Blake, Rachel Schmieg Winners in Electric Cooperative’s #WhoPowersYou Contest
Blake, Rachel Schmieg Winners in Electric
Cooperative’s #WhoPowersYou Contest
The Blake and Rachel Schmieg family of Big Stone City have earned third place in the fifth annual #WhoPowersYou contest sponsored by Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc., (WVEC) in partnership with Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives. WVEC is headquartered in Milbank.
The Schmiegs were recognized for being exemplary members of their community and generous participants in the foster care program. In addition to being nationally recognized, the Schmieg family will be awarded $1,500 for their cause. The Schmiegs have been foster parents since 2016 and have fostered at least 12 kids over the years.
The Schmiegs also helped change an outdated South Dakota adoption law to help provide young adults with certain circumstances a chance to belong to a loving and lifetime support family.
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives launched #WhoPowersYou in 2016 to celebrate the power of human connections. Additional prizes are awarded for grand prize, second place and honorable mention.
The annual contest invites co-op members and employees across the country to nominate local heroes making a difference in their communities. An independent panel of judges selects the winners based upon the positive impact they make on their community and the creativity of the entry.
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