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NorthWestern Energy Invites You to ‘Make a Basket, Make a Difference’ at the Great Falls Home & Garden Show and Sale for Great Falls Rescue Mission and Family Promise Great Falls

Date: Mar 23, 2026

TYPE: News

Great Falls, Mont. – March 23, 2026 – NorthWestern Energy invites you to “Make a Basket, Make a Difference” during the Great Falls Home & Garden Show and Sale, March 27-29, at Montana Expo Park to raise money for the Great Falls Rescue Mission and Family Promise Great Falls.

Visit NorthWestern Energy’s booth and try your hand at the pop-a-shot basketball game. For every basket made, NorthWestern Energy will donate $1 to the organizations.

“Come by our booth, show off your skills, and help raise money for these organizations that support our community,” said NorthWestern Energy Community Relations Manager Shane Etzwiler. “It’s free to play, and NorthWestern Energy is proud to support the Great Falls Rescue Mission and Family Promise Great Falls.”

“At the Great Falls Rescue Mission, we are committed to meet the spiritual, physical and mental needs of men, women and children,” said Great Falls Rescue Mission Executive Director Jim McCormick. “We are grateful for NorthWestern Energy’s support, which helps make it possible for us to care those in need every step of the way.

“We truly rely on community support for our work to end childhood homelessness in Great Falls,” said Family Promise Great Falls Executive Director Greg Grosenick. “We are very thankful for this opportunity.”

Family Promise of Great Falls has worked for a decade to end childhood homelessness, one family at a time. In 2025 Family Promise provided $8,500 of assistance for families for energy bills.

The Great Falls Rescue Mission is a non-profit Christian organization committed to serving North Central Montana for 63 years. Their mission is transforming the hungry, hurting and homeless through Jesus Christ's love.

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