Tri-County EMC Foundation Grants $36,380 in June

by Anna Smith


Posted on Jun 21, 2024 at 9:21 AM


On June 11, the Tri-County EMC Foundation Board met to consider applications from 21 organizations to receive an Operation Roundup Grant. Eleven projects were funded for a total of $36,380. The Operation Roundup program is made possible through the generosity of our members who elect to have their bill rounded up each month. Below is this quarter’s list of receiving organizations. The next deadline to submit an Operation Roundup grant application is September 1, 2024.

ACTION IN KINDNESS
$1,000 to purchase diapers, wipes, and other sanitary supplies to distribute in low-income communities

BALDWIN COUNTY EARLY LEARNING CENTER
$3,000 to purchase school supplies, book bags, clothing, shoes, and other items for students at the school

BRAVE MEADOWS THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER
$2,000 to expand access to riding programs for individuals with disabilities

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF GRAY
$5,000 to support the church’s backpack food ministry during the 2024-2025 school year (48801002)

GRAY COMMUNITY CHURCH
$2,000 to purchase book bags and school supplies for the church’s second annual Back-to-School Bash for Jones County

JACOR FOUNDATION
$8,000 to replace a medically restricted local elderly couple’s leaking roof

OVERVIEW, INC.
$2,000 to purchase fresh produce for residents at the Baldwin Senior Center

PUTNAM CHRISTIAN OUTREACH
$5,000 to purchase healthy food suitable for the Food Pack Ministry 

REACH 2 TEACH
$2,500 to provide school supplies to 50 youth living in Putnam County’s housing authority and affordable housing

RESCUE MISSION OF MIDDLE GEORGIA
$3,380 to purchase washer and dryer units for program housing for women and children victimized by domestic violence

THE PLAZA ARTS CENTER
$2,500 to support the after-school art program at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton



 


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