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Supporting students in northwest Arkansas
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Black Hills Energy believes in the power of giving back in our communities. Helping to create a pathway out of poverty through educational support is just one way we do it.

Each year, the United Way of Northwest Arkansas holds a Fill the Bus drive for students in that community. Fill the Bus is an initiative in partnership with Walmart and sponsored by BIC, Crayola, Clorox and Coca-Cola with a goal of providing school supplies to local students in need. The supply drive strives to help students succeed in their education by ensuring they have the necessary supplies.

The school supplies that are collected support students in 15 school districts in northwest Arkansas.

Black Hills Energy has been involved in the Fill the Bus drive for the past several years, collecting supplies in our northwest Arkansas offices. We are proud to support this great cause!

We partner with our communities and customers, providing the kind of energy that fuels those areas and the lives of those we serve. Feel free to share the stories and photos. Make sure to tag us on FacebookInstagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Positive Energy

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  • Students in Springdale, Arkansas, learned lessons they will use throughout their lives during the Amazing Shake NWA (Northwest Arkansas) Competition. Several of our Springdale employees volunteered to help with the May event, which was hosted by the SOAR Afterschool program at the Jones Center for…
  • It gets hot in Arkansas in the summer months. Our teams there know that and understand that people often need help combating the temps.  In May, the Harrison team collected and donated 24 fans during the Ozark Center of Hope Fan Drive in Mountain Home. Employees made donations as well as company…
  • Two employees in Ozark, Arkansas, recently completed Leadership Franklin County, earning extra kudos from their classmates. Tom is an operational division manager and Keith is operations supervisor. They graduated from the program May 26. Based at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, Leadership…