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Operation Round-Up
Small Change That Changes Lives
Operation Round-Up allows First Electric members to help support worthwhile projects in our communities.
Participating in Operation Round-Up is easy. Each month, First Electric simply "rounds up" the electric bill of participating members to the next highest dollar. For example, a member's monthly bill of $52.73 would be rounded up to $53, with the additional 27 cents going to the Operation Round-Up Trust fund. Donations are tax deductible, and participating members are sent a summary of their yearly contributions in December and January.
The Operation Round-Up Trust fund is overseen by a nine-member board of community members, who are selected to serve by First Electric's board of directors. The trustees meet quarterly to review donation applications and select the recipients. First Electric pays all administrative expenses for the program, which allows all "rounded up" monies to be used for nonprofit donations and college scholarships. Since its inception in 1998, the Operation Round-Up program has awarded more than $979,000 in donations to nonprofit organizations and college scholarships.
Meetings are held the first week of each quarter. The deadlines for nonprofit donation requests will be as follows:
1st Quarter deadline – March 15
2nd Quarter deadline – June 15
3rd Quarter deadline – September 15
4th Quarter deadline –November 15
Members can sign up below, call 800-489-7405 or stop by a First Electric office. Nonprofit organizations that would like to apply for funds can download the application or pick it up at a First Electric office (Get Adobe Acrobat.)
Operation Round-Up recipients for first quarter 2018
Congratulations to the 14 nonprofit organizations that received Operation Round-Up donations in December! And thank you to the First Electric members who help support their community by volunteering to have their electric bill rounded up each month.
Recipients by county include:
- In Arkansas County – Dana’s House received $1,000; Personal Pep Rally received $1,500; and DeWitt Senior Center received $1,500.
- In Cleburne County – Disabled American Veterans received $1,000.
- In Lonoke County –Lonoke County Museum received $1,000; CASA of Lonoke County received $1,000; and Options Pregnancy Center received $1,000.
- In Perry County – Perry County Historical Museum received $600; Perry County Arts League received $2,000; and Perry County Shooting Sports received $1,600.
- In Pulaski County – Fishnet Missions of Jacksonville received $1,000.
- In Saline County – Shaw Fire Protection District received $1,000; and Boys and Girls Club of Bryant received $2,000.
- In White County – Floyd/Romance Volunteer Fire Department received $1,600.
