Brooke and Safeco to Award $1,000 Park Improvement Grant; Local Residents Have until March 31 to Vote for a Local Park to Receive $1,000.PHILLIPSBURG, Kansas Phillipsburg is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. The population was 2,668 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Phillips CountyGR6. -- Time is running out for local residents to nominate their favorite local park for a $1,000 grant from Brooke Insurance and Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and Safeco Insurance through the companies' Safeco Parks Program. The local park receiving the most votes may use the grant to make improvements to the grounds or to purchase new equipment. "There's still time left for local residents to vote for their favorite local park to receive this grant," said Nick Rhodes Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates in Moseley, West Midlands, England, June 8, 1962) is the keyboardist for Duran Duran. Rhodes and singer Simon Le Bon are the only members to have been with the band throughout its 27-year professional career (beginning in 1980). , corporate marketing director for Brooke Franchise Corporation. "This grant can go a long way toward replacing equipment, renewing the landscape and sprucing up our favorite spots where we gather with friends and family to play games or enjoy nature." Residents can make nominations and recommendations now through March 31, 2006, such as purchasing new park equipment or making improvements to the landscape. A ballot box has been set up at the local Brooke agency and the public is encouraged to stop by, meet the staff and vote for their park of choice. For more information about the parks program, or to nominate a park, contact your local Brooke agency. About Brooke Franchise Corporation Brooke Franchise Corporation is a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BXXX) that distributes insurance, financial, and funeral services funeral service n → misa de cuerpo presente funeral service n → service m funèbre funeral service funeral n through a network of more than 560 franchise locations. The Brooke organization was founded on the belief that local business owners distribute insurance and related services more efficiently than others if supported by a franchise system. About Safeco Safeco, in business since 1923, is a Fortune 500 property and casualty insurance company based in Seattle. The company sells insurance products to drivers, home owners home owner home n → propriétaire occupant and owners of small- and medium-sized businesses through a national network of independent distribution partners. Across the country, Safeco supports and partners with non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that bring people together to create strong, safe and vibrant neighborhoods. powered by Grassroots Newswire(TM) (c) 2006 eNR Services, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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