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City of Norway’s Department of Power and Light helps feed the community

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The City of Norway’s Department of Power and Light has dedicated Community Recharge funds to help local pandemic relief efforts. They recently made donations for food programs at four local churches. From left are Jeff Forbes, energy services manager at WPPI Energy; Norway City Manager Ray Anderson; the Rev. Jim Danielson, pastor of Evangelical Covenant Church of Norway; Chris Spence, Feeding America event coordinator; the Rev. Dave Johnson, pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church of Norway; the Rev. Timothy M. Ekaitis, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church of Norway and St. Barbara Catholic Church of Vulcan; and the Rev. Irene White, pastor of Grace United Methodist Church of Norway.

NORWAY -- The City of Norway's publicly owned utility has dedicated Community Recharge funds to help local pandemic relief efforts.

"The ongoing public health emergency has increased the level of help people need from some of our community's most vital support organizations," City Manager Ray Anderson said. "The City of Norway will be doing our part to help them recover."

To aid local relief efforts, the utility is making a donation to four local churches: Bethany Lutheran, Evangelical Covenant, St. Mary Catholic, and Grace United Methodist. The contributions will help refill local food banks and provide nutrition for residents in need.

Specific organizations receiving the funds through the churches will be Feeding America, the Grace United Lunch Program (GULP), and the Grace United Community Meals program.

The City of Norway's Department of Power and Light provided $2,800 in Community Recharge funds and $200 in Community Contribution Funds in partnership with its not-for-profit, member-owned wholesale power supplier, WPPI Energy.

Community Recharge funds were made available in 2020 in order to help address the local health and economic impacts caused by COVID-19.

As a member of WPPI, community contribution funding has been made available annually through the WPPI Value for Community Programming Funds Program.

"Now more than ever, the City of Norway's utilities commitment to the people and businesses they serve goes beyond safe and reliable energy," Anderson said. "It's reassuring to know we can stand by our community and provide some level of relief."

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