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Co-op
employees support United Way
Pledges total
$41,092 in Pacesetter campaign
Flathead Electric Cooperative and Co-op employees, including the many
supportive members of IBEW Local 768, pledged more than $41,000 to this
year’s United Way campaign to benefit local charities.
Flathead Electric is a Pacesetter Company in the campaign,
qualifying as a Gold Medallion Club Member.
The total is up considerably from last year, when the Co-op and employees
pledged about $37,750 to the drive.
Employees in the Kalispell office pledged $18,455, while
employees in Libby pledged $2,091. A silent auction raised an additional
$568. The Co-op matches employee contributions, so the total Flathead
Electric pledge was $41,092.
“The
Flathead Electric Co-op employees are our partners in providing a better
quality of life for many in our community,” said Sherry Stevens Wulf,
executive director for the local United Way organization. “Flathead Electric
Coop employees contribute their volunteer time as well as their financial
support and are truly making a difference in our community. Hats off to
Flathead Electric for building our future . . . through the United Way.”
“Building Our Future” is the theme for this year’s United Way
fund drive, which continues through Dec. 31.
Last year the United Way raised $775,000 to assist local health and human
care agencies in Flathead County. There are currently 22 member agencies, 1
grantee and 6 services of the United Way that provided more than 63,000 acts
of service to residents in Northwest Montana.
“United Way hopes to be able to meet and exceed the amount
raised last year so that we will be able to respond to the ever-rising needs
within each of the agencies,” Wulf said.
All donations remain in our communities to help individuals
and families in need. For more information on the United Way, call
752-7266.
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Community
Events
Calendar
Nov. 12, 19,20, 21
Bowl For Kids’ Sake
Check our website for times and places,
www.bbbsfc.org
Nov. 21
Claiming America
Stillwater Christian School
6:30 p.m. Kalispell, 752-3447
Nov. 26-28
Holiday Art and Craft Show
West Coast Hotel Ballroom
10 a.m., Kalispell, 881-4288
Does your group have a community event you’d like to publicize among
other Co-op members?
Deadline for submissions is the first day of the month prior to the
issue you’d like the event notice to appear. The deadline for the
December Watts Happening will be Nov. 1.
Listings are limited to one-time special events of general
interest, not regularly scheduled meetings or events such as garage
sales. Events will be listed on a first-come, first-served basis, and we
reserve the right to edit or delete events on the basis of space or
appropriateness of the event.
Please include the name of the sponsoring organization, the
time, place and date of the event, and a number to call for information.
Listings can be dropped by the
Co-op headquarters in Kalispell, mailed to Flathead Electric, 2510 U.S.
Highway 2 East, Kalispell, MT 59901 or e-mailed to
mike.radel@flatheadelectric.com. No telephone calls please.
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