Lake Region Electric Donates More than $44,000 to Local Organizations

PELICAN RAPIDS (KDLM) – Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) has awarded more than $44,000 in funding to 109 local organizations.

This quarter, organizations receiving funds through LREC’s Operation Roundup include:

• Five (5) county extension offices for 4-H programs
• Five (5) county fair associations for fair expenses
• Twenty-three (23) cities for community festivals
• Twenty-six (26) fire departments for department expenses
• Fourteen (14) food pantries for the March food drive
• Thirteen (13) Post Prom committees for post prom party expenses
• Twenty-three (23) schools for scholarships

Operation Round Up is a voluntary charitable fundraising program through LREC. The trust fund is overseen by a volunteer, nine-member board of trustees, who are selected to serve by LREC’s board of directors. LREC members can donate the extra change on their electric bill when rounding up to the next dollar.