Ten area organizations received awards this week from the 4-County Electric Power Association Foundation. Over $43,000 was distributed at the Foundation’s April 1 meeting at 4-County’s Corporate Center.
Since the Foundation’s inception in February 2015, over $900,000 has been dispersed to organizations in 4-County’s service area.
Those receiving Foundation awards Monday were: Weir Elementary School ($5,400 for virtual reality kits and a spectrum cart); Ackerman Elementary School ($3,300 for purchase of Chromebooks for classroom); Community Counseling Services ($750 for training materials for parents of children with autism); Golden Triangle World Changers ($5,000 for home improvements in Oktibbeha, Lowndes and Clay counties); Clay County 4-H ($3,000 for the shooting sports program); East Oktibbeha VFD ($10,000 for Jaws of Life and associated equipment); The Mission, Inc. ($7,500 towards the purchase of HVAC and a refrigerator ); The Homestead Education Center ($3,100 toward STEM kits and workshop supplies); The Salvation Army ($2,500 for a summer camp sponsorship); and East Webster Baseball ($3,300 toward the purchase of a new pitching machine).
4-County believes in helping the communities it serves. That’s why the cooperative launched the 4-County Foundation, a community service program. Since February 2015, participating 4-County members’ utility bills have been rounded up to the nearest dollar; a $125.78 bill, for example, becomes $126. Now, that’s an average of only 49 cents per member, per month. That may not seem like much. But when you multiply those contributions by the thousands of member participants, that’s a lot of pennies!
For more information on the 4-County Foundation, call 1-800-431-1544.
