Operation Round Up ® Trust
What is Operation Round Up?
Operation Round Up is a program to generate and collect donations from our members that are used to benefit charitable organizations and the communities within the CFEMC service territory.
This program is overseen by the CFEMC Trust Board of Directors and 100% of the donated funds stays in the communities we serve. The Trust Board reviews applications and distributes funds. Please partner with Coweta Fayette EMC to help give back to those truly in need in our local area. Operation Round Up is a voluntary program, our members can opt in or opt out at any time. It’s an easy way for us all to donate a small amount of change and, together, make big differences.
How does it work?
Each month, the electric bills of participating EMC members are rounded up to the next dollar. For example, if your bill is $65.50, it would be rounded up to $66.00. A bill of $59.99 would be rounded up to $60.00. All money collected from members is placed in an interest-bearing account and managed by an independent board of directors, the Coweta-Fayette Trust Board. 100% of the funds are donated to charitable organizations through an application process. CFEMC does not keep any of the money collected. On average a member will donate $6.00 a year.
Operation Round Up is one of the contributions to society of which the Coweta-Fayette EMC is most proud, and it could not have been successful without the willingness of you, our member/owners, to participate. We thank you, and hundreds of individuals and organizations thank you, too!
How will the money be used?
This program is overseen by the CFEMC Trust Board of Directors and 100% of the donated funds stays in the communities we serve. The Trust Board reviews applications and distributes funds. ORU provides grants to nonprofit organizations and individual/families in need of help. The Trust has distributed more than $6.1 million in assistance in the communities we serve. Check out our latest ORU Annual Report here!
How do I sign up?
This is a voluntary program and our members can sign up or opt out at any time by completing the following application or by contacting a Customer Service Representative at 770-502-0226.
The History of Operation Round Up
The idea for ORU began in the late 1980’s at an EMC in South Carolina. The manager was looking for a way for his co-op members to express the cooperative spirit in their local communities. That’s how Operation Round-Up started. It proved to be so successful that the program, including its guidelines, became a registered trademark. The program received national attention from National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and other EMC’s became interested. Today many EMC’s in Georgia and across the nation are licensed to offer this program as a way for their members to help out in their local communities.
That’s why Coweta-Fayette became involved and licensed in 1993.
The program offers Coweta-Fayette EMC members an opportunity to literally “round up” their bill to the next highest dollar, with the difference being contributed to a fund which is awarded to various individuals and nonprofit organizations in need.
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