The Trust gave $14,486 in 2009 to 23 nonprofit organizations
in CPI's service area
- Alsea Food Bank and Alsea Gleaners for food purchases
- Arts in the Park for a summer youth activities program
- Benton Furniture Share for its Beds for Kids campaign
- Blodgett-Summit Fire Dept. for two saws to get people
our of damaged cars and two water pumps
- Coastal Range Food Bank for food purchases.
- Dial a Bus for new hats for volunteer drivers.
- Friends of Albany Public Library for new furniture for
young adult reading area
- Friends of Family Ministries toward meals for parenting
classes
- Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire District for added paramedic
support in summer
- Kairos Consumer Council toward newsletter printing
- Kings Valley Area Assoc. for new lighting in community
center
- Lebanon Emergency Shelter toward lawn mower purchase.
- Lebanon Soup Kitchen for food purchases
- Linn County Sherriff to provide Internet safety training
for 6th and 7th graders
- Lourdes Public Charter School for new software for weather
station.
- Lunch with Santa to provide holiday program for low-income
youth
- Marine Corps Family Foundation for purchase of Christmas
gifts and supplies for overseas troops.
- North Santiam Gleaners toward food purchases.
- Operation Home Front to provide emergency financial assistance
for area military families
- Philomath Community Services for fencing a new community
garden
- Philomath High School to replace worn carpeting in music/choir
room
- Senior Dog Rescue towards medical supplies
- TIP of Linn County for purchase of laptop and projector
for speaking engagements
The total given since the program began at CPI in 1993 is
$225,192.
CPI customers and employees fund the Charitable Trust by voluntarily
rounding up their monthly electric bills and through payroll
deductions.
A nine-member volunteer committee of CPI members administers
the funds.
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