Employees Sponsor 89 Children in Need For Christmas, Wheatland Makes $2,000 Donation

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SCOTT CITY–Wheatland Electric is once again proud to play a major role in fulfilling Christmas wishes for children in need through Saint Francis Ministries’ Christmas for Kids.

In addition to delivering a $1,000 Sharing Success grant to the non-for-profit organization that exists to provide healing and hope to children and families, 43 of our Wheatland employees and trustees sponsored 89 children for the holidays this year. In addition, a $1,000 private donation was made by a Wheatland trustee to fulfill additional wish lists for children in need.

This is the seventh year in a row (since 2017) that our cooperative leadership and employees have opened their hearts to fulfill the holiday wish lists of children in need across our southwest and central Kansas service territory, including the following counties: Finney, Wichita, Greeley, Scott, Hamilton, Kearny, and Barton.

The grant funds and donation will be directed to assist the faith-based organization with its Christmas mission. Along with family preservation services, foster care, and adoption assistance, the regional organization also offers several residential programs that serve those with mental health and behavioral issues, adults with intellectual and development disabilities, and even survivors of human trafficking.

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Wheatland Electric employees and trustees sponsored 89 children through Saint Francis Ministries’ Christmas for Kids program this year. Alli Conine, director of member services and corporate communications (far right) poses with staff of Saint Francis in their Garden City office in front of this year’s presents. Wheatland Electric also awarded a $1,000 Sharing Success grant in addition to a $1,000 private donation from a trustee to the faith-based non-profit organization to fulfill additional holiday wish lists of children in need in the region.
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Alli Conine, director of member services and corporate communications (left) carries Christmas gifts into the Saint Francis Ministries office in Garden City.
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(From right) Mark Kircher, staking technician at Wheatland Electric, and Lisa Jacobs, Mindy Evans, and Lesley Percival, representatives of Saint Francis Ministries in Great Bend, pose with gifts from Wheatland employees and trustees for children in need in Barton County.