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Operation Round Up Presents Grants to Four Local Agencies

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The Baldwin County Electric Membership Charitable Foundation presented grants to four local agencies in August. Those agencies include the following:

  • Youth Reach Gulf Coast, a non-profit ministry designed to remold the values and turn around the lives of at-risk young men, ages 18-22.
  •  North Baldwin Ecumenical Association, a non-denominational, comprehensive social service agency that provides aid to low-income families and individuals in Baldwin County.
  • The Baldwin County Education Coalition, which mobilizes resources (financial, volunteer and in-kind services) to meet the needs of our public schools.
  • One More Moment, Inc., supports the mental health of parents of teens and children in crisis.

These grants were made possible through Baldwin EMC’s Operation Round Up program. This program collects 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.

Grants must meet one of six qualifying categories: food, clothing, shelter, health, environment and education.

Youth Reach Gulf Coast, based out of Summerdale, Ala., received a grant in support of their efforts to provide a safe and transformative living environment for at-risk young men. Caleb Davis, Youth Reach Gulf Coast’s Director of Administration, and Jackson Bentley, Operations Coordinator (center, holding check), accepted the grant on behalf of the organization from Charitable Foundation Board Members Debbie Kline, David Combs, Jan Taylor, Janie Sawyer, Clara Myers, Albert Lipscomb and Bonnie Schell.
North Baldwin Ecumenical Association, based out of Bay Minette, Ala., received a grant to provide emergency assistance to families in need in north Baldwin County. Paula Boyse, North Baldwin Ecumenical Association director (front row, behind check), accepted the grant on behalf of the organization, from Charitable Foundation Board Members Debbie Kline, David Combs, Jan Taylor, Janie Sawyer, Clara Myers, Bonnie Schell and Albert Lipscomb.
The Baldwin County Education Coalition, located in Summerdale, Ala., received a grant to help fund the Palm Project, which provides essential supplies for students in more than 40 schools across Baldwin County. Terry Burkle, executive director of the Baldwin County Education Coalition, accepted the grant on behalf of the organization from Charitable Foundation Board Members Debbie Kline, David Combs, Jan Taylor, Janie Sawyer, Clara Myers, Bonnie Schell and Albert Lipscomb.
One More Moment, Inc., located in Spanish Fort, Ala., received a grant to help fund their support program for parents of children experiencing mental health challenges. Nicole and Denver Persinger, co-founders of One More Moment, Inc. (front row, holding check), accepted the grant from Charitable Foundation Board Members Debbie Kline, David Combs, Jan Taylor, Janie Sawyer, Clara Myers, Bonnie Schell and Albert Lipscomb.

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