With persistent effort. the alliance has achieved 501(C)3 nonprofit status retroactive to May of 2005. This approval is allowing the community to aggressively pursue restoration efforts. An additional boost to preserve Collyers legacy occurred in May of 2006 when the community was awarded a grant from the Kansas Humanities Council in support of an initiative to gather and record stories of immigrant families that settled in Collyer. Alliance members supplied the volunteer hours needed to complete this and several other grant applications. Sandra Stenzel. community volunteer. acknowledges that the work required to create a future for Collyer is not easy.
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