December 20, 2011
Operation Round Up^® buys freezers for food shelves
Ellsworth, WI [December 20, 2011] – In December, new freezers were delivered to four community food pantries—Pierce County, Beldenville, Elmwood and Prescott—courtesy of Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services’ Operation Round Up Program. The freezers, purchased through Pierce Pepin Appliance, will provide additional food storage for the busy times and for unexpected donations.  Click here to read more ...

December 9, 2011
Gift Box program benefits from Pierce Pepin givers
Ellsworth, Wis.  – Employees of Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS) are making Christmas merry for two families through the Pierce County Gift Box Program. Participating employees chose ornaments from the “Gift Box tree”, with each ornament listing a gift item for individual family members.  Click here to read more ...

November 2, 2011
Gift Box Program awarded Operation Round Up^® grant
Ellsworth, Wis.  – Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services, through its Operation Round Up program, made a cash
donation of $3,000 on November 2, 2011, to support the Pierce County Gift Box program this Christmas. 
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October 25, 2011
National Alliance on Mental Illness awarded Operation Round Up^® grant
Ellsworth, Wis.  – Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services, through its Operation Round Up program, awarded $1,500 to
the St. Croix Valley Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) on October 24, 2011. The local
chapter is located in River Falls, Wis.  Click here to read more ...

August 9, 2011
Pierce Pepin members support local food shelves through Operation Round Up^®
Ellsworth, Wis. – Members of Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services are helping stock local food shelves through
the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program.  Nine area food pantries were each awarded $2,000 during the
co-op’s July board meeting—the Pierce County Food Pantry, Pepin County Food Pantry, Beldenville Food Pantry,
Elmwood Food Pantry, Pepin Pantry, Plum City Food Pantry, Prescott Area Food Shelf, River Falls Food Pantry
and Spring Valley Community Food Pantry.  Click here to read more ...

August 2, 2011
K-9 Unit awarded grant through Pierce Pepin’s Operation Round Up^®
Ellsworth, Wis.  – Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services, through its Operation Round Up program, awarded $1,000
to the K-9 Unit of the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department at its July board meeting. The donation will help fund a
replacement for Packer, the Department’s only police dog, which is unable to continue service due to a major
medical condition.  Click here to read more ...

July 18, 2011
Pierce Pepin sponsors area students to Youth Leadership Congress
River Falls, Wis. – Local high school students were among 125 teens from Wisconsin who participated in the Youth Leadership Congress (YLC) at the UW-River Falls campus from July 13-15. Sponsored by Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS), the 12 youth represented Ellsworth, Prescott, River Falls and St. Croix Lutheran high schools.  Click here to read more ...

May 25, 2011
Matzek awarded Pierce Pepin lineworker scholarship
Ellsworth, Wis. - Matthew Matzek, a senior at Plum City High School, has been awarded a $1,000 lineworker scholarship from Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services, Ellsworth, Wis. To qualify, Matzek submitted an essay on “Why I want to become a lineman”. He is the son of Robert and Lori Matzek of rural Maiden Rock.  Click here to read more ...

May 19, 2011
Larson earns electric cooperative statewide scholarship
Ellsworth, Wis. - Bryan Larson, a senior at Plum City High School, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association (WECA).  Click here to read more ...

April 29, ,2011
Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services Partners with Fourth Grade Foresters USA
Co-op delivers tree seedlings to area fourth graders to honor Arbor Day
Ellsworth, Wis. – As part of its commitment to preserving the environment, Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services
teamed up with Fourth Grade Foresters USA to provide nearly 800 evergreen tree seedlings to fourth-grade students
within the Durand, Ellsworth, Elmwood, Pepin, Plum City, Prescott, River Falls and Spring Valley school districts.
The trees were delivered in time to celebrate Arbor Day, Friday, April 29, 2011. Each student received an individually
packaged 12-18 inch evergreen tree seedling with instructions and safety tips for planting and caring for their
seedling.  Click here to read more ...

April 26, 2011
Pierce Pepin brings National Child ID Program to Durand schools
Durand, Wis. - Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS), a Touchstone Energy® cooperative, continues its community service initiative to help parents protect their children through the National Child Identification Program. First graders at Arkansaw Elementary and Assumption Catholic School were “fingerprinted” on April 19 by Officer Kevin Glander with the Pepin County Sheriff’s Department.  Click here to read more ...

February 25, 2011
Pierce Pepin brings National Child ID Program to River Falls schools
River Falls, Wis. - Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS), a Touchstone Energy® cooperative, continues its community service initiative to help parents protect their children through the National Child Identification Program. First graders at elementary schools in River Falls—Rocky Branch and Greenwood, February 23; Westside and St. Bridget, February 24—were fingerprinted by Officer Chris Gottfredsen with the River Falls Police Department and Officer Wade Strain, Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.  Click here to read more ...

February 3, 2011
Pierce Pepin brings National Child ID Program to Prescott schools
Prescott, Wis. - Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS), a Touchstone Energy® cooperative, continues its community service initiative to help parents protect their children through the National Child Identification Program. Kindergarteners at Malone Elementary (Jan. 5) and Kindergarten and first grade students at St. Joseph School (Feb. 2), Prescott, Wis., were fingerprinted by Officers Rob Funk and Eric Michaels with the Prescott Police Department.  Click here to read more ...

January 4, 2011
Pierce Pepin reminds public how to survive vehicle accidents involving downed power lines
Ellsworth, Wis.  – Motor vehicle crashes involving utility poles occur often, sometimes bringing live power lines to the ground or directly on top of a vehicle. Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS) reminds the public to take extreme caution if you’re in an accident involving downed power lines. Click here to read more ...

December 16, 2010
Pierce Pepin sponsors families through Gift Box program
Ellsworth, Wis.  – Christmas will be a little brighter for two families this holiday season, thanks to employees of Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS) who sponsored them through the Pierce County Gift Box program. 
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December 9, 2010
Pierce Pepin brings National Child ID Program to local elementary schools
Ellsworth, Wis.  – Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS), a Touchstone Energy® cooperative, continues its community service initiative to help parents protect their children through the National Child Identification Program.
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November 29, 2010
Prepare for winter storms and weather-related power outage
Ellsworth, Wis. – Heavy accumulations of ice and snow together with fluctuating winter temperatures can bring down utility poles, power lines, and trees and limbs that can disrupt power for hours, even days.  With this comes a threat to property and life itself.  Click here to read more ...

October 28, 2010
Pierce Pepin brings National Child ID Program to Ellsworth schools
Ellsworth, Wis. – Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services (PPCS), a Touchstone Energy^® cooperative, continues its community service initiative to help parents protect their children through the National Child Identification Program.
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