Making a grant presentation to Under His Wings: (back row) Foundation Board Members Marvin King, Pamela Daniel, Mary Lou McMillan, Carol Walker and Margaret Cooper; (middle row) Foundation Board Members Roberta Mullek and Mary Jean Barnhill; (front row) Prisila Hughes, representing Under His Wings, and Operation Round Up Chairman Paige Griffin.

Making a grant presentation to the Alabama Free Clinic: (back row) Foundation Board Members Marvin King, Mary Lou McMillan, Carol Walker and Margaret Cooper; (middle row) Foundation Board Members Pamela Daniel, Mary Jean Barnhill and Roberta Mullek; (front row) Laurie Kittrell, executive director of the Alabama Free Clinic, and Operation Round Up Chairman Paige Griffin.

Making a grant presentation to the Alabama Sheriffs Baldwin County Boys Ranch: (back row) Foundation Board Members Marvin King, Pamela Daniel, Mary Lou McMillan, Carol Walker and Margaret Cooper; (middle row) Foundation Board Members Roberta Mullek and Mary Jean Barnhill; (front row) Jim Harmon, executive director of the Alabama Sheriffs Baldwin County Boys Ranch, and Operation Round Up Chairman Paige Griffin.

Making a grant presentation to Prodisee Pantry: (back row) Foundation Board Members Marvin King, Pamela Daniel, Mary Lou McMillan, Carol Walker and Margaret Cooper; (middle row) Foundation Board Members Roberta Mullek and Mary Jean Barnhill; (front row) Deann Servos, executive director of Prodisee Pantry, and Operation Round Up Chairman Paige Griffin.

The Baldwin County Electric Membership Charitable Foundation presented grants to four local charities in January. These grants were made possible through Baldwin EMC’s Operation Round Up program, which collects money for charitable causes by rounding up participating members’ electric bills to the next highest dollar amount, with the extra change used to fund grants. Grants must meet one of six qualifying categories: food, clothing, shelter, health, environment and education.

Grants were presented to the following organizations:

• Under His Wings, a residential facility that provides a safe environment for at-risk teenage girls.
• Prodisee Pantry, a local food bank providing emergency assistance to local families facing financial hardships.
• The Alabama Sheriffs Baldwin County Boys Ranch, which offers housing for abused, neglected or otherwise at-risk young men.
• The Alabama Free Clinic, which provides healthcare for Baldwin County residents who are unable to pay for medical attention.