Neighborhood alliance to honor Alvin Brooks

The South Kansas City Alliance will honor former Kansas City Councilman Alvin Brooks with a lifetime service award on Tuesday.

Brooks served as mayor pro tem and 6th District at-large councilman from 1999-2007. He also founded the Ad Hoc Group Against Crime and is a former president and current member of the Board of Police Commissioners.

The awards breakfast is at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Avila University’s Athletic Pavilion, 11901 Wornall Road. More information is at SouthKCAlliance.org.

Other neighborhood leaders and organizations will also be honored.

This story was originally published May 22, 2016 at 3:57 PM with the headline "Neighborhood alliance to honor Alvin Brooks."