$15,000 to the Summer Scholars Institute, a three-year academic enrichment program designed to help at-risk middle and high school students prepare for college and careers. Held at Gainesville State College, the summer program concentrates on the basic areas of reading, writing and mathematics, along with science for third-year students.
$10,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Hall County to fund the windows, doors, driveway and final grading for the group's next house, an energy efficient 3-bedroom, 2-bath home which will be built off of Dawsonville Highway in Gainesville for a single mother with two daughters.
$7,500 to For Her Glory, a Gainesville agency that provides breast cancer patients with items that are not covered by insurance, such as wigs, bras, compression sleeves and gloves.
$7,500 to Three Dimensional Life in Gainesville, a non-profit organization that provides a long-term residential recovery for young men 14-20 years of age who are struggling with addiction, to help replace a passenger van used for character building activities.
$5,000 to the Girls Leadership Program in Gainesville, an intensive six-week course for girls ages 13-17 that establishes mentoring relationships between the girls and women in the minority community, develops leadership and collaboration skills, and promotes the development of new leaders in the community.
$3,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Lumpkin County for its Minor Repair Project, to fund four repair projects that address health, access and/or safety issues in the homes of elderly, handicapped and low income residents.
Jackson EMC members fund Foundation grants by having their monthly electric bills rounded up to the next dollar amount through the Operation Round Up program. Since the program began, this "spare change" has funded 545 grants to organizations and 203 grants to individuals, putting more than $5.6 million back into local communities.
Any individual or charitable organization in the ten counties served by Jackson EMC (Clarke, Banks, Barrow, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison and Oglethorpe) may apply for a Foundation grant by completing an application, available online at http://www.jacksonemc.com/Guidelines-for-Funding.106.0.html or at local Jackson EMC offices. Applicants do not need to be a member of Jackson EMC.
Jackson EMC Gainesville Manager Bill Sanders, Habitat for Humanity of Hall County ReStore Manager Margaret Hart, Habitat Hall Executive Board Member Robert Akin and Habitat Hall President Wes Robinson hold a $10,000 check from the Jackson EMC Foundat
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