East River Electric Power Cooperative Donates To Local Organizations

East River Electric Power Cooperative in Madison has donated a total of twenty-thousand dollars to four local organizations through CoBank’s Sharing Success program.   CoBank’s Sharing Success program is a matching grant program. The four organizations that received donations from East River were Bethel Lutheran Home Foundation, Dream Factory, Incorporated, Valiant Living and the Veteran’s Honor Park. 

East River donated $3,250 to the Bethel Lutheran Home Foundation and CoBank matched that donation. The Bethel Lutheran Home Foundation Board of Directors will determine where the combined donation will be used to best aid residents through equipment and technology improvements or facility upgrades during their upcoming quarterly meeting.  

East River also donated $3,250 to the Dream Factory, Incorporated, with a matched donation from CoBank. The Dream Factory is an all-volunteer driven children’s wish-granting organization that does not limit its mission to children who have life-threatening illness. 

Valiant Living received a $2,500 donation from East River, with a CoBank match. Valiant Living is headquartered in Madison and is a private, non-profit community-based organization which focuses on serving people with disabilities. 

The Veteran’s Honor Park received a $1,000 donation from East River, with a match from CoBank. East River has pledged to continue this donation for five years, for a total of $10,000. In 2018, Jerry and Sue Larsen donated a plot of land to the VFW Post 2638 and American Legion Post 25 to construct an Honor Park in Madison to honor all veterans. A committee of volunteers from both organizations is raising funds to construct two memorial walls at the park.