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Reflecting Back on
Day of PRIDE 2013
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Day
of PRIDE Participant inside Bowl Plaza Restroom
Lucas, KS
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Day
of PRIDE 2013 co hosted by the PRIDE Communities of Wilson and Lucas
Kansas was not only a day of celebration of cultural capital, but a day
to reflect on the success and struggles of PRIDE Communities.
After a presentation of
the highlights and lowlights of Wilson PRIDE, the park project in PRIDE
Park in Wilson was explored, were a splashpad will be installed this
upcoming summer.
After lunch and group
discussions a dollar auction was held that raised over $800 to benefit
the Partners in PRIDE grant fund!
Participants were then
treated to popcorn and soda at the Lucas Theater where Lucas PRIDE
shared their successes and setbacks. A major success includes the
reacquisition of the stone cones that had been removed from Miller's
Park. The cones are set to be reintroduced into their original settings
in Millers park in the near future.
Thank you to all of those
who planned, presented and participated in Day of PRIDE 2013, it was
certainly a great success! Czech out (pun intended) our Facebook page for pictures of the event!
Community
Garden Conference
Learn
more about community gardening at the Kansas Community Garden
Conference, scheduled for July 8 & 9 in Manhattan. The two-day
conference will give participants an opportunity to gain skills in
establishing and maintaining a community garden. Choose from breakout
sessions on a variety of gardening topics and tour area community
gardens.
The
conference will be beneficial for existing community gardens, new
gardens, and groups planning to apply for the Kansas Community Garden
Grant in 2014. (Note: 2014 is the final year of the grant program.) The
conference will be held at the K-State Union. Registration is $30 and
includes Tuesday lunch, break refreshments, and materials. Registration
is due June 24. For more details, and to access the registration form,
visit www.kansascommunitygardens.org.
The conference is sponsored by K-State Research & Extension and the
Kansas Health Foundation. For questions contact Evelyn Neier, eneier@ksu.edu
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*Important
Links*
For
Day of PRIDE 2012 information CLICK
HERE
For
a timeline of the Updated PRIDE
Program and Forms CLICK HERE
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The
Kansas PRIDE Program...
Building Better Communities
The
Kansas PRIDE Program is a
partnership of K-State Research and Extension, the Kansas Department of
Commerce, and Kansas PRIDE, Inc.
PRIDE is dedicated to serving communities across the state to encourage
and assist local government and volunteers in making their community a
better place to live and work.
Through the PRIDE program, local communities identify what they would
like to preserve, create, or improve for their future. Then, working
with the resources of K-State Research & Extension and the
Kansas
Department of Commerce, community volunteers pull together to create
their ideal community future. To learn more about the Kansas
PRIDE
Program, we invite you to look through the resources and links
available at this website, or contact
the PRIDE staff.
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