Broad River Electric Charities has distributed $27,000 to 15 local organizations and agencies that will help provide food, shelter, education, support, and protection for citizens of the Upstate.
Organizations receiving funds during this grant cycle include: The Boys & Girls Club of the Upstate, Cherokee Children’s Home, Cherokee Springs Fire District, Hope Center for Children, Friends of Kings Mountain State Park, SAFE Homes Rape Crisis Coalition, Salkehatchie Summer Service, Salvation Army, Union County Carnegie Library, Union County Pregnancy Center, Harbor of Hope, The Jerusalem Project of Union, and Voice Triumph in Blacksburg.
“It is inspiring to see the impact these organizations have on our communities,” said Broad River Electric Charities Board member Jane Rhinehart. “We thank the Broad River Electric membership for their generosity and the trust placed in our board to select these recipients.”
Donations to the selected beneficiaries come from Broad River Electric’s Operation Round Up® program. Each month, participating members’ account balances are rounded up to the nearest dollar. That extra change goes to the benevolent fund that assists organizations and goodwill missions in and around Broad River Electric’s service area.
Funds from Operation Round Up® are distributed through Broad River Electric Charities, Inc., which is governed by a 7-member board representing the cooperative and the three counties it predominantly serves – Cherokee, Union and Spartanburg.
Since its inception in 2010, the program has allowed Broad River Electric Charities to donate $800,000 to dozens of organizations and entities across the Upstate. Organizations wishing to request funds can contact the cooperative to begin the application process. The next distribution will occur in early August.
|
Organization |
Funding Purpose |
Received |
|
Boys & Girls Club of the Upstate |
Summer programs |
$4,000 |
|
Cherokee Children’s Home |
Summer Activity Assistant |
$1,000 |
|
Cherokee Springs Fire District |
Smoke alarms for area residents |
$1,500 |
|
Hope Center for Children |
Family Strengthening Program |
$1,500 |
|
Friends of Kings Mountain State Park |
Maintain trails, retaining wall |
$1,000 |
|
Harbor of Hope |
Help for homeless |
$1,000 |
|
Iron City Ministries |
Food Pantry |
$1,000 |
|
Jerusalem Project, Union |
Supplies for handicap ramps, home repair |
$3,000 |
|
SAFE Homes Rape Crisis |
Cherokee Co. emergency shelter |
$2,000 |
|
Salkehatchie Summer Service, Union |
Materials for home repairs |
$3,000 |
|
Salvation Army, Gaffney |
Soup Kitchen needs |
$1,000 |
|
Salvation Army, Spartanburg/Union |
Walk-in freezer purchase |
$4,500 |
|
Union Carnegie Library |
Summer reading program |
$500 |
|
Union Pregnancy Center |
Prenatal assistance to young families |
$1,000 |
|
Voice of Triumph, Inc. |
Help purchase food for food bank |
$,1000 |
|
Total |
—- |
$27,000 |