Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – Members of the Lake Region Electric Cooperative recently awarded more than $20,000 to various community organizations across the lakes area through Operation Round Up, which rounds up customers utility bills up to the nearest dollar and donates the proceeds to local charities and organizations.
The Humane Society of Otter Tail County (HSOTC) received a generous contribution of $10,000 for their building expansion project, fondly referred to as expanding their “pawprint.”
The animal shelter believes expanding their “pawprint” will enhance their capacity to care for more animals efficiently.
Other organizations that received funding during the quarterly Operation Round Up meeting included:
- $2,500 to the Henning Fire Department Relief Association for wildland fire response equipment.
- $2,500 to the Pelican Rapids Community Theatre for the production of The Music Man, the musical.
- $1,500 to Tonseth Lutheran Church for the purchase of an AED machine.
- $1,000 to LongView Carbon Farms for the creation of educational materials.
- $1,000 to Save the Trinity for their Trinity Center Kids Quilt Camp.
- $750 to Save the Trinity for their Santa Days.
- $500 for the Antrim Family Foundation’s annual Memorial Kids Fishing Tournament, which raises awareness for connective disorders.
- $500 to the New York Mills Arts Retreat for the Longest Night Music Festival.
Since 2007, Operation Round Up’s charitable fundraising program has awarded $626,370 to various causes.
If you would like to learn more about ORU or have a community project in need of funding, please complete the ORU Request for Funding form and submit it with supporting documentation at lrec.coop/ORU.
The next ORU application deadline is March 15, 2024.
Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) is a member-owned, member-controlled electric utility serving more than 24,000 member-consumers in Otter Tail, Wilkin, Grant, Douglas, Clay and Becker Counties.
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