EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI) Camp Completed

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The EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI) camp was held Tuesday, June 5th through Friday, June 8th, 2012 at the Entrepreneurial Center (E-Center) in Phillipsburg.  This partnership between Discover Phillipsburg Main Street and the E-Center provided thirteen middle school students the opportunity to learn more about owning their own business. The camp incorporated the EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI) curriculum into its activities. ESI is an exciting, interactive, … [Read more...]

Tis’ the Season

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 As we approach this holiday season, it seems only fitting to mention giving to the Phillips County Community Foundation. Statistics show that 33% of all financial giving is done during the month of December. Are you a "giver" who falls in this percentage?  If so and you haven’t decided where to give for 2011, why not consider the Phillips County Community Foundation? Perhaps you don’t exactly understand what a Community Foundation is or does.  Let’s take a … [Read more...]

“There’s No Place Like Home”

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For native rural Kansans, there is no other way of life.  A way of life that is never far from ones heart or mind.  The Wizard of Oz quote so eloquently expresses it: “There is No Place like Home.” Home whether it be where one grew up or where one chose to stay, it can be sustained and enhanced by established funds through the Phillips County Community Foundation.  By definition, community is people connected by geography and to each other. For our rural … [Read more...]