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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span
style="color:black"> </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <b>Kanabec Broadband
Initiative showcases community broadband projects</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Mora, Minn. (August 14,
2014) —</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <span
style="color:black">Broadband is revolutionizing rural
Minnesota business, government, education, work and
lifestyles. Abundant and robust access to the Internet,
and the skills to take full advantage of this access, are
essential as communities seek to compete and thrive in a
digitally-connected world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Kanabec Broadband
Initiative (KBI) has seized the opportunity to strengthen
its broadband savvy, through participation in the Blandin
Broadband Communities program, a two-year, statewide
initiative convened by Blandin Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">On <b>Tuesday, August
26, 2014, 4:00 – 6:00 pm</b>, area residents can see the
results. The Kanabec Broadband Initiative “Strut Your Stuff”
tour – free and open to the public -- will showcase work by
community leaders on seven projects that are bringing
broadband to life for our area, including PC’s for People,
Joined for Health, Community WiFi Improvements, and Life
Enrichment Center Technology Enhancements. It also will
provide an opportunity for the community to share its
thoughts on strengths of the projects, and its dreams about
a broadband-enabled future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Kanabec County is one
of nine communities statewide participating in this round of
the Blandin Broadband Communities program. Each received
planning and organizing support, and the opportunity to
apply for up to $100,000 in grant funding for locally
developed projects that address community-identified needs.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">“Competitive rural
economies demand connected rural communities,” said
Bernadine Joselyn, director of public policy and engagement
at Blandin Foundation. “We stand with leaders, like those in
the Kanabec County area, who are taking action to build
robust broadband into a vibrant future for the community.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">—END—</span><span
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style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">SIDEBAR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">What:
Kanabec Broadband Initiative Strut Your Stuff
tour<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Where:
Life Enrichment Center, 160 Valhalla Circle, Mora, MN 55051<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">When
4:00 – 6:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Free and open to the public<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Kanabec
Broadband Initiative<span
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">For
additional information, contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Beth
Thorp, City of Mora, 320-225-4807 or <a
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href="mailto:beth.thorp@cityofmora.com">beth.thorp@cityofmora.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt" lang="EN">Blandin
Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt" lang="EN">Located
in Grand Rapids, Minn., Blandin Foundation is one of only
a handful of foundations in the U.S. focused exclusively
on rural communities and the largest rural-based private
foundation in Minnesota. The Foundation seeks and
supports vibrant rural Minnesota communities. </span></i><i><span
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For
additional information, contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Allison
Rajala Ahcan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Director of
Communications, Blandin Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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218-327-8717<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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218-259-2893<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Online: <a
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href="http://www.blandinfoundation.org">www.blandinfoundation.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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