The Operation Round Up Trust Board met January 16 and awarded grants totaling $32,000 for the first quarter of 2023.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: $18,500
Braham Fire Department
$2,500 to help purchase gas meters for detecting explosive gases.
Gilman Park and Rec Association, Foley, MN
$5,000 to assist with the installation of pickleball courts.
Isle Area Pickleball Association, Onamia, MN
$5,000 to assist with the installation of pickleball courts.
Let’s Go Fishing - East Central MN Chapter, North Branch, MN
$2,000 toward the purchase of a pontoon.
PeaceMaker Minnesota, Pine City, MN
$3,500 to assist with anti-bullying campaigns.
U of MN Extension Pine County Master Gardeners
$500 to help purchase irrigation system and plants.
EDUCATION AND YOUTH – $13,500
Braham Area Committee for Kids
$5,000 to assist with the purchase and installation of scoreboards.
Foley Senior Lock-In
$1,000 toward entertainment expenses.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Twin Falls, ID
$7,500 to help purchase supplies to build beds for children in Pine county.
The Operation Round Up Trust Board met October 17 and awarded grants totaling $13,900 for the final quarter of 2022.
Community Service: $12,900
Kanabec County Community Health, Mora, MN
$3,000 to assist with low-income dental services.
Town of Amnicon Fire Department, South Range, WI
$3,350 to help purchase portable radios.
Trinity Lutheran Church, North Branch, MN
$3,000 to assist with backpack food program supplies.
Williams Park Community Garden, North Branch, MN
$3,000 to help build raised beds, fencing, and add landscaping and soil.
Vasaloppet, Inc., Mora, MN
$550 to assist with the cost to have electricity run to the south depot.
Education and Youth: $1,000
Community Christian School, Pease, MN
$1,000 to assist with the purchase of a smartboard.
The Operation Round Up Trust Board met July 11 and awarded grants totaling $14,355 for the third quarter of 2022.
Community Service: $11,355
Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center, Sandstone, MN
$5,000 to assist with purchase of an electric combination oven.
Parkland Volunteer Fire Department, South Range, WI
$2,605 to purchase portable carbon monoxide detectors, chainsaw, and collapsible backpack pumps.
Restoration Church, Rush City, MN
$1,000 to purchase an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Rural Music Ministries, Isle, MN
$750 for sound, stage, and lighting expense for music festival.
Rush City Riding Club, Stanchfield, MN
$2,000 for facility repairs after uninsured tornado damage.
Education and Youth: $3,000
Faith Christian School, Foreston, MN
$3,000 to support the replacement of outdated computers.
The Operation Round Up Trust Board met April 18 and awarded grants totaling $31,000 for the second quarter of 2022.
Community Service: $13,500
East Central MN Pride
$500 for advertising Pride in the Park.
Holyoke Township
$5,000 toward community playground equipment.
Milaca Fine Arts Council
$1,000 for summer concerts in the park series.
Pine Center for the Arts
$2,000 to assist with floor renovation at facility.
Pine County Sheriff’s Office
$5,000 to help purchase drone and accessories.
Education and Youth: $14,500
Anoka Ramsey Community College, Cambridge, MN
$2,500 for a mobile Telehealth simulation lab.
Isle High School Post Prom
$1,000 to assist with costs for the post prom party.
Mora Public Schools
$5,000 to help purchase synthetic turf for the football field.
Pine City Public Schools
$5,000 to purchase weight room equipment and supplies.
Willow River High School Post Prom
$1,000 to assist with costs for the post prom party.
Environment: $3,000
Mille Lacs Area Community Foundation, Little Falls, MN
$3,000 for advertising the “Keep It Clean” campaign.
January 2022 Grants
The Operation Round Up Trust Board met January 17 and awarded grants totaling $12,138 for the first quarter of 2022.
Community Service: $6,138
Braham Pie Day, MN
$2,218 to help purchase a dough-rolling machine.
Mission 61, Stanchfield, MN
$3,500 to purchase supplies for men, women, and children in transitional housing.
Tri Lakes Community Center, Superior, WI
$420 to purchase tables for the center.
Education and Youth: $6,000
Cambridge Primary School, MN
$3,000 to purchase books for the book vending machine.
Foley Graduation Party, MN
$1,000 for graduation party entertainment expenses.
Hinckley-Finlayson Early Childhood Education, MN
$1,000 to help purchase supplies for welcome baskets for new members.
North Stars 4-H Club, Stanchfield, MN
$1,000 to purchase an updated malt machine.
The Operation Round Up Trust Board met October 18 and awarded grants totaling $22,500 for the final quarter of 2021.
Community Service: $18,500
Harris Volunteer Fire Department, MN
$3,000 to help purchase a thermal imaging camera.
Isanti County Sheriff’s Office, Cambridge, MN
$2,000 to acquire a speed scout trailer.
Isle Police Department, MN
$3,500 to help with the purchase of police body cameras.
Princeton Fire and Rescue, MN
$10,000 to purchase a UTV rescue vehicle.
Education and Youth: $4,000
Braham Area Schools Prom Committee, MN
$1,000 to assist with entertainment expenses.
Kanabec County Community Health, Mora, MN
$3,000 to help provide children’s dental services.
The Operation Round Up Trust Board met July 12 and awarded grants totaling $32,200 for the third quarter of 2021.
Community Service: $29,200
Changing Gaits, Brook Park, MN
$5,200 to help purchase adaptive riding equipment for people with mobility issues.
Lakeside Volunteer Fire Department, Poplar, WI
$3,500 to acquire cold-water rescue kits.
New Horizon Thrift Store, Pine City, MN
$3,000 to help replace flooring for building remodel.
Operation Community Connect, Mora, MN
$1,500 to assist with the purchase of winter boots.
Pine City Fire Department, Pine City, MN
$10,000 to purchase and outfit a wildland firefighting unit.
Vasaloppet, Mora, MN
$6,000 to help run electricity to the North Depot.
Education and Youth: $3,000
Hinckley Hockey Association
$3,000 to assist with the replacement of hockey boards and team bench.
The Operation Round Up Trust Board met on April 19 and awarded grants totaling $33,355 for the second quarter of 2021.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
City of Milaca, MN
$3,000 to help build a veteran’s memorial.
Dalbo Fire Department, MN
$2,376 to retrofit the lighting at the fire station.
Gordon-Wascott EMS, WI
$4,319 to purchase two capnography machines, which measure fire victims’ carbon dioxide/respiration rate.
Hinckley Chamber of Commerce, MN
$2,500 to help purchase a portable stage.
North Star Family Advocacy Center, Braham, MN
$3,500 to create a promotional video.
Tusen Tack, Braham, MN
$3,000 to assist with building a storage facility.
Community Service award total: $18,695
EDUCATION AND YOUTH
Booktown Mora, MN
$3,000 to purchase books and for repair of little book boxes.
Mora Imagination Library, MN
$1,500 to purchase quality books for children.
Ogilvie Public Schools, MN
$5,160 to repair four football stadium lights.
Education and Youth award total: $ 9,660
ENVIRONMENT
Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center, Sandstone, MN
$5,000 to assist with furnace replacement.
Environment award total: $ 5,000