Trustees for the Dubois REC Operation Round Up fund met last month to award grants to seven local organizations. This brings the total amount of grants awarded in the community to over 330-thousand dollars since 2011.
Operation Round Up is just what the name implies. Dubois REC simply “rounds up” the electric bill of participating members to the next highest dollar.
That spare change is overseen by a board of trustees, who are also Dubois REC members. Local groups and organizations can then apply for grants from this fund.
Those eligible to apply for the funds include groups or organizations located within the Dubois REC service territory, which covers the counties of Dubois, Crawford, Perry, Pike, Orange and Martin.
Grants are available for local volunteer fire departments, youth programs, 4-H, senior citizen programs and other community service projects. The fund will NOT be used to pay any electric or utility bills or be used in any way to support or oppose any political candidate or campaign.
Recipients of the Operation Round Up grants that were awarded in the most recent grant cycle include:
The Crawford County Child Abuse Prevention Council, Inc. who received a $2,000 Operation Round Up grant to purchase laptop computers and a lock file cabinet.
The Dubois Volunteer Fire Dept. received an Operation Round Up grant in the amount of $2602.60, to purchase medical bags for 26 First Responders, to allow them to provide basic medical treatment when responders arrive on a scene before an emergency vehicle arrives.
The Fraternal Order of Police, Wood Capital Lodge #138 received a $2,500 Operation Round Up grant to purchase materials for a new roof on their lodge.
The Kiwanis Club of Ferdinand received an Operation Round Up grant for $750 to help with start up costs for a fund-raising program, that includes providing flags in front of neighborhood homes for five national holidays.
Mentors for Youth of Dubois County received an Operation Round Up grant of $1,195 to purchase a used printer/copier to aid in producing marketing materials for the program.
And Transforming Hope Center for Women’s Ministries, Dubois County Chapter received an Operation Round Up grant for $1,285 to purchase a color copier to provide training and counseling materials and copies of other office documents to their counselors and clients.
Dubois REC will accept applications for the next grant cycle of Operation Round Up® grants August 1st through the 24th. Grants must be submitted before 4 pm on the 24th of August.
Representatives from local civic groups, non-profits or community organizations who would like to apply for an Operation Round Up grant can download the application forms from www.duboisrec.com.
Applications are also available at the Dubois REC office, by calling 812.482.5454 or sending an email to Kyla Jones at kylaj@duboisrec.com
