By WESTCO
WESTCO CEO David Briggs and Petroleum Division Manager Jess Wimmer, presented the Alliance Fire Department with a donation of $40,000 on behalf of WESTCO and the Land O’Lakes Foundation during the Alliance City Council meeting on Sept. 6.
The donation was made possible by the Land O’Lakes Foundation Coop Match Program, which matches dollar-for-dollar the cash donations of member cooperatives to local nonprofit organizations, schools and cities. According to Alliance Fire Chief Troy Shoemaker, the funds will help the fire department purchase new bunker gear.
Land O’Lakes Foundation Executive Director Morgan Kinross-Wright said, “Land O’Lakes is pleased to make donations which impact communities where members, employees, plants and facilities are located.”
Briggs said, “WESTCO is thankful to the Land O’Lakes Foundation for the opportunity to participate in the Member Co-op Match Program. We are also grateful to the Alliance Fire Department for their efforts in protecting our community, which we witnessed first-hand as they battled a fire at our Tire Center on June 28.”