The Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation recently awarded $24,653 to local charities and teachers/classroom grants through its Operation Round Up program. The local charitable organizations that received funding were:
1.American Auxiliary, Post 307
2.The ALS Association, Georgia Chapter
3.The Children’s Haven, Inc.
4.Rachel’s Gift, Inc.
5.Sawnee Woman’s Club
The Bright Ideas classroom grants were awarded to two teachers in Forsyth and North Fulton schools:
1.Kristina Strickland – West Forsyth High School, and
2.Danielle Evangelista – Northwood Elementary
Interested applicants are required to submit an application to the Foundation Board for their consideration. In order to qualify for a grant, the 501 (c) (3) charity must be located in Sawnee EMC’s service area and/or provide a service to the community. Teachers can also apply for funds through the Bright Ideas program, which is part of Operation Round Up. A public or private teacher is eligible to apply for funding as long as the school he or she teaches at is within the Sawnee EMC service area.
These programs are made possible by the 20,000 plus members of Sawnee EMC that make the decision each month to round their electric bill up to the next highest dollar. This “extra change” goes directly into the Sawnee Foundation and is gifted back out into the communities Sawnee EMC serves. The average donation a member makes annually is $6…pennies a month. These small, yet generous, donations have allowed the Foundation Board to donate over $2.5 Million back into the communities since inception in 2003.
For more information about the Operation Round Up program, call Cindy Badgett, Director of External Affairs at 678-455-1399 or email [email protected].
