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The United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) is a recipient of a $1,500 grant from Great River Energy to support the Imagination Library book program offered to children ages birth to 5 years of age in the United Way of Southwest Minnesota service area. Fifty local children will receive books in the mail for an entire year because of this commitment by Great River Energy.
Early literacy skills are foundational to success in school and beyond. Every child who is enrolled in Imagination Library receives an age and developmentally appropriate book in the mail each month. More than 7,300 local children have graduated from the program, and more than 444,000 books have been delivered to homes throughout the UWSWMN service area. Currently, more than 2,350 local children receive a book delivered to their home on a monthly basis.
Great River Energy, based in Maple Grove, Minn., provides wholesale electric service to 28 distribution cooperatives, which distribute electricity to approximately 700,000 members across Minnesota. For more information about Great River Energy, please visit www.greatriverenergy.com.