10th annual Pay It Forward employees selected

The Montana-based Washington Companies awarded $125,000 to randomly selected employees for donation to charities of their choice.

An annual Washington Companies program in its tenth year, “Pay It Forward” is designed to place philanthropy in the hands of employees. The program distributes 250 charitable giving cards worth $500 each to winners of a random drawing of employees from Envirocon, Modern Machinery, Montana Rail Link, Montana Resources, Pipestone Quarry and Washington Corporations. The program was launched in 2009 and is consistent with the value placed on grassroots philanthropy by the Washington family and the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation.

The 2018 Team Giving Program is designed to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Pay It Forward Charitable Giving Program in the Washington Companies.

This program extends the Pay It Forward Program’s mission of inspiring and empowering employees to participate in philanthropy in a team atmosphere. Teams are allocated $2,000 to donate to nonprofit organizations of their choice.

The five teams are:

Envirocon – Diane White, Ike McCulley, John Peterson, Josh Bale, Scott Zins

Modern Machinery – Amy Jaide, Monico Garza, Noah Rose, Thomas Milliken, Victoria Robinette

Montana Rail Link – Deven McCarthy, Gabe Whitford, Johnney Schumacher, Monico Dobson, Teresa Finnell

Montana Resources – Ed O’Neill, Joe Henson, Lorelei Williams, Rose Crawford, Shane Mellott

Washington Corporations – Britney Fregerio, Geordy Kerscher, Max Valdes, Paul Morton, Steven Ashton

Employees who receive cards are asked to post their giving stories on the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation website.

2018 Pay It Forward Recipients