Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative donates $30,000 to 17 Valley organizations in this round of giving; next grant application deadline Jan. 28
~ Press release issued by Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative
ROCKINGHAM, Nov. 11 — Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round Up Committee has finished its charitable giving for the year by awarding $30,000 across 17 organizations throughout the Valley.
Grant funding builds as co-op members voluntarily round up their electric bills each month, supplemented by a corporate contribution approved by SVEC’s board of directors. Since the program began in 2018, nearly $325,000 in grants have been distributed.
Applications for the first round of 2025 giving are now available online, and due Tuesday, Jan. 28.
FALL 2024 Grant Recipients
Augusta County
Blue Ridge CASA for Children — to recruit and train volunteer advocates for children who have been abused or neglected in Page and Shenandoah counties.
MaDee Project — for financial assistance to pediatric cancer patients and their families.
Mental Health America of Augusta — to meet increasing demand for programming for its I.C. Hope initiative to support youth in pre-K through 12th grade.
Renewing Homes of Greater Augusta — for critical home repairs to ensure safer, healthier living for residents in need.
Staunton Augusta Church Relief Association — emergency assistance for those who have eviction notices and turn-off notifications for utilities.
Frederick County/Winchester
Blue Ridge Habitat for Humanity — leveraging matching funds to complete two essential home repairs.
Faith in Action: Wheels for Wellness — purchasing and installing support scheduling software for a more streamlined and modernized process.
Operation Remember — to purchase basic hygiene products for residents across eight nursing homes and assisted-living facilities.
Shenandoah Arts Council — to support monthly Teen Art Club events to broaden youth accessibility to art programming.
Page County
Living Legacy — to fund staffing, transportation and meals for program serving about 70 high-risk youth a day.
Luray Hawksbill Greenway and Recreation Foundation — to support an archaeological study required by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources before extending the greenway to a nine-acre historic park.
Luray Volunteer Fire Department — for the purchase of pagers and chargers that alert firefighters to emergency alarms.
Page Alliance for Community Action — for its Porch Visit program, which assists about 85 families per week with housing and utility costs as well as the purchase of diapers and pull ups.
Rockingham County
Blue Ridge Foster Love — to purchase new items such as diapers, wipes and car seats to serve children in foster care.
Boys and Girls Club of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County — to support financial assistance to allow 17 young people to attend club activities for one month.
First Step: Response to Domestic Violence — to assist with providing legal advocacy and court accompaniment services to domestic violence survivors.
Shenandoah County
Bread of Life Food Pantry — to purchase food items, including meat, to help decrease food insecurity to about 100 lower-income households served.
More information is available at svec.coop/ORU.
Chartered in 1936, SVEC serves approximately 96,000 meters in the counties of Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren and the City of Winchester. Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative was the first electric cooperative chartered in Virginia.
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