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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

  • Our employees in Arkansas attended the Springdale (Arkansas) Chamber of Commerce’s Sam’s Chickin, Peelin' and Politickin' event in early October, rubbing elbows with key decision makers in their state.   This event is held annually and features the governor, senators, congress members and local…
  • For the fourth in a row, our team in Ozark, Arkansas, has put their volunteer energy into action to feed children in their community. Through the United Way of Fort Smith Area Meals for Kids Backpack Program, the team packs food parcels for students in the Ozark Public Schools. Every Friday…
  • When it’s time to raise money for local nonprofits,our employees tend to step up. This was true of team members in the Harrison, Arkansas, office, who volunteered at the Ride the Ozarks Rally 2021, held in early October. The volunteers spent the day grilling burgers and serving the bikers…
  • For some students, school means not only getting an education but getting meals as well. When classes are out for the weekend or holidays, those students may just go without. That didn’t sit right with our employees in Harrison, Arkansas, but the team saw a way to help. They collected and made…