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Small Change Can Change Lives by Zac Perkins, CEO
Located in Goodwell, Sublime Sanctuary is a local animal rescue serving Texas County. The rescue was awarded $1,000 in Operation Round Up funds by the TCEC Foundation to help with securing and expanding its operations.
The independent TCEC Foundation Board of Directors met on April 13 and disbursed $16,350 to seven local organizations that applied for funds in the first quarter of 2022. The board also elected to donate an extra $10,000 to fire departments in Beaver County due to the grass fire in early April that burned over 20,000 acres.
The organizations and programs funded are listed below.
Local volunteer fire departments, including Hardesty, Balko and Boise City, received Operation Round Up funds to purchase new gear and equipment. The three departments were awarded funds totaling $7200 in January by the TCEC Foundation.
Goodwell Public School is in the process of implementing a greenhouse to go along with its community garden. Every grade level takes part in this schoolwide project. The TCEC Foundation awarded the project $2500 for the supplies needed for the greenhouse.
The greenhouse supplies will consist of various trees, herbs and vegetables. The greenhouse will use hydroponic fertilizers, enabling water cultivation without soil. The greenhouse is a German design that will be able to withstand the Panhandle's winds and storms.
Full STEAM Ahead is an in-school enrichment program at Prairie Elementary that gives students the chance to learn coding and robotics outside of the classroom. The TCEC Foundation awarded STEAM $2,000 from the Operation Round Up program to put towards robotics kits. TCEC's Giving Funds to Schools (GiFTS) also contributed $1,000 toward STEAM.
Not every parent is trained to be a teacher. Programs like Elkhart Learn & Play help parents become their child’s first teacher. Operation Round Up, which is funded by TCEC members like you, gave $1,500 for the program in January.
Victoria and Heather, facilitators of Elkhart Learn & Play, applied for funds on January 1. They outlined needs for resources like:
TCEC established Operation Round Up with a mission of giving funds for charitable, educational, or emergency service purposes. Members can voluntarily round their bills up to an even dollar amount, giving them a chance to make a difference in their communities. Though this may seem like small change to an individual, together, it significantly impacts organizations throughout the cooperative’s service area.
