Annual school donations

Thank you notes from students. Wright-Hennepin (WH) makes an annual electricity-themed donation to kindergartners and third graders at schools in our community.

In 2017, WH started donating LED night lights to kindergarten students in our service area because they are safer and more energy efficient.

WH also donates earbuds to third graders, facilitating the increased use of technology in classrooms.

Now, WH donates more than 3,500 night lights and 4,000 earbuds every year.

Between 1997 and 2019, WH donated more than 270,000 tree seedlings to third graders to help replenish the wooded areas of Wright and Hennepin counties following a tornado that destroyed established trees across WH's service territory. From 2021-2023, WH donated USB plugs to third graders in our service area. The USB plugs were inspired by distance learning and increased technology use by children during the COVID-19 pandemic.