Skip to main content

Search form

Report Outage
Pay My Bill
Contact Us
Home

Facebook Messenger

Call: (770) 887-2363
Text: (678) 999-8124
Two Year Image.jpg
J.D. Power
Best in Customer Satisfaction with Residential Electric Service among Cooperatives, 2 out of 3 Years
Menu
  • Important Message

    Our lobby is temporarily closed until further notice.  Read more

    Read more »

  • My Account
    • Paying Your Bill
      • Download App
      • Pay My Bill
      • Payment Options
      • PrePaid Metering
    • Your Account
      • Account Login
      • Apply For Service
      • Billing Alerts
      • View Usage Data
    • Outage Info
      • My Outage
      • Outage & Storm Center
      • Outage Map
      • Report Outage
      • Streetlight Problem
  • My Cooperative
    • Company Info
      • Contact Us
      • Mission and Vision
      • Document Library
      • Facts and Figures
      • Board of Directors
      • What is a Co-op
      • History
      • Service Area
      • Careers
    • Membership Info
      • Member Benefits
      • Member Communications
        • Newsletters
        • Facebook
        • Twitter
      • Member Events
        • Annual Meeting
        • Director Elections
      • Patronage Capital
    • Community
      • Consumer Advisory Task Force
      • Education Programs
        • Power Town
        • Lineworker Scholarship
        • Youth Scholarship
        • Washington Youth Tour
      • Operation Round Up
      • Relay for Life
  • Member Services
    • For Home
      • Energy Audits
      • FAQs
      • Plug-In Vehicles
      • Rate Schedules
    • For Business
      • FAQs
      • Rate Schedules
      • Understanding Demand
      • What We Offer
    • General
      • Installing Solar
      • Limited English Proficiency
      • Lost Members
  • Energy Solutions
    • Save Energy & Money
      • True Natural Gas
      • Energy Audits
      • Energy Savings
        • 101 Easy Ways to Save Energy and Money
        • Energy Saving Tips
      • Home Energy Adventure
      • Watt Uses Watts
    • Rebates and Programs
      • Load Management
      • Rebates and Incentives
      • Smart Savers
      • Virtual Solar
    • Renewable Energy
      • Green Power
      • Solar Energy
      • Department of Energy
  • News & Events
    • News
      • Press Releases
    • Communications
      • Facts and Figures
      • Newsletters
      • Social Media
        • Facebook
        • Twitter
      • Recipes
    • Events and Projects
      • Annual Meeting
      • Director Elections

Foundation Food Bank Gifting January 2021

Sawnee Foundation Awards $25,000 to Five Local Food Banks
Tuesday | January 26, 2021
All News

(CUMMING, GA) The Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation (Foundation), announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a special donation of $25,000 to five (5) local food banks.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, food banks across the country and in the Sawnee EMC service area are still facing increased demand for their services.  Regardless, the volunteers at these organizations continue to work tirelessly to serve those who rely on their services.  

Since March 2020, the Foundation has gifted approximately $325,000 to many local food banks to assist them in their times of need.  The Foundation has made possible an emergency donation which will allow the following non-profit organizations to purchase food and other necessities for individuals and families in need:
  

  • MUST Ministries, Inc.
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Bethany Place/Merismos Ministries
  • Hightower Baptist Association
  • The Place of Forsyth, Inc.
     

“It is my privilege to volunteer my service to the Sawnee Foundation.  This donation supports the mission of the Foundation and its role in our communities,” states Deborah Pelfrey, Chair of the Sawnee Foundation Board.  She further states, “The participation of Sawnee EMC members in the Foundation’s Operation Round Up Program make donations like this, and many others, possible.”

Each month, approximately 16,000 Sawnee EMC members round up their electric bill to the next highest dollar.  This extra change goes directly into the Foundation and is gifted back into the communities Sawnee serves.

Participating Sawnee EMC members donate an average of $6 per year, and these small, yet generous, donations have allowed the Foundation Board to donate over $3.5 Million back into local communities since its inception in 2003.  

To learn more about Sawnee EMC Foundation’s Operation Round Up Program and the Foundation, visit www.sawnee.com/oru or contact Cindy Badgett, Director of External Affairs, at 678-455-1399 or via email cindy.badgett@sawnee.com. 

About Sawnee EMC and the Sawnee Foundation 

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation, a two-time J.D. Power recipient for best in customer service, is an electric distribution cooperative headquartered in Cumming, Georgia. Sawnee serves electricity to approximately 187,000 accounts in seven (7) counties of greater north Georgia.  The Sawnee Foundation was created in 2003 with the mission of providing charitable donations within the Sawnee communities.  The Foundation exists to enhance the way of life for those in need, with financial assistance to selected charitable organizations. Sawnee always stands ready to meet the needs of its members/owners. SEMC strives daily to live up to their motto…

“At Sawnee EMC, We’re More Than Electricity, We’re Service”.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

 

Back to Top

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer

Quick Links

  • Privacy Policy
  • Statement of Nondiscrimination (PDF)
  • Website Accessibility Statement

Sawnee Foundation

     operation-round-up-logo.png

 

Sign Up Today!

  True Natural Gas

Follow Us

©2021 Sawnee EMC. We're More Than Electricity, We're Service

  • My Account
    • Paying Your Bill
      • Download App
      • Pay My Bill
      • Payment Options
      • PrePaid Metering
    • Your Account
      • Account Login
      • Apply For Service
      • Billing Alerts
      • View Usage Data
    • Outage Info
      • My Outage
      • Outage & Storm Center
      • Outage Map
      • Report Outage
      • Streetlight Problem
  • My Cooperative
    • Company Info
      • Contact Us
      • Mission and Vision
      • Document Library
      • Facts and Figures
      • Board of Directors
      • What is a Co-op
      • History
      • Service Area
      • Careers
    • Membership Info
      • Member Benefits
      • Member Communications
        • Newsletters
        • Facebook
        • Twitter
      • Member Events
        • Annual Meeting
        • Director Elections
      • Patronage Capital
    • Community
      • Consumer Advisory Task Force
      • Education Programs
        • Power Town
        • Lineworker Scholarship
        • Youth Scholarship
        • Washington Youth Tour
      • Operation Round Up
      • Relay for Life
  • Member Services
    • For Home
      • Energy Audits
      • FAQs
      • Plug-In Vehicles
      • Rate Schedules
    • For Business
      • FAQs
      • Rate Schedules
      • Understanding Demand
      • What We Offer
    • General
      • Installing Solar
      • Limited English Proficiency
      • Lost Members
  • Energy Solutions
    • Save Energy & Money
      • True Natural Gas
      • Energy Audits
      • Energy Savings
        • 101 Easy Ways to Save Energy and Money
        • Energy Saving Tips
      • Home Energy Adventure
      • Watt Uses Watts
    • Rebates and Programs
      • Load Management
      • Rebates and Incentives
      • Smart Savers
      • Virtual Solar
    • Renewable Energy
      • Green Power
      • Solar Energy
      • Department of Energy
  • News & Events
    • News
      • Press Releases
    • Communications
      • Facts and Figures
      • Newsletters
      • Social Media
        • Facebook
        • Twitter
      • Recipes
    • Events and Projects
      • Annual Meeting
      • Director Elections