OPERATION ROUND-UP® GRANTS AWARDED

FRANKLIN, Ind. – The JCREMC Community Fund awarded Operation Round-Up® grants totaling more than $48,000 to 17 local non-profit community organizations representing education, public health and safety, and community improvement.

Operation Round-Up® is a voluntary program of utility cooperatives nationwide that allows consumer-members to work together to impact their communities for the better. The JCREMC Community Fund awarded grants to these organizations for the following projects:

• Needham Elementary PTO – Climbing Wall Project
• Partnership for a Healthier Johnson County – Pedals of Joy Program
• Johnson County Public Library Foundation – Explore Summer Program
• Purdue Extension Johnson County; Johnson County 4H – Nature of Teaching Program
• Trafalgar Community Garden – Garden Expansion Project
• Rose of Lima Catholic School – Library Update Project
• Johnson County Senior Services – Transportation Addition Project
• Resources of Hope, Inc. – Birthday Blessings Program
• Habitat for Humanity of Johnson County – Soup Bowl Program
• Red Alert Robotics – Computer Upgrade Project
• Trafalgar Volunteer Fire Department – Fire Nozzle Replacement Project
• Indiana FFA Foundation – Recreational Area LED Lighting Upgrade Project
• Johnson County Autism Support Group, Inc. – Camp Can Do Program
• Indian Creek Intermediate School – STEAM Museum Family Night
• Turning Point Domestic Violence Services-Johnson County – Outreach Equipment
• Girls Inc. of Franklin/Johnson County – Summer Camp Program
• Johnson County 4H Paw Pounders Dog Club – Mats and Fencing

JCREMC Community Fund Operation Round-Up® grants are funded by JCREMC consumers who choose to participate. Their monthly electric bills are rounded up to the nearest whole dollar. The rounded-up amount goes into the JCREMC Community Fund, which is overseen by a volunteer advisory board and administered by the Johnson County Community Foundation. Each year, in April and October, non-profit charitable organizations throughout the communities JCREMC serves can apply to receive grant funding.

Applications for the next grant cycle will be accepted April 1-30, 2020. Learn more at jcremc.com/community-outreach/operation-round-up.

Writer: Jennifer Stewart-Burton, 317-738-7642, stewartj@jcremc.com
Source: John D. Gates, 317-738-7635, gatesj@jcremc.com