The recent Partners for Power team reached their goal to build an electric line extension in Guatemala that changed the lives of about 54 families in the small community of Buena Vista. But our team’s work did not end there. The 10-person team distributed over 450 pounds of donated items sent over with the Partners For Power project.
The suitcases were filled by a team effort of employees from Cherryland Electric Cooperative, Great Lakes Energy, HomeWorks Tri-County Electric, Midwest Energy, Wolverine Power, and Cloverland Electric. The much needed items included school supplies, shoes, backpacks, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, mouthwash, stuffed animals, sweatshirts/t-shirts of all sizes, small sewing kits, stocking caps, baseball hats, soccer balls, a basketball, a football, air pumps, soccer nets, and basketball nets. The electric cooperatives were eager to help out and make a difference for the villagers in Buena Vista.
To distribute the supplies fairly, the team of linemen divided the items into three stations, grouped by age, so that everyone received something. “The villagers have worked so hard on this entire project with us,” said Wolverine Power safety coordinator, Matt Monroe. “It was fun to be able to give their families one more surprise before we headed back home.”
Partners For Power also sent a basketball backboard, rim and hardware, along with individual pieces of plexiglass, glass cutters, and caulk to replace broken school windows in the village
