny joined with 25 other women vying for the opportunity to represent women who are wheelchair mobile in the United States. This annual event was hosted in Grand Rapids, Michigan and was held August 1 - 7 at the Amway Grand Hotel.

Josie Badger, from Pennsylvania, was selected as the 2012 Ms. Wheelchair America.

Congrats to Jenny, Josie, and all of the state titleholders!

Read the full press release

View the 2012 MWA Blog

View photos from MWA 2012

Jenny was recently on the cover of, and featured in, the Women's Focus Wichita magazine! Check out the article by clicking on the link below. Thanks to Women's Focus for helping us celebrate our fantastic titleholder!

Read the article

Our current titleholder, Jenny Kreutzer, is preparing to represent Kansas at the Ms. Wheelchair America competition! She will travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan on August 1-7 and will vie for the national title alongside 26 other titleholders from across the country. Jenny will participate in interview sessions, educational breakout sessions, group activities, a speech night, and a formal crowning ceremony. Good luck Jenny!!

Learn more about Ms. Wheelchair America

View the 2012 Event Blog

Jenny is working to raise funds to help her pay for her flight and other travel expenses. If you would like to make a donation, contact Carrie, State Coordinator, at mswheelchairkansas@yahoo.com.

Jenny has been all over the media! She has recently been featured in three different articles. Read the articles below:

Featured interview on Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland website
May 2011

"Contest aims to dispel stereotypes of women with disabilities"
Wichita Eagle, June 27, 2011

"Hays native takes national stage"
Hays Daily News, July 8, 2011

Ms. Wheelchair Kansas 2011 Selected at Annual Crowning Ceremony

The 2011 Ms. Wheelchair Kansas was recently crowned during a weekend ceremony held April 23, 2011, at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Topeka. Jennifer Kreutzer of Wichita received her crown after participating in four judging sessions, as well as many other activities, throughout the two-day event held April 22 and 23. The weekend concluded with a formal crowning, where Jenny was chosen as the new titleholder and fellow contestant Emily McCulley, also of Wichita, was chosen as the runner-up.

The crowning ceremony, held on Saturday, was attended by more than 50 family, friends, and community members. The event consisted of platform speeches by each of the two contestants, as well as two on-stage questions. The audience enjoyed a slide show of memories from the weekend; a presentation of MWKS former titleholders; a keynote speech from Christine Kramer of the Rebekah Assembly of Kansas; as well as a farewell from the 2010 MWKS titleholder, Tiffany Nickel of Wichita.

Read the full press release

Learn more about our new titleholder

View pictures of this year's event

MEDIA ALERT! See clips of Ms. Wheelchair Kansas 2011 on KSNT.com  VIEW THE CLIP

NEW! Read new article on Jenny: "Despite spinal cord injury, a life of accomplishments and joy"

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