The Trustees of the GEC Community Foundation, Inc. met Oct. 16 and awarded 15 grants totaling $7,007.99.
All grants were funded by member donations called Operation Round Up, where members voluntarily round up their utility bills each month to fund education, health and rural development grants to eligible entities.
The first quarter grant recipients were Pleasant View R-6 School District at Trenton; Trenton R-9 School District; Laredo R-7 School District; North Mercer R-3 School District at Mercer; North Harrison R-3 School District at Eagleville; Ridgeway R-5 School District; Cainsville R-1 School District; South Harrison R-2 Elementary School at Bethany; Newtown-Harris R-3 School District at Newtown; and Grundy County R-5 School District at Humphreys.
Since 2005, the GEC Community Foundation, Inc. has awarded 576 grants totaling $351,076.62 to schools and community organizations. The Foundation assists qualifying schools and organizations with grant monies in the areas of education, health and rural development. The funds are open to eligible entities within Grundy Electric Cooperative’s 12-county service area, which includes Harrison, Mercer and Grundy counties and portions of Linn, Livingston, Daviess, Gentry, Putnam and Sullivan counties in Missouri and portions of Ringgold, Wayne and Decatur counties in Iowa.
The Foundation, which is operated on a volunteer basis, is funded through the Operation Round-Up Program. This program allows GEC members and customers of the Public Water Supply District Number 1 of Grundy County to voluntarily “round up” their utility bill to the next even dollar. The PWSD Round-Up funds are disbursed solely to projects located in Grundy County.
The next grant application deadline is Jan. 8, 2018. Qualified applicants must be a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization or other eligible entity and may apply for a grant by completing a grant application with supporting information. Grant applications are available at www.grundyec.com or by calling Grundy Electric Cooperative at 1-800-279-2249, ext. 23 or 33.
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The GEC Community Foundation, Inc. presented the Grundy R-5 Elementary School with a grant for $725 to purchase Chromebooks. Foundation Trustee Larry May, left, presented the grant check to first grade teacher Bailey Kasinger, right.
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The GEC Community Foundation, Inc. presented the Laredo R-7 School with a grant for $350 to purchase “We Both Read” book sets. Pictured is Title I teacher Micah Burkeybile.
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The GEC Community Foundation, Inc. presented the Laredo R-7 School with a grant for $350 to purchase headphones. Pictured is fifth and sixth grade teacher Melissa Williams.
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The GEC Community Foundation, Inc. presented the Newtown-Harris R-3 School with a grant for $750 to purchase a laptop computer. Foundation Trustee Larry May of Humphreys, left, presented the grant check to Title I teacher Susanne Crawford, right.
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The GEC Community Foundation, Inc. presented the Pleasant View R-6 School with a grant for $242 to purchase a Bal-A-Vis-X Starter Kit. First grade teacher Cassie Cordray accepted the grant check from Foundation Vice President Dennis Gutshall, right.
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The GEC Community Foundation, Inc. presented the Pleasant View R-6 School with a grant for $246.99 to purchase a learning rug. Second grade teacher Kimberly Ray, left, accepted the grant check from Foundation Vice President Dennis Gutshall, right.
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The GEC Community Foundation, Inc. presented the Rissler Elementary School with a grant for $802 to purchase STEM items. From left, third grade teachers Heather Epperson and Pam Bowden accepted the grant check from Foundation Vice President Dennis Gutshall, right.
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The GEC Community Foundation, Inc. presented the Trenton Middle School with a grant for $350 to purchase a brain dissection kit. Sixth grade teacher Darcie Taylor, left, accepted the grant check from Foundation Vice President Dennis Gutshall, right.