Our Giving Goodness Challenge Is Back Starting Oct. 24

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SCOTT CITY–For the third consecutive year, Wheatland Electric Cooperative Inc., is giving away a $1,000 Sharing Success grant to a deserving organization located within its service territory.

Giving Goodness, a social media charity challenge, begins 8 A.M. CT on Monday, Oct. 24, and will run through 11:59 AM CT on Nov. 10, 2022. The public challenge is run entirely on our official Facebook page.

Members of the public can help their favorite organization (or other community-based charitable cause) win a $1,000 Sharing Success grant by nominating one or more organizations starting Oct. 24 and then rallying their friends and family during three consecutive rounds of voting on Facebook.

Now, more than ever with the upcoming holiday season, Wheatland Electric recognizes the significance of helping one another, giving thanks, and paying it forward.

That’s because cooperatives like Wheatland are governed by core principles, including one of the most important: concern for community. This principle encourages the cooperative to work toward the sustainable development of our communities through policies supported by its members.

In addition, democratic member control is another of Wheatland’s guiding principles, and during this charity challenge on Facebook, the cooperative is transferring the decision-making power to its cooperative members and Facebook fans and followers.

To participate, Facebook users should visit Wheatland’s official Facebook page starting Oct. 24 and nominate or tag their favorite local organization or community-based cause in our Giving Goodness social post.

The nominee must be an organization that serves members within our service territory and must not have already received a Sharing Success grant during our 2022 grant cycle. (For a complete list of Sharing Success recipients that are ineligible, see below.)

Participants should not only tag their favorite charitable or community-based organization but also tag their friends and family to garner more “likes.” These “likes” will count as individual votes toward the nominated organization. Voting on this first round will run through Oct. 31 at 11:59 AM CT.

Starting Oct. 31, four eligible organizations with the most “likes” during the previous round will advance to a Final Four round, where they will square off. Participants can once again vote by “liking” their favorite contender though Nov. 7 at 11:59 AM CT.  

The top two organizations from our Final Four round will advance and battle for the Giving Goodness title starting Nov. 7.

Voting during the championship round will continue through Nov. 10, ending at 11:59 AM CST. Members are once again asked to root for their favorite organization and rally fellow fans to their cause.

The cooperative’s Giving Goodness winner will then be announced later the same day (Nov. 10) on social media. As a friendly reminder, “likes” must be on Wheatland’s original posts to count towards the voting process.

Questions? Contact Shajia Donecker, social media specialist, at sdonecker@weci.net.

Wheatland Electric wishes to thank the public and its membership for helping them share the “GOODNESS” during this “GIVING” season.

2022 Sharing Success Grant Recipients

The following charities have already received a grant from Wheatland Electric’s Sharing Success Fund during the current cycle and are therefore not eligible for this year’s Giving Goodness challenge:

  • Barton County Historical Society, Great Bend

  • Central Baptist Church Bicycle Campground, Great Bend

  • Vets for Veterans Club, Inc., Finney County

  • DJ’s Toy Fund in c/o Greeley-Wallace County Health Foundation, Sharon Springs

  • Argonia Chamber and Pride Organization, Argonia

  • Syracuse Christian Academy, Syracuse

  • Pleasant Valley Preschool, Harper

  • Greeley County Public Library, Tribune

  • South Haven Volunteer Fire Department, South Haven

  • Stepping Up, Inc., Scott City

  • Great Bend Alive, Inc., Great Bend

  • USD 356, Conway Springs

  • Caldwell Art Brigade, Caldwell

  • Conway Springs Development Foundation, Conway Springs

  • Central Kansas Dream Center, Great Bend

  • Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department, Caldwell

  • Kansas Children’s Service League, Great Bend

  • Stepping Stones Preschool, Syracuse

  • Norwich Volunteer Fire Department, Norwich

  • United Way of Central Kansas, Great Bend

  • Golden Rule Preschool, Scott City

  • Syracuse Volunteer Fire Department, Syracuse

  • Kans for Kids Fighting Cancer Foundation, Hoisington (Giving Goodness Winner 2021)

Giving Goodness 2022