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Grants

January 2023

 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.

October 2022

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.

July 2022

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.

April 2022

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

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.

October 2021

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.

July 2021

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.

April 2021

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

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