Dec 22, 2022

Wheatland Electric sponsors 105 children for St. Francis program

Posted Dec 22, 2022 6:00 PM
Wheatland Electric employees and trustees sponsored 105 children through Saint Francis Ministries’ Christmas for Kids program this year. Alli Conine, director of member services and corporate communications (third from left) poses with representatives of Saint Francis in their Garden City office in front of this year’s presents. 
Wheatland Electric employees and trustees sponsored 105 children through Saint Francis Ministries’ Christmas for Kids program this year. Alli Conine, director of member services and corporate communications (third from left) poses with representatives of Saint Francis in their Garden City office in front of this year’s presents. 

Wheatland Electric is once again proud to play a major role in fulfilling Christmas wishes for more than 100 children in need through Saint Francis Ministries’ Christmas for Kids program.

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 the Wheatland employees and trustees sponsored 105 children for the holidays this year.

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

Mary Hoisington, member services and key accounts manager, helps deliver gifts to the Saint Francis Ministries office in Great Bend
Mary Hoisington, member services and key accounts manager, helps deliver gifts to the Saint Francis Ministries office in Great Bend

The grant funds 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 developmental disabilities, and even survivors of human trafficking.

The folks who work in the local Saint Francis office also have a big heart for the communities they serve and even play a role in providing food donations for Wheatland's annual Cram the Van food drive each fall, for which the cooperative is grateful.

About Wheatland Electric
Our Mission: Delivering Energy for Life–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 14 Kansas counties and three Colorado counties and maintains over 4,000 miles of distribution power lines across southwest and central Kansas and eastern Colorado. Together, with the help of our members, we are committed to building a better and stronger rural America. Visit www.weci.net for more information.

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