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New look, new feel
Dillons donates $16K at grand re-opening
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During the Grand Re-Opening of the Dillons on Wednesday, a donation was made to the United Way of Central Kansas on behalf of the Dillons employees for $15,500. Pictured here is Executive Director of United Way of Central Kansas Gaila Demel receiving the donation from Dillons Store Manager Ryan Streck and Dillons spokeswoman Sheila Lowrie.
The Dillons store on 10th Street in Great Bend celebrated its grand re-opening on Wednesday to showcase a new look and feel of the store along with the celebration of a new Starbucks Coffee Shop inside the store. The celebration included a ribbon cutting, presentation of $16,500 in donations and an ribbon cutting for the $3 million renovation.The original store was built in 1981.“It is a great honor to have this grand re-opening of the store,” Store Manager Ryan Streck said. “I am so proud of the company to invest money into our community and make the store a great place for our customers.