Caring Neighbors donates over $10,000 to local area organizations

Last updated Mar 28, 2019 9:18am0

Photo courtesy of Caring Neighbors count

Caring Neighbors board president Dale Anderson (left) presents a check to the LRHS Publications class instructor Donna Koch (right). Caring Neighbors recently donated $330 to the LRHS publications class to help them purchase yearbooks.

Photo courtesy of Caring Neighbors count

Caring Neighbors board member Stephanie Coon (left) presents a check to the Adams County Parks & Rec. Treasurer Krista Krause (right). Caring Neighbors recently donated $2,000 to help purchase swim lessons and passes for low-income families at the Ritzville Water Park.

Caring Neighbors, the nonprofit entity established by Big Bend Electric Co-op, announced last week that their board recently donated over $10,000 to local area organizations.

Among the donations included a $330 donation to the Lind-Ritzville High School publications class to help them purchase yearbooks and a $2,000 donation to the Adams County Parks & Recreation District No. 4 to help purchase swim lessons and passes for low-income families at the Ritzville Water Park.

Other donations include a $1,500 donation to the Bi-County Little League, a $1,500 donation to the Connell Community Club to assist towards purchasing a community clock, a $2,500 donation to Mesa Elementary to help purchase standing desks, a $1,000 donation to the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, a $750 donation to the City of Mesa to help purchase a park bench and a $1,000 donation to the Pasco Police Department to help people and families in need of emergency funds when displaced.

The funds for Caring Neighbors are donated by the members of Big Bend Electric Co-op. Applications to receive funding from Caring Neighbors are available on the Big Bend Electric website at http://www.bbec.org or by calling (509) 659-1700. To be eligible for funding, the organization that wishes to receive funding must have a 501(c)(3) IRS designation or be a municipal entity.