$15,000 Grant Awarded To Learning Connection & the Emporia Area Local Food Network

The Emil Babinger Charitable Foundation has provided a $15,000 grant to the Learning Connection for the Emporia Farmers' Market, and to the Emporia Area Local Food Network for several of its current projects, including work on a certified kitchen, the purchase and public showings of several food documentaries featuring the benefits of local and organic foods, and other educational projects. Thanks to Tracey Graham who wrote the grant proposal and Bill Hanlon who set the wheels in motion to discover its availability. Celebrations are in order!