Operation Round Up: 2024 Annual Report
Round Up Grants
in 2024
Operation Round Up has been supporting communities in the Whitewater Valley REMC’s six-county service area since 2003. This program is entirely funded by cooperative members whose generous contributions allow the cooperative to give back to the community. In 2024, $27,474 was awarded to 37 different non-profit organizations from the funds raised by the membership.
Who Receives
Round Up Assistance?
The Trust is grateful for the generosity of all donations made to the program. The mission of the WWVREMC Community Trust, Inc. is to make a positive impact in our community by gathering and distributing funds for charitable purposes within the WWVREMC service area. The goal of the program is to assist the local population.
GIVE WHERE YOU LIVE!
To support the program, you can call 765-458-5171 to sign up and “round up” your bill to the nearest dollar amount. Alternatively, you can sign up online here. The average donation is about 50 cents per month, or $6 per year, which is typically tax-deductible. Your contributions, along with those of other members who support this program, can significantly impact the lives of people in the WWVREMC service area.
ROUND UP
TRUST BOARD
The Round Up Trust Board consists of Gary Stokes (President), Sara Jane Moyer (Secretary), and Maya Hughes (Trustee).
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Amigos the Richmond Latino Center, Inc.
$1,000 | Career Exploration Summer Camp
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Boy Scouts of America, Cambridge City, IN
$750 | Summer Camp
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Boys and Girls Club of Wayne County
$1,100 | Food for nutrition education
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Business Professionals of America
$325 | Registration fee for State Leadership Conference
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Christian Community Cooperative Closet
$1,100 | Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner baskets
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College Corner Union School
$1,000 | Weekend food program for students
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Cope Environmental Center
$500 | Educational tools
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Dublin Community Club
$500 | Replace HVAC systems
$3,000 | Replace flooring -
Eastview Elementary School
$499 | 24 magnetic phonetics sets
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Every Child Can Read, Inc.
$1,000 | The summer bookmobile
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Family Earth Day Celebration
$500 | Environmental education fair
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Fayette Co. Community Voices Outdoor Education
$750 | Nature program for school-age children
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Fayette Co. Soil and Water Conservation District
$500 | Native plant seeds for John Conner Nature Preserve
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Friends of the Union County Library
$750 | Imagination Library
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Gateway Hunger Relief Center
$800 | Four hand carts
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Girl Scouts of Wayne & Union Counties
$1,000 | Voter registration booths to promote Indiana voting
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Hagerstown Jr. Sr. High School Counseling Department
$500 | Prom dresses for “Prom Closet”
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Hope Center
$500 | Sexual risk avoidance program
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Indiana University East
$500 | Podcast equipment for BOSS program
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LHS Class of 2025
$500 | Lincoln High 2024 after prom
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Liberty Elementary Kindergarten
$500 | Field trip to Boonshoft Museum
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Liberty Volunteer Fire Department
$500 | Smoke detectors for community distribution
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Love Makes Cents, Inc.
$700 | Free community help services
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Model T Ford Club of America
$500 | Educational youth activities
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Northeastern After Prom
$500 | 2024 after prom
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Play in the Park
$500 | Carnival Day at Play in the Park
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Randolph County Youth Leadership Council
$500 | Scholarships
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Richmond Farmer’s Market
$1,000 | Holiday market festival
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Salt of the Earth, Inc.
$500 | Addictive drug and lead test kits
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St. Michael School
$1,000 | 3D printers and filament
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UCHS Parent After-Prom Committee
$500 | After prom
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Union County 4-H Goat Club
$500 | Gates and pens for goats
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Union Co. AG Day & Union Co. Soil & Water Conservation District
$1,000 | Educational event for 3rd graders to experience agriculture
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Union County Rabbit Club
$1,000 | Replace and increase number of cages
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Union County Youth League
$500 | Build equipment shed
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Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation
$700 | Conservation Days