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Co-op Members Give Back $57K to SWRE Communities

Thursday | December 8, 2022
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Southwest Rural Electric’s charitable foundation, Operation Round Up (ORU), recently granted $57,258 to local organizations in need, all thanks to donations from generous co-op members.

Organizations benefitting included:

  1. Altus Lions Club
  2. Altus Salvation Army
  3. Cyclone Education Foundation
  4. Frederick Arts and Humanities Council
  5. Frederick Public Schools Band
  6. Grace Child Development Center
  7. Great Plains Literacy Council
  8. Jackson County EMS District
  9. Operation C.A.R.E. Ministries (Jackson County)
  10. Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group Head Start
  11. Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group Safe Haven
  12. Tipton Chamber of Commerce
  13. Tipton Public Schools first grade
  14. Tipton Public Schools second grade
  15. Town of Tipton
  16. Vernon Meals on Wheels
  17. Vernon Salvation Army
  18. Warren Senior Citizens Center
  19. Wilbarger County Child Welfare Board
  20. Wilbarger Humane Society

Grant distributions are powered by SWRE members who voluntarily round up their electric bills to the nearest dollar. For example, if a member’s electric bill is $151.22, the bill would be rounded to $152, and the change—never any more than 99 cents a month—goes into the Operation Round Up fund. Many members increase their contributions through Round Up PLUS and give an extra $1, $5, $10, etc. a month. These funds accumulate over the year and are exclusively marked for distribution to individuals in need and charitable organizations in the counties served by SWRE.

“How much difference have SWRE members made with their cents? Co-op members have made a total of $223,238 in grant distributions to SWRE communities possible since 2018,” said CEO Jeff Simpson. “Thank you for your cents—they matter!”

More information about the grant program can be found at SWRE.com/RoundUp.

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Southwest Rural Electric Association, Inc.
700 N. Broadway | P.O. Box 310
Tipton, OK 73570

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Southwest Rural Electric is an electric cooperative headquartered in Tipton, Oklahoma. SWRE's service area includes 3,103 miles of power line and 7,610 active meters in 6,000 square miles across southwest Oklahoma and north central Texas. 

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