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July 30, 2018 By Shelli Poole

First Electric Donates $1500 to Saline County Charities Through Member Program

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Civitan Services plans to use their $1,000 Operation Round-Up donation for outdoor furnishings to create a social area for their clients. Pictured from left to right: Mariessa Bearden with Civitan Services, and Lois Burks, Operation Round-Up board member.

First Electric Cooperative announced that their member-supported Operation Round-Up program awarded $18,038 to 16 local organizations in July.

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 $999,000 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.

In Saline County, New Beginnings Pregnancy Resource Center received $500; and Civitan Services received $1,000.

Recipients in other counties include:

  • Garland County – Literacy Council of Garland County received $500.
  • Independence County – Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Independence County received $500.
  • Lonoke County – Lonoke County Safe Haven received $1,000; Down Syndrome Advancement Coalition received $500; and Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Lonoke County received $1,500.
  • Perry County – Civic Improvement Association of Perry, Arkansas received $1,000; Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Perry County received $1,500; Rose Creek Community Center received $500; and Perry County Day Service Center received $2,000.
  • Pulaski County – Pulaski County 4-H Foundation received $1,000; and Feed Arkansas Kids received $1,510.
  • White County — White County Aging Program, Inc. received $1,000; Antioch Fire Department received $2,528; and Pangburn Fire Department received $1,500.

First Electric serves more than 95,000 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.