Growing Food Growing West garden planned at Douglas junior high
The Douglas County Community Foundation backs a LiveWell project at a local junior high with a $6,000 Merc contribution and a $20,000 estimate from O'Connor. Two part time coordinators Dan Phelps and Diane Wilson map the garden along Crestline Drive as students will work 24 weeks earning $7.25 an hour.
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KU volunteers fall short of hour goal in campus push
Volunteers on the University of Kansas campus race to hit a high hours target as about 20,000 hours remain unmet. Greg Loving, co-director of Into the Streets Week, says the effort has already boosted community engagement and motivated volunteers despite the shortfall. The chancellor's challenge, tied to Jayhawk spirit, spurs ongoing events at KU and Lawrence groups.
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Inauguration events for KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little
The Kansas University inauguration weekend features a research symposium at Edwards Campus with former EU officials David Shulenburger and Sally Mason, a KU Advocacy Corps launch at Burge Union, health screenings at Rosedale Middle School, and the Sunday Lied Center ceremony with speakers including Gov. Mark Parkinson, Kathleen Sebelius, James Moeser, Jill Docking, Claire Ziegler, and Marta Caminero-Santangelo.
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Lied Center expansion highlights private gifts impact
KU celebrates the Lied Center expansion and the Lied family legacy through $5 million in the Christina M. Hixson Opportunity Awards funding 40 KU students with $5,000 annually. Hixson devised the program from her Lied trust to aid Kansas high school graduates with financial need and strong academics.
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ECKAN Agency to Distribute Food to Commodities Signups
ECKAN Agency will distribute food items to people who previously signed up for commodities. Distributions set for April 22 from 9 30 to 10 30 a m at Eudora City Hall 4 E Seventh St and 1 to 3 p m at Lawrence Just Food warehouse 1200 E Loth St. For more information call Just Food warehouse 856 7030.
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