The Baldwin County Electric Membership Charitable Foundation recently presented a grant to the Anchor Cross Cancer Foundation. The grant was made possible through Baldwin EMC’s Operation Round Up program.

The Anchor Cross Cancer Foundation provides local cancer patients with financial assistance for living expenses and medical needs, including co-pays, prescriptions, utilities and other costs.

Since 2004, Baldwin EMC’s Operation Round Up program has collected money for charitable causes by rounding up participating members’ electric bills to the next highest dollar amount. The extra change is then used to fund grants. To date, the program has distributed more than $6.5 million in grants to local agencies and individuals in need. Grants must meet one of six qualifying categories: food, clothing, shelter, health, environment, and education.