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First rural tourism class graduatesKansas The first group of rural communities has graduated from the "Rural Kansas: Come and Get It" classes conducted by the Kansas Sampler Foundation. Representatives from Bison, Ellis, Great Bend, Hoisington, Hudson, Jetmore, Kinsley, LaCrosse, Lyons, Stafford, and Wilson attended the two-day rural tourism classes held in Great Bend. Graduation makes a community eligible for a community page on the Foundation's "Rural Kansas: Come and Get It" website. The website is not yet available for public viewing. 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 Explorer assets, social networking, photography, and website maintenance. Six more two-day classes will be held around the state. The dates are Aug. 18 and 19, Lincoln/Salina; Sept. 16 and 17, Northeast Kansas (site to be determined); Sept. 23 and 24, Winfield; Sept. 29 and 30, Norton/Phillipsburg; Oct. 6 and 7, Ulysses; and Oct. 14 and 15, Fredonia/Greenbush. Those interested should go to the Kansas Sampler Foundation website at kansassampler.org. Each class has a 30-person limit. 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. Social networking will be used as a tool to help the world "get" or understand rural culture." The intent of the collective promotion is to help keep rural communities viable.
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