Big Country Electric accepting Operation Round Up applications

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Big Country Electric Cooperative is accepting Operation Round Up applications for financial assistance through 5 p.m. June 1.

Key Accounts Executive Sarah McLen said Operation Round Up, which is administered by volunteers on the Big Country Electric Cooperative trust’s board of directors, allows the cooperative and its members to provide charitable financial assistance locally.

“This program is supported by co-op members whose electric bills are rounded up to the nearest dollar,” McLen said. “The round up amount goes into the Operation Round Up fund for distribution to individuals and organizations with demonstrated financial need in the counties we serve in Borden, Fisher, Garza, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall and Throckmorton.”

McLen said every penny from the program stays within the counties Big Country serves. 

“Applications are evaluated with the utmost confidence and funding decisions made by the trust’s board of directors, your peers and neighbors, who volunteer their time, hearts and consideration to make decisions that will positively impact lives in our communities,” she said. “Food needs and food banks, shelter, medical bills and health needs, rescue organizations, educational projects, child care programs and other special needs are just a few of the ways this fund helps families and groups in our local communities.”

Applications and instructions are available online at www.bigcountry.coop or by calling McLen at (325) 776-3803 or emailing smclen@bigcountry.coop.