Wednesday | March 22, 2017
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Grand Rapids, MN – Through the assistance of Lake Country Power's participating members, the Operation Round Up® Trust Board recently approved $45,130 in contributions to local community programs during its quarterly meeting.

The cooperative’s Trust Board reviewed and considered 59 grant applications and distributed funds to 50 projects and programs this past quarter. Since the program’s inception in October 2004, more than $1.8 million has been distributed to more than 1,500 community-based projects and programs.

“Thank you for choosing to support our project,” said Ruth Tatter, Murphy Elementary School. “Our Murphy garden project is called Seed to Soil to Saliva, and I’m excited to see it go to fruition.”

Interested members can opt into the Operation Round Up program by calling Lake Country Power at 800-421-9959 or using an online form at lakecountrypower.coop.

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 percent is distributed to charitable organizations through an application and selection process. The trust board uses special guidelines and policies when choosing recipients.

Most Recent Recipients

  • International Wolf Center

  • Veterans on the Lake Resort

  • ISD 696 – Washington Elementary

  • Itasca County Family YMCA

  • Hill City Area Food Shelf

  • Jacobson Food Shelf

  • Ely-Winton Historical Society

  • Tri-Community Food Shelf

  • Great Minds Learning Center

  • Minnewawa Sportsmen’s Club

  • Laurentian Environmental Center/Youth Energy Summit

  • Power Lunch Reading Program

  • Hibbing Public Library 2017 summer reading

  • Hibbing Public Library 2017 Yuletide Festival 

  • Vermilion Country School

  • Bethel Lutheran Church Women

  • Itasca Chapter Let’s Go Fishing with Seniors

  • Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation

  • Faith United Lutheran Church children’s quilts

  • Minnesota Iron Rangers

  • Cromwell-Wright School District 95

  • Gilbert Public Library

  • Itasca Community College

  • Walker Area Food Shelf

  • Children’s Discovery Museum

  • Murphy Elementary School

  • Town of French

  • The Over the Hill Quilters

  • Apple Tree Learning Center

  • Minnesota Folklore Theater Inc.

  • Family Safety Network of Cass County

  • B.E.S.T. Baseball (Babbitt, Embarrass, Soudan and Tower)

  • Palisade Area Community Kids Education Resource

  • Gilbert Fire Department

  • Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.

  • Range Respite

  • Camp Olson YMCA

  • ElderCircle Chore Service Program

  • ElderCircle Groceries-To-Go

  • Hill City Chamber of Commerce

  • FTC Robotics Team first tech challenge

  • Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability

  • Cherry High School

  • Northstar Foundation

  • Hibbing Farmers Market

  • Hill City Tree Board

  • North St. Louis County Habitat for Humanity

  • Inspire Me Playground

  • Mesabi Family YMCA

  • Mesabi Symphony Orchestra

Operation Round Up® is a charitable program unique to electric cooperatives. It provides financial assistance to worthwhile activities and community projects by “rounding up” member’s electric bills to the nearest dollar. The most members contribute in a one-year period is less than $12.

Applications are available online at www.lakecountrypower.coop. The next application deadline is May 15.