Operation Round-Up

Applications for 1st quarter are due by 5 p.m. Friday, January 4, 2008.

Click here to read about winners of the 4th quarter.

Operation Round-Up is a grant program awarding money each quarter of the year (in January, April, July, and October) to non-profit organizations with 501c3 status or IRS designated non-profit status.

• Any 501c3 or IRS-designated non-profit or not-for profit in our service area - Bertie, Hertford, Chowan, Halifax, Gates, Perquimans, or Chowan counties may apply for up to $5,000.
• These same organizations are eligible to apply each quarter and may receive up to $5,000 in any calendar year.

NOTICE: Groups that have received grants since February 2004 must provide an activity sheet detailing how the grant money was spent. This activity sheet MUST be submitted before an organization is eligible to receive a new grant.

Click here to download a PDF version of the activity sheet. (pdf) (THIS IS NOT AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT)

Click here to download a WORD version of the activity sheet (doc) (THIS IS NOT AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT)

Organizations that have been awarded Round Up grants in the past range from arts groups to fire departments to tutoring centers. The main thing that all of the organizations have in common is that they are either educational, charitable, or economic development organizations helping to meet the needs of underserved populations or geographic areas.

How does Operation Round-Up work?
Operation Round-Up allows Roanoke Electric members to round of their electric bill to the next highest dollar and donate that amount to the program. For example, if your bill for the month of April was $11.85, you could round it up to $12.00 and donate the extra 15 cents to Operation Round-Up. It has been estimated that a member contributes an average of 50 cents per month or $6.00 per year. The maximum amount that a member can contribute in a year’s time would be $11.88. Each quarter, the board of directors for the program's administrative body, the Roanoke Care Trust, meets to determine who will be awarded funds.

As a member, how can I contribute?
If you are interested in signing up to contribute to the program, please call 252-539-2236 today. Or, you can download an application (see link at the right) and mail it in. Contributing literally only costs you pennies a month, the pennies when combined with those of other contributors, add up to powerful dollars.

Download an application:

To download a PDF application, click here (pdf).

Download a Word application, click here (doc).

For more information or to submit applications, email Juanisha Vaughan-Hart, Public Relations, Communications Coordinator at jvaughan-hart@roanokeelectric.com, call 252.539.3028 or 1.800.433.2236; or mail to:

Roanoke Electric Cooperative
Juanisha Vaughan-Hart
P.O. Box 440
Rich Square, N.C. 27869.

Mailed applications must be postmarked with the date the applications are due. Those received after that date will be held and reviewed during the following round.

You may also hand-deliver them to our office at 409 N. Main Street in Rich Square.

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