Central Electric Cooperative is awarding $13,100 in Operation Round-Up grants to support area projects. Through Operation Round-Up, participating cooperative members round up their monthly electric bill to the next whole dollar. Contributions averaging 50 cents per member are pooled together to support local causes through the grant program. Several Central Electric employees also contribute to the fund.
Upon reviewing applications from organizations from across the service territory, the Operation Round-Up board of trustees approved the following grant awards:
• $1,400 – Aurora County 4-H Leaders (facility wiring and improvements)
• $2,000 – Dacotah Tipis Habitat for Humanity (tools and supplies)
• $1,500 – Fedora Volunteer Fire Department (rescue equipment)
• $1,000 – Kimball Backpack Program (youth nutritional support)
• $1,500 – Kimball Center Food Pantry (building improvements)
• $1,000 – Little Tikes Daycare (appliance upgrades)
• $500 – Sanborn County 4-H Leaders/Hudson Fouberg (outdoor learning space)
• $1,000 – Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery (shelter, parking improvements)
• $700 – Town of Fulton (automated external defibrillator)
• $2,500 – Wessington Springs Athletic Boosters (tables and chairs for community events)