Powder River Energy Foundation, others create $35,000 match to Food Bank of Wyoming's "Hunger Action Month" campaign

The Powder River Energy Foundation, and matching donations from industry partners at Basin Electric and CoBank, will match up to $35,000 in donations to the Food Bank of Wyoming's September fundraising campaign.

"We're grateful for Powder River Energy Foundation's commitment to help us provide needed food to our community. We are committed to making food security a reality for every Wyomingite so they can be productive, successful, resilient citizens," said Rachel Bailey, Food Bank of Wyoming Executive Director.

The September Hunger Action Month® campaign will highlight how the Food Bank is meeting its challenges of rising food and freight costs, a decrease in donated food from retailers and distributors, and an increase in households needing assistance. More information is available at http://www.WyomingFoodBank.org.

The PRECorp Foundation facilitated $20,000 from its general donation fund, which was matched with $10,000 from rural cooperative business lender CoBank, and $5,000 from PRECorp's wholesale power supplier Basin Electric.

The $35,000 matching fund is the largest one-time donation the Foundation has secured since its founding in 2007. "The Powder River Energy Foundation is proud to support the critically important work of our friends at the Food Bank of Wyoming. Helping ensure those in need in our communities have enough to eat, remains one of our top priorities," said John Flocchini, Board President of the Powder River Energy Foundation.

Since its formation in 2007, the Powder River Energy Foundation has awarded more than $2.2 million to charitable organizations in every county of PRECorp's service territory.

The Foundation builds its giving fund from private donations, Operation RoundUp®, fundraisers, and unclaimed Capital Credits from PRECorp. Additionally, since the Powder River Energy Foundation is a 501 (c) (3), all donations are tax deductible.