Department for Community Engagement

Banner with 4 photos of community engagement activities

Previously called the Marketing Department, the Department for Community Engagement is a shared department between the City of Coldwater and the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU). The Department for Community Engagement works closely with the City / CBPU to build relationships and engage with citizens, customers, and businesses within the City of Coldwater. 

Contact Us

  1. Abbey Hoffman

    Community Engagement Coordinator
    Email Abbey Hoffman

The department is responsible for the following:

  • Working with the City Manager and the Utility Director to release all formal communication from the organizations
    • Including social media, press releases, push notifications, notes on bills, letters, surveys, award submissions, and information on this website. 
  • Overseeing Sponsorships and Donations
    • Sponsorship and Donation requests are reviewed by the Sponsorship Committee every month. Funds are provided by the CBPU. The committee provides a recommendation to the Utility Director, and a final decision is made. Organizations are notified by their preferred method of communication.  
  • Creating Multimedia Content 
    • Including graphics, photos, and videos for social media posts, the City Calendar, bill stuffers, flyers, brochures, advertisements, slide show presentations, and more. 
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiatives
    • Organize, measure, and track community impact through employee volunteer hours and monetary donations.
    • Arrange volunteer opportunities for City & CBPU employees. 
  • Event Assistance 
    • Collaborate with the Recreation Department to market Strawberry Fest / Apple Fest / Winter Fest 
    • Plan and execute City and CBPU events; create partnerships within the community.
    • Provide recommendations to create new events and improve existing City/CBPU events. 
  • Other tasks as assigned

Resources

Our Community Impact

2023

  • 01.27.2023 - Participated in the BISD's Career Readiness Day
  • 01.28.2023 - CBPU sponsored the Coldwater Recreation Department's 2023 Winter Fest; CBPU employees volunteered to man the booth
  • 01.28.2023 - CBPU sponsored the Coldwater Athletic Booster's 80's Party
  • 02.27.2023 - CBPU sent mutual aid to Hillsdale, Michigan for Storm (Ice Storm) Restoration Efforts
  • 03.05.2023 - CBPU Donated a Purse to the Branch County United Way's Power of the Purse Event
  • 03.13.2023 - CBPU visited Jefferson Elementary School for our first "March is Reading Month" school visit
  • 03.15.2023 - CBPU visited Max Larsen Elementary School for another "March is Reading Month" school visit 
  • 03.15.2023 - The City/CBPU participated in a Career Fair at Trine University 
  • 03.22.2023 - 6 Employees from the City/CBPU participated in the Branch County United Way's United We Read Event
  • 03.23.2023 - CBPU visited Pansophia Academy for our last "March is Reading Month" school visit
  • 04.01.2023 - CBPU sent mutual aid to Wapakoneta, Ohio for Storm (Tornado) Restoration Efforts
  • 04.05.2023 - CBPU sponsored the Branch County Deputy Sheriff Association's basketball game against Detroit Lions Legends
  • 04.14.2023 - CBPU arranged for Engineering students from Trine University to tour generator sites and learn about careers in Public Power. 
  • 04.21.2023 - CBPU employees volunteered to help clean up the old side of Oak Grove Cemetery
  • 04.22.2023 - CBPU sponsored Coldwater High School's Afterglow (After-Prom) event
  • 04.27.2023 - The City partnered with a 3rd Grade class at Pansophia Academy to clean-up Parkhurst Park
  • 04.27.2023 - The City's Public Safety Department attended the BACC's Career Fair 
  • 04.29.2023 - CBPU sponsored the Branch County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence's Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event
  • 05.09.2023 - CBPU's Electric Department & the City's Public Safety Department attended the BACC's Kids Consider College & Careers Event
  • 05.18.2023 - CBPU sponsored the Coach Eby Youth & Family Center's Flannel & Denim All American Banquet
  • 05.18.2023 - The City helped BIGGBY arrange a service day for 2 volunteers at Oak Grove Cemetery; helped plant endowed flowers
  • 05.26.2023 - CBPU sponsored Altrusa International of Branch County's Golf Scramble event
  • 05.30 & 05.31.2023 - CBPU sponsored Pansophia Academy's 3rd Grade Learning Beyond the Classroom field trip. 
  • 06.17.2023 - CBPU provided an in-kind sponsorship to Beginnings Care for Life's Life Walk & Run; $150 gift basket 
  • 06.17, 06.18, & 06.20.2023 - CBPU sponsored the Coldwater High School Girls' Basketball, Basketball camp for 3rd - 8th Graders
  • 06.26.2023 - The City & CBPU hosted their first blood drive with the American Red Cross 
  • 08. - The CBPU sponsored Hops on Monroe; Pilsner Sponsorship 
  • 08. - CBPU sponsored an Entertainment Under the Stars concert; Pomegranate Whisky Band
  • 08 - The CBPU sponsored a golf cart and a fence banner at the Branch County Fair