Episode 128: Amanda Lebeck of Walnut Community Center

On today’s episode we’re with Amanda Lebeck, Chairman of the Walnut Community Center in Walnut, Iowa (pop. 747). Amanda shares how she and members of her community moved quickly to save their recently vacated school building and give it a new purpose and use, which now includes a fitness center, conference rooms, community kitchen, event spaces, two gyms, and even a bar. She talks about their foundation’s unique partnership with the city that makes this all work, as well as some of their projects and fundraisers. If you have a vacant school building or something similar in your town, this podcast is going to spark some ideas for you!

We can’t say enough good things about Amanda and the members of this foundation and what they’ve done with the Walnut Community Center. And what’s so impressive is that they’ve done all of this in under four years! Incredible work, guys! We can’t wait to see what you do next.

Show notes:
Walnut, Iowa
Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Task Force
AHSTW Community School District
Cultivate by Rural Revival
facebook.com/walnutcommunitycenter
walnutcommunitycenter.org
facebook.com/walnutAMVETS
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