Tri-County EMC Foundation Awards $38,000 in March

On March 12, the Tri-County EMC Foundation Board of Directors met to discuss applications for Operation Roundup Grants. Ten organizations were awarded for a total of $38,000 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 will be due June 1.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BALDWIN COUNTY
$14,500 to install the HVAC systems in two new habitat homes

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF PUTNAM COUNTY
$10,000 to purchase and install the electric wiring and fixtures for Putnam Home #29

STONE CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
$1,000 to continue the church’s household essentials pantry

VELMA MCFADDEN FOOD BANK
$1,500 to purchase food for the food bank

CIVIC WOMEN’S CLUB OF MILLEDGEVILLE
$2,000 to provide glucometers and blood pressure cuffs for low-income patients at Oconee Valley Healthcare

JONES COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
$2,000 to purchase 200 smoke detectors and 50 carbon monoxide detectors for low-income elderly Jones County residents

JONES COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION
$1,000 to refurbish 10 retired newspaper boxes into Free Little Libraries in Jones County

JONES COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
$2,000 to cover the cost of the library’s Summer Reading Program

CHRISTIAN DEBUTANTE MASTER COMMISSION
$1,500 to support the annual youth programming budget

MAGGIE CALIFF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC.
$2,500 to help cover costs associated with repurposing the old school and grounds into a community resource center

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• Categories:
• Operation Roundup

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• Grants
• Funding
• grant
• foundation
• community
• charities
• nonprofits

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