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GEC Community Foundation, Inc. Awards over
$4,100 in Grant Monies
Local schools benefit
May
29, 2007, Trenton, Missouri - The Trustees of the GEC Community Foundation, Inc. met May 16, 2007 and awarded $4,161.62 in grant allocations to recipients in Grundy, Mercer and Harrison Counties in Missouri and in Wayne County, Iowa.
Successful recipients included S.M. Rissler Elementary School and the Grundy County Health Department, Trenton; Mercer County Boy Scout Troop #105, Princeton; North Harrison R-III School, Eagleville, South Harrison R-II School, Bethany; all in Missouri and the Lineville-Clio Community School in Wayne County Iowa.
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The Lineville-Clio Community School was awarded a GEC Community Foundation, Inc. grant in the amount of $690.00. The monies will be used toward the purchase of art supplies. GEC Foundation Trustee Rhonda Ewing presented the grant to Art Instructor Joe
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Since 2005, the GEC Community Foundation, Inc. has awarded 69 grants totaling over $60,000.00 to deserving schools and community organizations in its service territory. The Foundation assists qualifying schools and organizations with grant monies in the areas of education, health and rural development. The funds are open to eligible entities within Grundy Electric Cooperative’s 12 county service area which includes, Harrison, Mercer and Grundy counties and portions of Linn, Livingston, Daviess, Gentry, Putnam, and Sullivan counties in Missouri and portions of Ringgold, Wayne and Decatur counties in Iowa.
The Foundation, which is operated on a volunteer basis, is primarily funded through the Operation Round-Up Program. This program allows GEC members and customers of the Public Water Supply District Number 1 of Grundy County to voluntarily “round up” their utility bill to the next even dollar. The PWSD round-up funds are disbursed solely to projects located in Grundy County. For an average of $6.00 per year participating patrons assist in funding local community projects such as the ones listed above.
The next grant application deadline is August 1, 2007. Qualified applicants must be a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization or other eligible entity and may apply for a grant by completing a grant application with supporting information. Grant applications are available by calling Grundy Electric Cooperative at (660) 359-3941 or Toll Free 1-800-279-2249, extension 23 or 33.
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