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ECE Operation Round Up
grants top $50,000 in spring cycle
April 2010 Three volunteer fire departments and a first responder squad will have the funds they need to purchase lifesaving equipment, and the Pine City Library Foundation received a boost for its library expansion project, thanks to the generosity of ECE members. Twenty-two local organizations received funding from ECE's Operation Round Up® (ORU) in the spring grant cycle. More than $50,000 was distributed April 27 by the ECE members who serve on the independent ORU Trust Board. Operation Round Up is made possible by ECE members who agree to have their monthly electric bill rounded up to the next dollar. The trust board meets quarterly to review grant applications submitted by non-profit organizations which serve ECE members and to disburse funding.
Grant recipients for the spring cycle include: Braham Fire Department, Braham, MN: $3,000 to help with the purchase of 800 ft. of supply hose and fittings. Cambridge-Isanti Area Softball Association: $2,000 to use toward the purchase of materials for scoreboards at Sandquist Park, Cambridge, MN. Communities Investing in Families, Mora, MN: $3,750 to assist with the cost of repairing vehicles donated to the organization's transportation program. Haven Center, Inc. in North Branch: $1,500 to help purchase the furniture needed for expanding counseling services to Cambridge, MN.
Let's Go Fishing With Seniors, North Branch chapter: $1,000 to assist with the expenses of fishing outings for seniors. Lindstrom Volunteer Fire Department, Lindstrom, MN: $3,060 to help with the cost of purchasing two survival flotation work suits. Pearl Crisis Center, Milaca, MN: $2,000 for purchasing food cards, diapers, clothing, phone cards and personal hygiene products for domestic abuse victims who use the center. Pine City Library Foundation, Pine City, MN: $10,000 to use for the purchase of shelving and a receiving desk for the library expansion project. Pine Community Food Shelf, Pine City, MN: $1,540 to help with the cost of new concrete steps and educational materials for food shelf users. Pine EMS, Pine City, MN: $2,800 for the purchase of two AED units for use by the first responder squad. Pregnancy Resource Center, Pine City, MN: $2,000 to use toward the purchase of shelving, clothing containers, TVs for the counseling rooms and educational materials. Rum River Bandits, Cambridge, MN: $1,350 to help with the purchase of wooden scoreboards for a new baseball field in Cambridge. Soup for the Soul, Mora, MN: $2,258 to assist with the purchase of one commercial freezer and one commercial refrigerator for the soup kitchen expansion project. Wascott Four Seasons Recreation Club, Wascott, WI: $2,000 to help purchase gravel for a parking area adjacent to the recreational trail system. Braham Area Girl Scout Troop 10736: $650 to help purchase materials to build a raised flower bed in the community's Freedom Park. Braham Area High School: $1,500 to facilitate an appearance by the Dallas Brass, an interactive teaching/performing group. Pine County 4-H: $2,000 to purchase materials for construction of new display units in the 4-H building at the fairgrounds. Pine Technical College, Pine City, MN: $1,000 to help purchase supplies for the fourth annual Learning for Life conference. Rush City Senior All Night, Rush City, MN: $1,000 to help purchase supplies for a safe after-graduation event for seniors. YouthCARE program at Camp Sunrise, Rush City, MN: $2,500 for use toward food, camping equipment and supplies for the year-around outdoor education program. ECE members who would like to join the Operation Round Up program can sign up by calling 1-800-254-7944. Non-profit organizations which serve ECE members can contact Tina Lanhart, 763-691-2065, if they are interested in applying for an Operation Round Up grant.
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