The Beltrami Electric Cooperative Trust Board for Operation Round Up® met in October and awarded grants to 18 area nonprofit and community organizations totaling $43,222. Many local programs and non-profit organizations benefit from Operation Round Up®, a charitable program unique to electric cooperatives. The program is designed to give cooperative members a means of working together to use small change to make a big impact in their local communities.
| Organization | Program | Grant |
|---|---|---|
| Bemidji Community Theater | Wireless microphones | $4,125 |
| Bemidji Early Childhood Collaborative | Movement and Play (MAP) | $1,500 |
| Bemidji Gymnastics Club | Safely Training for Success! | $1,600 |
| Bemidji High School | Career Academies Exploring Program | $4,500 |
| Bemidji Symphony Orchestra | Believe in the Spirit of Music | $3,500 |
| BHS Boys Soccer Boosters | BHS Boys Soccer Travel Gear | $750 |
| BHS Girls Soccer Boosters | BHS Girls Soccer Travel Gear | $650 |
| Blackduck Area Senior Center | New Sign & Lighting | $2,500 |
| Blackduck Area Toys for Kids | Toys for Blackduck Area Kids | $2,000 |
| Blackduck Beach Project Committee | Restroom/Changing Area Construction | $7,000 |
| Blackduck Woodcarvers Arts & Crafts Festival | Music for Festival | $2,000 |
| Community Resource Connections | Security Prevention Measures | $3,784 |
| Face It Together Bemidji | Art for Recovery | $1,360 |
| Kelliher Library and Information Center | KLIC Expansion | $1,078 |
| Mask & Rose Women's Theater | Story Telling Slam Nights | $500 |
| Solway Elementary School | Headwaters Science Center Demonstrations | $375 |
| United Way of Bemidji Area | Child Abuse Prevention in Beltrami County | $3,000 |
| Walker Bay Theater | Walker Bay Live-Summer event series | $3,000 |
Pictured above:
Front Row: Anya VanAntwerpen, Bemidji Career Academies; Lauren Berg, Olivia Bloomberg, Addy Kelly, BHS Girls Soccer; Ainsley Carlson, Solway Elementary School
Second Row: Annie Butler Ricks, United Way of Bemidji; Cate Belleveau, Mask & Rose Women’s Theater; Vicki Stenerson, Bemidji Community Theater; Destani Trigueros, Bemidji Career Academies; Mary Jo Wolter, Walker Bay Theater, Maggie McCalip, Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Misty Frenzel, Christina Regas, Blackduck Beach Club; Karen Vleck, Alexi Smith, Bemidji Career Academies
Third Row: Ruth Sherman, Community Resource Connections; Jenny Workman, Bemidji Gymnastics Club; Diane Mostad, Kelliher Library; Kendra Murray, Blackduck Area Toys for Kids; Sharon & Russ King, Blackduck Area Senior Center; Diane McKean, Blackduck Woodcarver’s Festival; Heidi Bruder, Bemidji Early Childhood Collaborative; Brian Stefanich, Bemidji Career Academies/Solway Elementary School; Rick Toward, BHS Boys Soccer