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PBPN Contributes 75K to Northeast Kansas

PBP Nation Contributes over $75K to Assist Northeast Kansas Communities

MAYETTA, KS – Kansas citizens will benefit from the $75,950 awarded by the PBP Nation to 18 local programs and agencies in northeast Kansas. The cash awards allow each program and agency to operate and provide services and events to the Northeast Kansas area community.

The award ceremony will take place at the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Rock Building, 16281 Q Road, Mayetta, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 12, 2018.

This quarter’s recipients include:

Alzheimer’s Association                                              Morning Star Inc.

Annual Sporting Clays for Kids                                    Meadows Elementary School

Arthritis Foundation                                                    Pioneer Days of Mayetta

ECKAN                                                                         St. Mary’s Food Pantry

Friends of the Topeka Zoo                                          Stormont Vail Foundation

Kickapoo Head Start                                                   Paxico Blues Fest

Kansas Children’s Service League                               Topeka Active 20/30 Club

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society                                 Topeka Blues Society

Meals on Wheels                                                        United Way of Greater Topeka

Each quarter the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation distributes funding awards to various organizations and events promoting community stewardship and long-term sustainability of resources for Kansans.

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation accepts contribution requests throughout the year, the application and details are located on the Nation’s website www.pbpindiantribe.com. In 2017, the PBP Nation donated over $300,000 to the northeast Kansas area.