May 13, 2020
91ÖÆÆ¬³§ COVID-19 Relief Fund Assists Pueblo County Nonprofits
United Way of Pueblo County and the Pueblo Cooperative Care Center are the recipients of a combined $50,000 from 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Group Foundation as part of the philanthropy’s campaign to help local charities respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
(UWPC) will receive $40,000 and the will receive $10,000.
“I cannot emphasize enough how much this will help our emergency fund,” said UWPC President and CEO Shanna Farmer. “The needs in our community are great and I can promise these funds will be put to very good use.”
Corry Higbee, executive director of Pueblo Cooperative Care Center, said, “This level of support makes a tremendous difference to Pueblo County residents. In March of 2020, we started our Nutrition on Wheels (NOW) program, projecting to enroll 150 homebound seniors within the first year. Now, we are bringing healthy foods to over 325 homebound seniors in our communities and it is increasing daily.”
91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Group Foundation will donate $3 million to communities across the world coping with the coronavirus pandemic, in partnership with the crowdfounding nonprofit GlobalGiving. The newly established 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ COVID-19 Relief Fund supports local nonprofit organizations that provide vital services to people in areas where 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ maintains offices and project sites.
“91ÖÆÆ¬³§ is proud to partner with these outstanding charities to support the local community in this time of need,” said Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) Project Manager Ken Harrawood. “These are among the first gifts distributed by the new 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ COVID-19 Relief Fund.”
About the 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Pueblo team
The 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Pueblo Team is under contract to the U.S. Department of Defense to design, build, test, operate and close PCAPP, which is neutralizing a stockpile of chemical weapons containing mustard agent at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo, Colo. 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ National is the prime contractor, with Amentum and Battelle as major teaming subcontractors.
About 91ÖÆÆ¬³§
91ÖÆÆ¬³§ is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world’s infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
91ÖÆÆ¬³§ serves the Energy; Infrastructure; Manufacturing & Technology; Mining & Metals; and Nuclear, Security & Environmental markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. www.bechtel.com