NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Join the Buhler Education Foundation on Saturday, Jan. 20 for an evening to raise funds and awareness for the Accelerator and Innovation Grant to benefit childcare in the Buhler USD 313 district.
"As part of the Accelerator Grant, each applicant had to commit to some matching funds," said Laura Meyer Dick with the Foundation. "We are trying to raise $150,000 in our matching funds through the Buhler Education Foundation to create 89 daycare slots, which is desperately needed here in Reno County."
There are still a handful of tickets for Saturday night's event at the Sandhills Event Center in Hutchinson.
6 p.m. | Cocktails and Social Mingle
6:30 p.m. | Dinner
7:30 p.m. | Program with Petty Cash
Tickets are $125/person and can be purchased online.
Because the Foundation is a non-profit, donations are tax-deductible.
"About 20 years ago, we started a not for profit education foundation to help support the mission of USD 313," Meyer Dick said. "We've done some amazing projects, but this one might top out as our biggest project that we've tackled, to date."
The childcare issue in the community has an effect on human resources everywhere, but Meyer Dick notes that it is an issue in USD 313, as well.
"Just this week, we had a candidate, we needed to hire for a position in the central office," Meyer Dick said. "She was a great candidate, but she didn't have daycare, so she couldn't come to work for us. The need is really there, especially for economic development and growth in this community. It's just exciting to see the school districts taking on this challenge."
This money is dedicated to renovating spaces at Buhler Grade School and a purchased property at 56th and Plum.
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