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Employees in Action

Our employees donate their time and talent to serving their communities and are encouraged to participate in civic, charitable and community organizations of particular interest to them. Employees have the opportunity to use company time to participate in charitable events, but many also use their own time to make a difference. Charitable events Basin Electric employees actively participate in include:

• United Way Day of Caring
• Roger Zarfos United Way Softball Fun Day
• Ruth Meier's Hospitality House Stone Soup Kitchen
• Great American Bike Race
• Salvation Army
• Blood Drives

Basin Electric employees also make an individual effort to volunteer for organizations such as the Ruth Meiers Hospitality House, Ronald McDonald House, Special Olympics, Rebuilding Together, Relay for Life, Big Brother Big Sister, Abused Adult Resource Center and Tracy's Sanctuary House.

In addition, employees are encouraged to help those less fortunate through contributions to AID Inc., Bismarck Emergency Food Pantry, the Sharing Tree, Jeans Day and Fill the Bus.

United Way Day of Caring

Now in its eighth year, Missouri Slope Areawide United Way’s Day of Caring has grown to include volunteers representing 47 businesses within the community.

United Way Day of Caring volunteers preparing for their projects.	Basin Electric employees painting at Ft. Lincoln State Park, Mandan, ND.

A total of 19 projects were completed by more than 400 volunteers. These projects included work at the Abused Adult Resource Center, Bismarck Park and Recreation District, Buckstop Junction, Charles Hall Youth Services, Dakota Zoo, Fort Hancock, Fort Lincoln State Park, Manchester House, Mandan Parks and Recreation District, Mental Health America of North Dakota, Ruth Meiers Hospitality House, Salvation Army, Seeds of Hope, Bismarck-Mandan Orchestral Symphony, Theo Art School, Tracy’s Sanctuary House, YMCA and Youthworks. 

With the help of the volunteers and their employers 2,460 work hours were donated, $46,000 was saved on labor and roughly $25,000 was saved on purchasing supplies.

Basin Electric was among the major sponsors contributing to the Day of Caring activities. The Cooperative was represented by 20 volunteers.

Roger Zarfos United Way Softball Fun Day

Every September the Mandan (ND) Softball Complex is filled with fans cheering for a worthy cause. Basin Electric takes part in the annual Roger Zarfos United Way Softball Fun Day as employees step up to the plate to raise money for Missouri Slope Areawide United Way.

Roger Zarfos, former Basin Electric employee, organized the co-ed charity softball tournament in 1983. Initially, the tournament was only for Basin Electric employees; however, after a few successful years, the event grew to include many other companies. The tournament was named in honor of Zarfos following his death in 1987.  

Ruth Meier's Hospitality House Stone Soup Kitchen

Ruth Meiers Hospitality House Stone Soup Kitchen

There's nothing quite like soup to warm your heart and soul; unless, of course, you can share this warmth with others.

Basin Electric employees have the opportunity to demonstrate their rural electric cooperative spirit by volunteering at the Ruth Meiers Hospitality House Stone Soup Kitchen in Bismarck, ND.

According to its Web site, rmhh.org, the Ruth Meiers Hospitality House, named in honor of Lieutenant Governor Ruth Meiers, began in 1987 as a shelter for the homeless within the Bismarck-Mandan area. It has since grown to include other services. The Stone Soup Kitchen was launched in June 1994. The Stone Soup Kitchen provides free, nutritious and well-balanced meals to the homeless or any individual in need in the Bismarck-Mandan region. The soup kitchen provides nourishment for the body and soul - food for the hungry and fellowship for the lonely.

Basin Electric employees work with Ruth Meiers Hospitality House staff to prepare and serve the noon meal one Wednesday several months throughout the year.

 

 

Great American Bike Race

Since 1999, Basin Electric employees, families and friends have geared up for the

Great American Bike Race

Great American Bike Race. The race, which was created by Medcenter One's Rehabilitation Center, helps raise money for families of those diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP).

The annual event has grown to be the largest fundraiser of its kind in the United States. The donated dollars fund equipment and services, such as wheelchairs, orthotics and therapy, enable persons with CP and other disabilities to live independently.

Salvation Army

Christmas is the giving season, and during the holidays Basin Electric employees volunteer time to bring cheer to the lives of those in need. During the month of December, employees join the fundraising efforts of the Salvation Army by ringing bells to help collect donations and hopefully fill the traditional red kettles seen across the nation.

Blood Drives

Basin Electric employees enjoy giving of themselves in any way possible. One way they demonstrate commitment to their communities is by taking part in blood drives held several times throughout the year at Basin Electric facilities.  

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Basin Electric employees also participate in relays and other activities throughout the year including:

• United Way's Haunted House
• Rebuilding Together Bowling Fun Day
• American Cancer Society's Relay for Life
• Charles Hall Youth Services' Footin' it for Fun Walk-a-thon
• American Heart Association's Heart Walk
• March of Dimes
• American Lung Association's Kayla's Asthma Campaign
• Multiple Sclerosis Walk
• Multiple Sclerosis Bike Tour
• Abused Adult Resource Center's volleyball fundraiser
• Cerebral Palsy Power Peddlers 
• United Way's Bowling Fun  Day
• St. Baldrick's Foundation
• Prairie Rose State Games