BUNKER HILL – The Solomon Valley Community Foundation has awarded Smoky Hills Public Television with a grant for $500.

The Foundation’s grant will support Smoky Hills Public Television’s Literacy Leadership program in Mitchell County. This program provides books to preschools in the area.

“I want to thank the Solomon Valley Community Foundation for their continued support for Smoky Hills Public Television and the Literacy Leadership program in Mitchell County,” said Larry Calvery, Smoky Hills Public Television General Manager. “With these funds we are able to put books in children’s home libraries, which has been proven to help with academic achievement. What a great way to support the Mitchell County community.”

The Solomon Valley Community Foundation was founded in April of 2013, to serve as a vehicle for charitable giving benefiting communities in Mitchell County. The foundation is a permanent source of charitable assets to meet both the emerging and existing needs of the local communities.

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.

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