August
2005
Round
Up Puts Another $25,000 in Local Communities
Walton
Electric Trust, the board that oversees Operation Round Up, met
in June and made these donations:
- An
elderly Morgan County man and his disabled wife are getting help
to replace the roof on their home.
- Mothers
Against Methamphetamines of Loganville and Walton County is receiving
$2,500. This group provides competent and compassionate
drug education and rehabilitation resources for addicts, their
families and the community.
- The
East Georgia American
Red Cross Chapter is getting a $5,000 grant. These funds
will be used for their Disaster Action Teams expansion program.
These teams provide clean-up kits for homes, comfort kits, referral
information, food, lodging, clothing and medical supplies for
families that have lost their homes as a result of a disaster–the
most common being house fires.
- The
City of Snellville Senior
Center is receiving $5,000 for their “Feels Like Home” project.
This money will help provide furnishings and other needs
for their new facility.
- Prevent
Child Abuse Rockdale is getting $500 for its nurturing program.
This program teaches age-specific parenting skills.
- Athens
Area Habitat for Humanity is being awarded $1,000 for their
Women Build project. This is a house building project with
an all female crew.
- Faith
In Serving Humanity is receiving $7,000 for their emergency assistance
program to meet some of the medical needs in the community.
- The
Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry is being granted $4,000
for their general housing assistance program. These funds
are used to help people with rental assistance, emergency lodging
or mortgage assistance.
If
you're not participating, sign up by initialing the space on your
electric bill stub or e-mailing
us.
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