Deadline nears for Operation Round Up applications

The next deadline is Feb. 17 for Operation Round Up funds from Federated Rural Electric’s Trust Board.

Operation Round Up involves about 75 percent of Federated's members in Jackson and Martin counties; they allow their monthly electric bills to be rounded up to the nearest dollar amount. The "rounded up" change goes into a trust fund. An independent trust board, which consists of Federated members, evaluates local funding requests and distributes the funds.

The application form can be downloaded from Federated’s website: www.federatedrea.coop. You can also call Federated at (507) 847-3520 or 1-800-321-3520. Ask for Andrea to request an application (or e-mail: info@federatedrea.coop). The recipients will be announced in April.

Since 1995 Federated's Trust Board has distributed nearly $983,000 to local organizations including senior dining, hospice, schools, fire/ambulance departments and as high school scholarships. This spring’s recipients will top $1 million returned from members to area organizations and scholarships.