Through the contributions of Lake Country Power's participating members, the Operation Round Up® Electric Trust Board recently approved $44,300 in assistance to local community programs during its quarterly meeting.
The cooperative’s Trust Board reviewed and considered 33 grant applications and distributed funds to 27 projects and programs this past quarter.
All funds generated through Operation Round Up® are set aside in a trust fund. A voluntary Trust Board of nine co-op members administers the trust. Of the funds collected through the program, 100% is distributed to charitable organizations through an application and selection process. The Trust Board uses special guidelines and policies when choosing recipients. Since the program’s inception, more than $3.6 million in contributions have been given.
Most Recent Recipients
- Friends of Wirtanen Pioneer Farm
- Lawrence Lake Township
- Hibbing Historical Society
- Grace House of Itasca County
- Longville Area Food Shelf
- Cook Community Thanksgiving Dinner
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Quilters
- Gethsemane Mission Sewing
- Up North Quilt Guild
- Wright Area Community Organization
- Feeley Township
- Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Department
- Trinity Lutheran Church Quilters
- Aitkin Youth Center
- Tower-Soudan Historical Society
- Well Being Development/Northern Lights Clubhouse
- New Beginnings Pregnancy and Family Support
- Aitkin County Triad
- Project READ ISD #318
- United Way of 1000 Lakes
- St. Louis County Sheriff Rescue Squad
- Support Within Reach Sexual Violence Resource Center
- Faith in Action for Cass County
- Walker Area Food Shelf
- St. Louis County Historical Society
- Tower-Soudan Civic Club
- Queen of Peace Quilters
Operation Round Up® is a charitable program unique to electric co-ops, which is designed to provide financial assistance to worthwhile activities and community projects by “rounding up” members’ electric bills to the nearest dollar. The average donation of each participating Lake Country Power member is less than $6 annually.
Among Lake Country Power’s 44,000 members, 70% of all active electric accounts participate in the program through voluntary contributions. Interested members can opt into the Operation Round Up® program by calling the cooperative at (800) 421-9959.
Applications are available online at www.lakecountrypower.coop (My Cooperative > Community > Operation Round Up®). The next application deadline is November 15.