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San Patricio Electric Cooperative and its lender, CoBank, have donated $10,000 to the Coastal Bend Food Bank.
The money will pay for 30,000 meals, the cooperative said in a news release.
“We know that many of our members are struggling because of the economic impact of the pandemic,” the news release said. “So instead of our usual annual meeting door prizes and giveaways, we’ve opted to contribute to organizations that are directly helping our members who are most in need during these difficult times.”
The cooperative made a $5,000 donation through a matching program offered by CoBank for donations to nonprofits.
Cooperative employees also volunteered at the food bank, packing 554 boxes of food, which will feed 2,016 families. The cooperative has previously donated to volunteer fire departments, the South Texas Women’s Shelter, Boys & Girls Club of Beeville, Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas, the South Texas Council of Boy Scouts and South Texas Children’s Home.
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