Wheatland Electric Cooperative Inc., is giving away a $1,000 Sharing Success grant to an organization located within its service territory for the second year in a row.
Giving Goodness, a charity challenge, begins 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, and will run through 7:59 a.m. on Nov. 12. The public challenge is run entirely on the cooperative’s official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WheatlandElectric/.
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. 25 and then rallying their friends and family during three consecutive rounds of voting on Facebook.
To participate, Facebook users should visit Wheatland’s official Facebook page starting Oct. 25 and 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 2021 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 Nov. 1 at 7:59 a.m.
Starting Nov. 1, 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. 8 at 7:59 a.m.
The top two organizations from our Final Four round will advance and battle for the Giving Goodness title starting Nov. 8.
Voting during the championship round will continue through Nov. 12, ending at 7:59 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 on social media on Nov. 12. 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 [email protected].
2021 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:
- Lil Feet Daycare in Harper, KS
- Magic's H.O.P.E. Animal Assisted Therapies & Learning in Finney County, KS
- Cottonwood Extension District in Great Bend, KS
- Core Community, Barton County, KS
- Harper County Dept on Aging & Transportation in Harper, KS
- Greeley County Library in Tribune, KS
- Scott County Fire Department in Scott City, KS