Stearns Electric’s Operation Round Up Program contributed $27,350 to area organizations during its July meeting. Through the Operation Round Up program, Stearns Electric Association gives its member-owners the opportunity to give back to the community by rounding up their electric bill to the nearest dollar.
Since the program’s inception in 1993, Operation Round Up (ORU) and Stearns Electric members have awarded more than $2.2 million to local non-profit organizations and community service programs. The round up funds, no more than $11.88 per year, per member, are placed in a trust fund that is administered by the Trust Board appointed by the Cooperative’s elected Board of Directors.
Trust Board members met Wednesday, July 11, to review applications and funding requests for the second time in 2018. Fifty-two organizations were selected to receive funds totaling between $100 to $2,000 in this round of contributions.
Among the contributions this quarter, five Central Minnesota colleges were selected to receive $750 each to be put toward scholarships for individuals in either the line worker or electrician programs.
The following organizations received funding in July 2018
Albany Sportsman’s Club, Alzheimer’s Association, MN-ND Chapter, ARC Midstate, BBE Clay Target Team, BBE Community Foundation, Belgrade Fire/Rescue Department, Bonanza Valley Royal Strutters, Centre Area Concert Association, Christie Home Museum Historical Society, Country Manor Foundation, Dakota County Technical College Foundation, Epilepsy Foundation of MN, Fare For All, Firefighter Suicide Awareness, Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Freeport Family Fishing, Glenwood Fire Department, Independence Center, Inc., Kimball Early Childhood Program, Kindred Family Focus, Knights of Columbus #5548, Long Prairie Grey Eagle Community Education, Midwest Outdoors Unlimited, Minnesota State Community & Technical College, Minnesota West Community & Technical College, Mound Lake Association, Options for Women, Paramount Center for the Arts, Paynesville Are LAH/BNP, Prairie View Golf Course, Quiet Oaks Hospice House, Ridgewater College Foundation, River Park Community Foundation, Rockville Fire Department, Sauk Centre Conservation Club, Sauk Centre Sno-Cleats, Inc., Sauk Centre/Melrose Special Olympics, Sinclair Lewis Foundation, St. Cloud Area Fun Singers, St. Cloud Area Special Olympics, St. Cloud Technical & Community College, St. John’s Community Park, St. Stephen American Legion Auxiliary Unit 221, St. Stephen Fire & Rescue, Stearns History Museum, Stearns West Relay for Life Walk, Student Reach Minnesota, The Partnership, Tom Bearson Foundation, Tri-County Community Action Partnership, United Way of Central Minnesota.
Visit http://stearnselectric.org, for more information on the Stearns Electric Operation Round Up Program, including a complete list of recipients for July 2018.