Trying to persuade a Wichita native to move back home? This free box of goodies will help
Know a Wichita native who has moved out of state but really needs to consider coming home?
If so, the Greater Wichita Partnership is here to help you with persuasive maneuvers.
The group, an economic development organization, has partnered with ICT Box to create a gift box of items intended to show onetime Wichitans how awesome the city has become since they left. And they’re giving the first 75 away for free.
It’s called the Boomerang Box, and it’s filled with local products including a bag of Reverie Coffee with a custom “Coming Home” label, a Lola Candle Co. mini candle, Wichita-centric stickers by Heartlandia, a chocolate bar from Cocoa Dolce and more.
The partnership is inviting anyone who knows a Wichita native who has moved out of state to visit the website choosewichita.com/boomerang to have a box sent to a “boomeranger.” The first 75 who type in the code “partnership” when ordering will get a free box.
The box is the brainchild of Meghan Carver, director of communications for the Greater Wichita Partnership. The group, when researching how to attract talent to the Wichita area, determined that its time is best spent focusing on people who have roots in the city, she said.
She contacted ICT Box founder Devon Creasman, who founded her business, which offers custom curated gift boxes, when she was just 19 years old.
The two worked together to design the Boomerang Box.
“I love the mission behind it,” Creasman said. “I think it’s really cool that we’re reaching out to people who haven’t thought about Wichita in a long time. Wichita has changed so much in the past five years, and with this, we’re able to give a little capsule of it.”
Boomerang Boxes must be ordered by Dec. 3. Once the 75 boxes the partnership is paying for are gone, people can still buy them for $60 plus shipping at ictbox.squarespace.com.
All boxes will be mailed out by Dec. 15. They must be sent to people out of state.
Here’s what’s in each box:
- 12 oz bag of Reverie Coffee with a custom “Coming Home” label
- Lola Candle Co mini candle
- Spicy J’s spice seasoning
- Cocoa Dolce Caramel Latté Gold Chocolate Bar (full size)
- Three Heartlandia stickers
- Choose Wichita marketing materials, including a unique brochure just for box recipients
- Custom postcard from sender
This story was originally published November 22, 2021 at 1:32 PM.
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