Operation Round-Up board member, Lois Burks presents a $1,100 check to Suzanne Passmore, chief executive officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Bryant First Electric, along with marketing and development representative, David Hannah. The donation will be used to purchase two new computers for the club.
First Electric Cooperative’s member-supported Operation Round-Up program awarded $20,350 to 14 local organizations in April. Three of those organizations were in Saline County and received their share of $3,600. See the entire list below.
Members who enroll in Operation Round-Up volunteer to have their electric bill rounded up to the next even dollar amount each month. They have donated more than $1.07 million for local service organizations and scholarships for high school seniors since 1998. Members may enroll by calling 800-489-7405 or looking under the “Community” tab at www.firstelectric.coop.
Recipients by county include:
- Arkansas County — DeWitt Senior Center, $1,000
- Cleburne County — Wilburn Fire & Rescue $2,000
- Grant County — The Literacy Council of Grant County, $1,000
- Lonoke County — Grand Prairie CASA, $2,000; and Open Arms Shelter, $2,000
- Perry County — Cherry Hill VFD, $2,000; Renewal Ranch Ministries, $1,500; and Stony Point Community Association, $1,000
- Pulaski County — Fishnet Missions of Jacksonville, $2,000; Holy Sews, $1,250; Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Pulaski Co., $1,000
- Saline County — Boys and Girls Club of Bryant, $1,100; Fostering the Arts, $1,000; and Saline Co. 4-H Foundation, $1,500 (click the linked names to visit the organizations)
First Electric serves more than 94,000 active accounts throughout 18 counties in central and southeast Arkansas. The cooperative’s headquarters is located in Jacksonville with full-service offices in Bryant, Heber Springs, Perryville and Stuttgart. For more information, call 800-489-7405 or visit www.firstelectric.coop or www.facebook.com/FirstElectric.