One of the seven Cooperative Principles that Tri-State EMC embodies is Concern for Community. Through the Operation Round Up program, which TSEMC began in 2012, members have the option to round up their electric bills to the next dollar. This spare change is put into a trust fund and given back tot he community in the form of grants. Decisions concerning the funds are made by a trust board of TSEMC members, who donate their time and energy into making sure the grants support worthwhile community programs in the co-op’s three-county service territory.
Just over $850,000 has been given back to TSEMC communities since 2012.
Some of the organizations that have recently benefited from the program include the following:
If you aren’t already a part of Operation Round UP and would like to participate, please call the TSEMC office at 706-492-3251. Each month, your electric bills will be rounded up to the next dollar. So if you bill is $89.23, it will be rounded up to $90, and that extra 77 cents will go directly to the Operation Round Up fund. Participating members contribute an average of $6 per year, and that creates an opportunity to do an incredible amount of good in the community.