Country Financial helps Sprague River Fire Department

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SPRAGUE RIVER, Ore. - COUNTRY Financial is pleased to name Sprague River Fire Department as a 2020 recipient of a COUNTRY Financial Operation Helping Heroes donation. Country Financial representative Cora Christ recently donated the funds needed for the department to purchase of a new pump, which costs close to $2,000.

Sprague River Fire Department is a volunteer-run fire department and depends on community fundraising and support. With COVID-19 affecting fundraising events, donations such as the Operation Helping Heroes grant help fund the purchase of much-needed equipment.

“This generous donation helped us replace an essential piece of equipment,” said Captain Brandon Friend, of Sprague River Fire Department. “Three days after we received the pump and got it up and running, there was a two-acre fire. If it was not for the pump, the fire could have jumped the road and burned down two to three structures. Then recently, this pump helped us put out a nine-acre brush fire. This donation is making a huge, immediate impact and we are grateful.”

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact communities across the U.S. and add pressure to the nation’s hospitals, healthcare workers and first responders, COUNTRY Financial is stepping in to provide funds for much-needed equipment and supplies. Through its Operation Helping Heroes program, the company will donate $3 million to first responders, medical workers, and military service members in the communities it does business in.

The Operation Helping Heroes program was created in 2015 to support non-profit events and programs that benefit active duty service members, veterans, and their families. In 2019, COUNTRY Financial expanded the program and donated $700,000 to approximately 500 first responders and military organizations.

Source: Country Financial