Through the contributions of Lake Country Power's participating members, the Operation Round Up® Electric Trust Board recently approved $60,518 in assistance to local community programs during its quarterly meeting.
The cooperative’s Trust Board reviewed and considered 47 grant applications and distributed funds to 41 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
- Hope Lutheran Church food boxes
- United in Christ Lutheran Church food baskets
- Faith United Lutheran Church meal & gift assistance
- Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
- Deacons of Hope Community Presbyterian Church pantry
- Deer River Area Food Shelf
- Chisholm Food Shelf AEOA
- Cook Trinity Lutheran Church community meals
- Rock Ridge Archers Boosters
- Northeast Range School Iron Mosquitos Robotics
- Mesabi East Archery
- Boys and Girls Club of Grand Rapids/Greenway
- BIO Girls Grand Rapids Mental Health Program
- Northland 300 Special Olympics Minnesota
- Bigfork Parent Teacher Association mental health fair
- Itasca County Agricultural Association
- The Hibbing Salvation Army
- Grand Rapids Area Schools literacy through family engagement
- Cromwell Area Community Club
- Itasca County Emergency Management
- Zion Lutheran Church open closet
- Dorothy Molter Memorial Foundation
- Iron Range Equine Sanctuary
- Mesabi Symphony Orchestra student passes
- Side Lake Events Committee
- Well Being Development/Northern Lights Clubhouse
- Friends of the Babbitt Library
- North St. Louis County Recovery Court
- Ely Arts and Heritage Center
- Grand Rapids Players Association
- Light After Loss Hope Remembrance Park Hibbing
- St. Louis County Sheriff Rescue Squad
- Ely Winter Festival
- John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon
- Victory Community Partnership
- United in Christ Lutheran quilters
- Patchwork Pals Plus
- Zion Love Project
- First Lutheran Church Ely quilts
- Queen of Peace Quilters Cloquet
- Wee Care Sewers baby layettes for Life Care Center
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.
The electronic application process is available at www.lakecountrypower.coop (My Cooperative > Community > Operation Round Up®). The next application deadline is February 15.