Inman. The third round of rural communities have graduated from the "Rural Kansas: Come and Get It" classes conducted by the Kansas Sampler Foundation. The instruction is designed to help promote rural communities in a collective and dynamic manner.
Representatives from Baldwin City, Garnett, Leavenworth, Lecompton, Seneca, Tonganoxie, Wetmore and White City attended the two-day rural tourism course held at the VFW in Wetmore and at Washburn Tech in Topeka. The two-day requirement included a three-hour exploration to surrounding towns followed by a debriefing at Rilinger's Rustic Bar and Grill in Wetmore.
Graduation makes a community eligible for a free community page on the "Rural Kansas: Come and Get It" website. The website is not yet available to the public.
Funded by a $50,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce Travel & Tourism Division, the classes are free and are designed specifically for volunteer-led communities, though any size community may participate.
The two-day class featured learning the Explorer mindset, researching community Explorer assets, social networking, photography, and website maintenance.
Four more two-day classes will be held around the state. The dates are September 23-24, Winfield; September 29-30, Norton/Phillipsburg; October 6-7, Ulysses; and October 14-15, Fredonia/Greenbush. Those interested should go to the Kansas Sampler Foundation website at kansassampler.org. Registration is necessary.
Director Marci Penner said, "There is a great deal to see and do in rural communities if people know how to explore. The "Rural Kansas: Come and Get It" website will not only tell what there is to see and do in towns of every size, but it will help people know how to explore. The social networking will be used as a tool to help the world "get" or understand our rural culture."
The intent of the collective promotion is to help keep rural communities viable.
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Contact Information
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phone: 620.585.2374; marci@kansassampler.org
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phone: 620.585.2374; marci@kansassampler.org
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Kansas Sampler Foundation | 978 Arapaho Rd | Inman | KS | 67546
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