Give the Gift of Unbridled Spirit

Company Website: http://www.Kentucky.gov
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- (Business Wire)

The Kentucky Department of Parks has launched a new online gift card store, which allows consumers the ability to purchase the Kentucky Unbridled Spirit Gift Card.

The Kentucky Unbridled Spirit Gift Card allows purchasers to give the gift of exciting adventures, relaxing getaways, Kentucky crafted gifts, food, education and fun for the whole family. The cards may be redeemed at any one of 49 state parks in the Kentucky State Park system, the Kentucky Horse Park, the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea and the 1776 Shop at the Kentucky Historical Society.

Mark Hendricksen, Department of Parks Webmaster, stated that, “Our online store is only a click away from our website. With Kentucky Interactive's new solution, we're pleased to have an easy-to-use store for consumers to purchase our gift cards, and provide communication and support more effectively throughout the purchase. This helps us reach our goal of always improving customer satisfaction.”

The Cabinet’s new online gift card store was created through their public-private partnership with Kentucky Interactive, LLC., a subsidiary of NIC.

About The Kentucky State Park System

The Kentucky State Park System is composed of 49 state parks plus an interstate park shared with Virginia. The Department of Parks, an agency of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, operates 17 resort parks with lodges—more than any other state. For more information on Kentucky parks, visit our website at http://www.parks.ky.gov.

About Kentucky.gov

Kentucky.gov is the official government Web portal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (www.kentucky.gov). Kentucky.gov is a collaborative effort between the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Kentucky Interactive, LLC. Frankfort-based Kentucky Interactive provides a secure, mobile-friendly platform that allows government agencies of any size to conduct business online and improve public access to information. Kentucky Interactive is part of eGovernment firm NIC’s (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.

About NIC

Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official government websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help make government more accessible to everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in America” five times, most recently ranked at No.11 (2013), and the company has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.

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Contacts:

Kentucky Department of Parks
Gil Lawson, 502-564-4270
Public Information Officer
Gil.lawson@ky.gov
or
Kentucky.gov
Sherri Eden,502-875-3733
Marketing Manager
sherri.eden@kentucky.gov

Source: Kentucky.gov