A little change went a long way in 2011

Your money stays close to home when you participate in ECE's Operation Round Up® (ORU), and for a donation of less than $1 per month, giving doesn't get more affordable.

 

In 2011, the Dalbo Fire Department received a $5,620 ORU grant to help convert its radio equipment to 800 MHz. Mille Lacs Health System in Onamia, MN received $3,000 toward the purchase of a bedside ultrasound machine. Just Kids Dental in Superior, WI received $1,196 to help purchase lights for its in-school dental care program, and Soup for the Soul in Mora, MN was able to purchase a commercial refrigerator with help from a $4,000 grant.

These are just a few examples of the many needs the ORU Trust helped meet with the $96,689 distributed in 2011. Below is the complete list of 2011 grant recipients.

Receiving Operation Round Up grants in 2011 were: 

Braham Area High School
Braham Fire Department
Braham Kinderstep Preschool
Braham Police Department
Cambridge Fire Department
Cambridge Surplus Food Distribution
Cambridge-Isanti Competitive Baseball
Cambridge-Isanti Diamond Club
Cambridge-Isanti Early Childhood
Cambridge-Isanti Softball Association
Catholic Charities-Mora Senior Dining Site
City of Harris Park and Recreation
Dairyland Volunteer Fire Department
Dalbo Fire Department
East Central Schools-Finlayson
Elim Care and Rehabilitation Center-Milaca
Family Pathways-Cambridge
Harbor Room
Harvest Christian School
Haven Center-North Branch
Isle After-School Event
Just Kids Dental-Superior, WI
Kanabec Area Chamber Foundation
Kanabec History Center
Let’s Go Fishing-North Branch
Milaca Fine Arts Council
Mille Lacs County Operation Community Connect
Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s K-9
Mille Lacs Health System-Onamia
Mora Area Fire Department
Mora Crisis Pregnancy Center
Northeast Minnesota Area Health Education Center
Ogilvie Youth Basketball Association
Onamia Area Friends of the Library
Pearl Crisis Center-Milaca
Pease Community Christian School
Pine City Area Early Childhood Coalition
Pine City Parks and Recreation
Pine County School Supply Drive
Pine EMS-Pine City
Rhine Lake Retreat-Finlayson
Rum River Health Services-Princeton
Rush City Aquatic/Recreation Center
Rush City Community Appreciation Committee
Rush City High School After-School Event
Senior Helping Hands-St. Cloud
Serenity Manor-Mora
Soup for the Soul-Mora
The Refuge Network-Cambridge
Town of Superior Fire and Rescue
Vasaloppet USA-Mora

For an average donation of about $6 per year, you can join your fellow ECE members in these important community activities. If you who would like to join the Operation Round Up program, you can sign up by calling 1-800-254-7944 or checking the box at the bottom of your ECE statement. Non-profit organizations which serve ECE members may contact Julie Johnson, 763-689-8046, if they are interested in applying for an Operation Round Up grant.