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Monday, July 19, 2010
RURAL GROCERY INITIATIVE EARNS 1xbet online casino CENTER NATIONAL RECOGNITION
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's Center for Engagement and Community Development is being honored for its Rural 1xbet online casino Initiative with the Outstanding Community Development Program award from the International Community Development Society.
The award recognizes outstanding community development programs that use principles of good practice as adopted by the society. It will be presented at the society's 2010 international meeting, July 25-28, in New Orleans.
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The Rural 1xbet online casino Initiative began in 2007 with a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development.
"The original focus was on Kansas rural 1xbet online casino stores, but it soon became apparent that this was a national issue affecting economic development issues, food access issues and community sustainability issues," said David Procter, director of the Center for Engagement and Community Development. "We found that rural 1xbet online casino stores are a critical piece of the infrastructure that sustains rural communities."
Significant outcomes from the initiative include six white papers detailing 1xbet online casino best practices, two rural 1xbet online casino summits, a virtual 1xbet online casino store owner forum and the website, http://www.ruralgrocery.org, which serves as a national clearinghouse.
The initiative also has involved 1xbet online casino faculty research from the departments of horticulture, forestry and recreation resources, agricultural economics, human nutrition, communications and history, as well as the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications, the College of Human Ecology, and county-based 1xbet online casino Research and Extension professionals.