OAKLEY–Buffalo Bill Cultural Center is pleased to announce that DuPont Pioneer donated $5,000 toward the Corn on the Plains events focused on educating and engaging area youth about corn production and agricultural history.

The grant will specifically be used to fund educational programs like Kansas Day where over 700 students learned about Kansas corn this year. It will also assist in funding a corn maze and demonstration room at this year’s Oakley Corn Festival on Oct. 10, as well as underwrite a portion of the Smoky Hills Public Television show Traveling Kansas that will tell the story of Oakley and hand cornhusking.

“We’re excited the Buffalo Bill Cultural Center was selected for this grant. They’re putting a lot of energy into programs that provide outreach and education on agriculture topics,” said Chris Marshall, Oakley, Kansas, Pioneer sales representative.

“We’re thrilled to be selected as a recipient of the DuPont Pioneer grant. As a Travel Information Center we have the unique ability to engage visitors from across the U.S. and abroad as well as area youth in our programs, said Kylee Buzzell, Buffalo Bill Cultural Center Event Coordinator. “Corn plays such an interesting roll in our agriculture history and we’ve had so much fun sharing our passion during our Corn on the Plains events.”

Pioneer makes contributions to community-based organizations on behalf of the business and employees. Consideration for outreach grants are given to communities where Pioneer representatives, employees and customers live and work and that support quality-of-life initiatives to create an improved, sustainable lifestyle for people worldwide.