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BUNKER HILL–The Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas has awarded Smoky Hills Public Television with a grant for the station’s Literacy Leadership program.

The $2,500 grant will provide books to children in southwest Kansas through the First Book Club and Share A Story events. The funds also will support children’s educational programs that air on Smoky Hills Public Television.

“We are thankful for the generosity of the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas,” said Michael Quade, Smoky Hills Public Television General Manager. “Education, especially of young children, is an important mission of Smoky Hills Public Television, and this grant will go a long way in helping us provide resources to children in southwest Kansas.

The grant check was presented during a reception in Dodge City on November 17.

Smoky Hills Public Television serves 71 counties in central and western Kansas and has been named the Kansas Association of Broadcasters Non-Metro Station of the Year.

The mission of the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas is to improve the quality of life in the Southwest Kansas area by providing ongoing philanthropic leadership and maintaining and enhancing the educational, social, cultural, health and civic resources of the community.