Media Advisory:
M/A No. 4140.09
Contact:
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AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK TO HOLD RURAL COMMUNITY FORUM IN OKLAHOMA
WASHINGTON, September 11, 2009 - On Wednesday, September 16, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will hold a rural community forum in El Reno, Oklahoma, as part of the Obama Administration's Rural Tour. At the forum, Vilsack will share information with local residents about the work USDA is doing to revitalize and rebuild rural America and ask local residents how USDA can be helpful in supporting and initiating other programs and projects to help the community participate fully and successfully in the new, 21st century economy. Vilsack will also highlight American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects improving communities in Oklahoma and benefiting people throughout rural America.
In June, President Obama announced that Secretary Vilsack will lead the Administration's Rural Tour to visit rural communities in states throughout the country. Secretary Vilsack is scheduled to lead Rural Tour events with other top administration officials over the coming weeks in Nebraska and New Mexico. Monday's event will be the nineteenth similar forum Secretary Vilsack has led since being sworn in, and follows rural listening sessions held in Zanesville, Ohio, Modesto, Calif., Sedalia, Mo., Des Moines, Iowa, Hamlet, N.C., Bethel, Alaska, St. John Parish, La., Blairs, Va., West Salem, Wis., Charlotte, Mich., Concord, N.H., Wattsburg, Pa., Danville, Ind., Geneseo, Ill., Harrodsburg, Ky., Ludowici, Ga., Portageville, Mo., and Brush, Colo.
USDA recently launched a new website and social media tools designed to enhance discussions and facilitate innovation for challenges facing rural America. All Americans can follow the Rural Tour's progress online at www.RuralTour.gov, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RuralTour, or at USDA's Facebook fan page available at www.facebook.com/usda.
The USDA provides leadership on food, agriculture and natural resources and touches the life of every American. Secretary Vilsack and the USDA are working to promote a sustainable, safe, sufficient and nutritious food supply, ensure that America leads the global fight against climate change, and revitalize rural communities by expanding economic opportunities.
WHAT:
Rural Tour Community Forum with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
WHEN:
Wednesday, September 16
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Doors open at 9 a.m.
WHERE:
Redlands Community College
Ray Porter Complex
1300 South Country Club
El Reno, OK 73036
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