August 2007

Round Up Continues to Touch Entire Service Area

Operation Round Up is truly an area-wide program.

Just as customer-owners who support Round Up come from our entire ten-county area, so do those who benefit.

Here is the list of the latest organizations approved for assistance by the 15 member volunteer board charged with overseeing the program:

Extra Special People (Oconee County), an organization serving developmentally challenged children, was granted $10,000 for their Keeping Camp Alive project. 

Hebron Community Health Center (Gwinnett County), ministering to those with little hope of getting needed health care, received $5,000 for Project Upgrade.

AIDS Athens (Clarke County) received $5,000 for their support group and peer counseling programs.

Rockdale Cares (Rockdale County), who hosts monthly themed dinner/dances for special needs people, was granted $2,500. 

A Child’s Voice Advocacy Center (Walton and Newton Counties), providing abuse victims a child-friendly environment to conduct interviews and medical exams, received $5,000.

Team Up Mentoring (Walton County), who provides opportunities for at-risk youth, was given $2,717 for their summer camp.

Athens Area Habitat for Humanity (Clarke County) received $1,400 for their Stonehenge Neighborhood Revitalization Project.

Camp Twin Lakes (Morgan County) received $5,000 for its 2007 Campership Program.

Clarke County Mentor Program (Clarke County) was granted $10,000 to grow and expand.

Friends of Gwinnett County Senior Services (Gwinnett County), providing programs to benefit homebound seniors, received $9,575 for their Bringing Health & Wellness Home program.

Besides these groups, 18 individuals and/or families were helped with various urgent needs through Operation Round Up.

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