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Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round Up Committee has awarded $26,000 in grants to a dozen Valley organizations, supporting causes that feed the area’s hungry, expand access to the arts, clothe infants, and more.
Operation Round Up works through the generosity of co-op members, who voluntarily round up their monthly bills for charitable causes. The committee, composed of co-op members, reviews grant applications from organizations three times a year.
The final grant deadline for 2024 will be Tuesday, Oct. 1. Applications and information on how to round up your bill are available at svec.coop/ORU.
Recipients for June were the following:
Augusta County
Dutch Hollow Hanger Cemetery: To gravel the entrance to the 225-year-old cemetery property, which is on the Virginia Landmarks Register.
Verona Community Center: To assist with expenditures related to increased use of its services, such as free private showers and laundry equipment.
Highland County
Dare to Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship: For scholarships to allow under-served participants access to its equine therapy services.
Page County
Page One: For its assistance programs, which include a food pantry and financial aid covering rent, utilities and fuel for those facing financial crisis.
Rockingham County
Any Given Child Shenandoah Valley: Transportation expenses for a week of performances during the 16th annual Tiny Tots Concert for Harrisonburg and Rockingham County students.
Blue Ridge Free Clinic: To purchase medications and ongoing service at its new in-house pharmacy, which carries 40 of the most common medications prescribed in primary care.
Open Doors: To provide case management and street outreach to those undergoing homelessness in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham community.
Spotswood Young Farmers: To assist with costs for farmers to participate in Farmers to the Bay, a program of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Shenandoah County
Valley Educational Center for Creative Arts: To offer projects and workshops for free or at a reduced cost for those who otherwise may not have access to the arts.
Winchester/Frederick County
Families Reaching Out Group: To purchase items for its essential baby items project, which distributes car seats, strollers, diapers, high chairs, and more to families in need.
Love to NIC: To provide monthly meals and clothing, including socks and shoes, to area homeless.
Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter: To purchase new blankets for its evening shelter cots for the next winter season.