SVEC’s Operation Round Up Committee has selected a dozen community organizations as recipients for the first round of giving in 2023.
The total amount to be distributed for this grant cycle tops $18,000. Operation Round Up is SVEC’s charitable program that features a pool of money that grows as members voluntarily “round up” their electric bills each month. The co-op also makes a corporate contribution to the fund.
Applications for the second grant cycle of 2023 are available here and due June 14, 2023.
The February 2023 grant recipients are:
Augusta County
Community Foundation of the Blue Ridge: Toward the MaDee Project, to assist families of children diagnosed and in treatment for forms of adolescent cancer.
Friends of the Middle River: To help for the annual trash cleanup of the river and its tributaries.
Highland County
Dare to Dream Therapeutic Horsemanship Center: To cover expenses for feed, hay, veterinary treatment and more for one therapy horse for one year.
Page County
Page Alliance for Community Action: For free swim lessons for underserved youth in the county.
Rockingham County
Elkton Area United Services: For aid toward the emergency assistance program, which helps clients with housing, electric, fuel, heat, water and medical needs.
Pilot Club of Harrisonburg: For the purchase of riding helmets and robotic animals for facilities caring for residents with dementia and traumatic brain illnesses.
Silk Moth Stage: Funding toward its 2023 season, where performances occur in an audience-connected, imagination-driven, place-grounded style.
Shenandoah County
Ferst Readers: To add about 40 children to its program that supplies free books to children every month.
Warren County
Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging: Funding support for its Meals on Wheels program.
Winchester/Frederick County
Congregational Community Action Project: For financial assistance with utility bills for 12 households.
Love to NIC: To cover expenses for meals, shoes, gloves, hats, thermals and coats of the city’s homeless population.
Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter: For rent toward its warming center.