Operation Round Up gives $53,000 to community programs

Through the contributions of Lake Country Power’s participating members, the Operation Round Up Trust Board recently approved $53,000 in assistance to local community programs during its quarterly meeting.

The cooperative’s trust board reviewed and considered 53 grant applications and distributed funds to 51 projects and programs this past quarter. Since the program’s inception in October 2004, more than $2.2 million has been distributed to community-based projects and programs.

All funds generated through Operation Round Up are set aside in a trust fund. A voluntary trust board of nine co-op...