Wheatland Electric Sharing Success Fund Awards the Quivira Council of Boy Scouts of America with $1,000 Grant  

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Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. today announced that its Sharing Success Fund, managed by the Scott Community Foundation, has awarded a $1,000 grant to the Quivira Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The Units in Anthony and Harper include more than 60 boys and young men. The Sharing Success grant money will be used to help fund program registrations and camperships so that more youth can join, and existing Scouts can remain in the program.

Gena Ricker (Anthony Committee Chair), Justin Ricker (Anthony Scout Master), Justin Bell (South Winds District Executive), and Mike Alldritt (Harper Scout Master) gather on July 24, 2020, to accept a $1,000 Sharing Success grant check from Wheatland Electric to the Quivira Council of Boy Scouts of America.
Gena Ricker (Anthony Committee Chair), Justin Ricker (Anthony Scout Master), Justin Bell (South Winds District Executive), and Mike Alldritt (Harper Scout Master) gather on July 24, 2020, to accept a $1,000 Sharing Success grant check from Wheatland Electric to the Quivira Council of Boy Scouts of America.

The Scott Community Foundation began formally accepting applications for grants from the Wheatland Electric Sharing Success Fund from non-profit organizations on December 1, 2012.  Wheatland Electric and CoBank have each increased their contribution amounts to the fund over time. Beginning in 2020, each organization will donate $10,000 annually.  The program will continue to run until the funds are exhausted.  Non-profit groups interested in receiving funding from the Wheatland Electric Sharing Success Fund should contact Alli Conine, Manager of Member Services & Corporate Communications, at 620-874-4563 or aconine@weci.net.

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc., a member owned distribution cooperative headquartered in Scott City, KS, was established in 1948 as a distribution and power cooperative, in the state of Kansas.  Today, Wheatland Electric serves more than 33,000 electric meters in 19 different counties and maintains over 4,000 miles of distribution power lines across Western and South Central Kansas.  Together, with the help of our members, Wheatland Electric is committed to building a better and stronger rural America.  For more information about Wheatland, visit www.weci.net.