Local organizations among those getting People’s Energy Cooperative Trust grants

Several local organizations were among those receiving $17,800 in grants this quarter from People’s Energy Cooperative Operation Round Up® Trust. Local organizations receiving grants included:
Byron Robotics STEAM Association — $1,000 to help purchase robot component parts
Kasson-Mantorville Community Education — $500 in support of expanding arts access
Kasson-Mantorville Softball Booster Club — $500 to help with the purchase of new netting for the pitching warm-up area
Triton Elementary School — $500 to help purchase supplies for 3D Pen Exploration
 
Also receiving grants were:
Bundles of Love — $500 to help purchase supplies for care packages to new mothers in need
Catholic Charities of Southern MN — $1,000 for the Mother and Child Assistance Fund
City of Elgin — $2,000 to help with the purchase of a new emergency warning signal
Deer Creek Longspurs (NWTF) — $200 in support of the National Wild Turkey Federation Youth Portal Shooting Range
Dover-Eyota Theatre and Music — $500 toward the purchase of a new sound board for the auditorium
Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch — $1,200 for the purchase of new energy-efficient lighting in Castner Riding Arena
Mazeppa Senior Citizens — $300 in support of fellowship events for seniors
Oronoco Food Shelf — $400 to help purchase technology and dry food storage upgrades
Othello Cemetery — $1,000 to help with restoration and preservation of monuments
Pine Island Senior Center — $700 to help with the installation of automatic swing doors
Plainview Area Community and Youth Center — $2,000 in support of the kitchen remodel project
Project Get Outdoors, Inc. — $500 to help print booklets for SE Minnesota Park Rx
Rochester Risers Rotary Club — $500 in support of My Book Day
RPS Varsity Robotics Team 2530 — $500 to help with the purchase of robot replacement parts
Stewartville Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) — $500 in support of ECFE Infant Welcome Packets
Stewartville High School — $1,000 to help purchase trash cans for the parking lot
Stewartville Middle School — $1,000 to help with the purchase of Solar Suitcases equipment
The Grace Foundation — $1,000 in support of RCLS Safe & Secure
Zumbro Valley Health Center — $500 to help purchase supplies for the Youth Support Hub
The People’s Energy
Cooperative Trust — Operation Round Up® fund started in 2002 and grants funds to a variety of charitable, educational, community, and youth-related programs and events.
The program is funded by donations made by members of People’s Energy Cooperative who voluntarily have their monthly electric bill rounded up to the nearest dollar. Nearly 16,000 members currently participate with the average donation of $6 a year per member, demonstrating that small change can add up to make a big difference.
Applications for funding are considered on a quarterly basis. The funds are held separately from the People’s Energy Cooperative operating accounts and are administered through the Board of Trustees comprised of seven People’s Energy Cooperative member volunteers.
To be considered for second quarter grants in 2025, applications must be submitted no later than March 20, 2025. Program guidelines and applications for Operation Round Up® donations are available at www.peoplesenergy.coop/operation-round-up or by calling the Cooperative at (800) 214-2694.
 
People’s Energy Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative celebrating over 85 years of delivering retail electric power to its 20,000 consumer-members in Olmsted, Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Wabasha, and Winona Counties. People’s Energy Cooperative is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative and a member-owner in the Dairyland Power system of electric cooperatives that generates and transmits reliable electric power in 62 counties of four states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois). People’s is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.