All News

Grand Rapids, Minn. – Through the contributions of Lake Country Power's participating members, the Operation Round Up® Trust Board recently approved $51,160 in assistance to local community programs during its quarterly meeting.

The cooperative’s Trust Board reviewed and considered 50 grant applications and distributed funds to 43 projects and programs this past quarter. Since the program’s inception in October 2004, more than $2.3 million has been distributed to community-based projects and programs.

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

  • Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Shelf

  • Lutheran Social Service of MN/LSS meals/meals on wheels

  • Hope Lutheran Church-Walker

  • Second Harvest North Central Food Bank

  • Well Being Development – Northern Lights Clubhouse

  • King Elementary Music Department

  • Cohasset Elementary Laurentian Environmental Center trip

  • South Ridge School

  • Cherry High School speech and drama teams

  • Northland Community Preschool

  • Southwest Elementary School

  • Grand Rapids Youth Baseball Association

  • True Friends

  • Northeast Range Ely Swim Boosters

  • Hill City School Bands

  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids and Greenway

  • Floodwood Schools

  • North Woods School Community Education

  • King Elementary School

  • Queen of Peace Quilters

  • Wee Care Sewers of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cloquet

  • Loon Country Quilters

  • First Lutheran Church Ely ladies aid

  • Wright Senior Citizens Center

  • Cass County Historical Society

  • St. Vincent de Paul

  • St. Louis County Volunteer Rescue Squad

  • Itasca County Historical Society

  • Ely Memorial Middle School/High School Library

  • Northern Lakes Amateur Radio Club

  • Itasca County Habitat for Humanity

  • The Salvation Army of Hibbing

  • Project Care Free Clinic

  • Warba American Legion Auxiliary

  • ElderCircle Warm Fuzzies

  • ElderCircle Groceries to Go

  • Floodwood Services and Training Inc.

  • Faith in Action for Cass County

  • Care Partners

  • Vermilion Housing Corporation

  • Ely Winter Festival

  • Carlton County Soil and Water Conservation

  • Ely ArtWalk

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” member’s electric bills to the nearest dollar. The average donation of each participating Lake Country Power member is less than $6 annually.

More than 73 percent of Lake Country Power members participate in the program through voluntary contributions. 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.

Applications are available online at www.lakecountrypower.coop (My Cooperative > Community > Operation Round Up®). The next application deadline is February 15.