LE MARS — Northwest Iowa Energy Cooperative (NIPCO), headquartered in Le Mars, is an electrical technology and transmission energy cooperative serving 10 counties in western Iowa. NIPCO not too long ago donated to the Le Mars Public Library in January because of its Matching Donation program.
NIPCO’s annual Matching Donations Program was developed to assist worthwhile civic and charitable initiatives and organizations within the communities the place workers and administrators of NIPCO and its member cooperatives reside and work. NIPCO will match as much as $50 for money donations or service hours carried out per worker or director per yr to qualifying organizations.
After every year’s program, all individuals are entered right into a random drawing to obtain one (1) of two (2) extra donations of $250 to be awarded to the charity they contributed to throughout that yr’s program.
In 2023, practically 900 service hours and greater than $18,000 in money donations have been contributed by 30 people to charitable organizations offering companies all through communities in western Iowa. NIPCO’s match contributed a further $1,500 to those 30 organizations. Jodi Emerson of NIPCO, acquired a further $250 to donate to the Le Mars Public Library.
“The library is thrilled to be a recipient of the matching donation program,” stated Library Director, Shirley Taylor. “It’s great that Jodi chosen the library as a recipient after which to be awarded the extra funds was very particular. This donation will likely be used to fund library packages that promote studying and neighborhood connections.”
