The Operation Round Up® committee met for the last time of the year. There were only four applications received this cycle and three of those grant requests were fully funded. Details are listed below.
Team OC Youth Mentoring received an $800 grant to purchase Teen Chef event supplies.
Phi Beta Psi, Theta Epsilon received a $1,000 grant for fundraising supplies.
Lawrence County Cancer Patient Services received a $500 grant for PICC line covers.
In 2024, Operation Round Up gave six scholarships, one house fire donation, and awarded 24 grants to local organizations for various items and programs. The grant total awarded in 2024 was $20,905.98. That brings our running total since March 2003 to $622,652.21!
The next meeting of trustees to review grant applications will be March 4. The deadline to submit an application for a grant is 4 p.m. on Feb. 21.
APPLY FOR A GRANT
If you are part of a non-profit group, volunteer fire department, youth program, food pantry or similar organization, please consider applying for a grant.
Go to myremc.coop/operation-roundup, for more information and a downloadable application.