Tri-County EMC Foundation Awards $33,405.28 in March

In March, the Tri-County EMC Foundation Board of Directors met to discuss 21 applications for Operation Roundup Grants. Thirteen organizations were awarded for a total of $33,405.28 to fund a variety of community needs and projects. The Operation Roundup program is made possible through the generosity of our members who elect to have their bills rounded up each month. The next round of grant applications is due June 1. (93358002)

BRIGHTER DAYS MINISTRIES

$881.28 to reconstruct a bathroom and build a handicap ramp for a local individual

GEORGIA LIONS CAMP, INC.

$3,500 to support local visually impaired individuals through the organization's Campership Program

GREATER JORDAN CHAPEL AME CHURCH

$2,500 to assist a local family who lost all belongings in a house fire

JASPER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

$2,000 to purchase food for the community food bank

JONES COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION

$3,024 to purchase book bags and school supplies for the annual Back-to-School Bash

JONES COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

$2,000 to support the library's Special Olympics Master's Program and Summer Reading Program

JONES COUNTY SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION

$3,000 to assist a community member who lost her home in a house fire

LIFEPOINT WORSHIP CENTER

$2,500 to purchase food to distribute to low-income families in Putnam County

MACON CONFERENCE - CHRISTIAN DEBUTANTE MASTER COMMISSION

$2,000 to support youth ministry activities within the African Methodist Episcopal Church

MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA

$3,500 to help grant the wishes of local children who have been diagnosed with a critical illness

MILLEGDEVILLE FIRST METHODIST CHURCH

$4,000 to send home "Blessing Bags" filled with food items for students each weekend

STONE CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

$2,500 to purchase personal care items for individuals living in surrounding care facilities

VELMA MCFADDEN MISSIONARY FOOD BANK

$2,000 to purchase food for the food bank

 

 

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