|
Story Contact: Cindy King E-Mail:
cindy.king@sawnee.com SAWNEE ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP FOUNDATION CALLS ALL CHARITIES
(Cumming, April 25, 2005)— Sawnee EMC has long believed in commitment to community. For over 65 years, our cooperative has served the members of Forsyth, Dawson, Cherokee, Lumpkin, Gwinnett, North Fulton and Gainesville. It is through this commitment that Sawnee EMC decided to adopt the Operation Round Up program.
Operation Round Up was founded in 1989 by Palmetto EMC and was adopted in April 2003 by Sawnee EMC. This program allows our members to voluntarily have their energy bills “rounded up” to the next whole dollar amount and donate the extra change to the Sawnee EMC Foundation. The Foundation donates 100% of the funds back to the communites through an application process.
In just over a year, the Sawnee Foundation has given over $45,000.00 back to the communities! Our generous members have expressed the desire to help their communities and now we need qualifying and deserving charitable organizations to apply for funds.
The program is open to 501 (c)(3) and 501 (c)(4) organizations. Qualifying charities can apply for funds by going to www.sawnee.com and clicking on the Operation Round Up icon. The Foundation meets quarterly to review applications and award funds. For more information call Cindy King at 678-455-1539.
About Sawnee EMC: Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation is an electric distribution cooperative headquartered in Cumming, Georgia. Sawnee serves electricity to over 128,000 accounts in seven counties of greater north Georgia. Sawnee’s assets exceed $370 million with annual energy sales of 2.56 billion and revenue of $222 M. With over 300 dedicated employees, Sawnee’s team of professionals meets the needs of its member-owners through its complex network of over 8,300 miles of distribution facilities. Georgia’s 42 electric cooperatives now serve more customers than any other state network of EMCs in the nation. ### |