LFMS Girls Softball Boosters — VECustomers Share board member Harold Reno, right, presents a grant check to Ashley Sermons of the Lake Forest Middle School Girls Softball Boosters.
The program, founded in October 2001, has donated more than $3.4 million to various community-service organizations across VEC’s 17-county service area.
Local groups recently garnering grants in July include the Lake Forest Middle School Girls Softball Boosters which received a $1,000 grant; Ocoee Outreach received a $1,000 grant; Bradley County 4-H was awarded a $500 grant; and Cleveland Predators Baseball garnered a $500 grant.
VECustomers Share is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization covering VEC’s 17-county service area. The foundation’s funds come from VEC members who have opted to allow VEC to round their electric bills up to the next whole dollar. VECustomers Share contributions average 50 cents per month per customer. The extra change is pooled with that of other members and distributed by the foundation’s board of directors, who all serve as volunteers.
Grant applications are available at any Volunteer Energy Cooperative Customer Service center, by calling (423) 334-7051, or at www.vec.org.
