The Cuivre River Electric Community Trust Board met in May and awarded $24,863 in grants funded through Operation Round Up. Health grants were awarded to nine individuals and families from Foristell, O’Fallon, Troy, Warrenton, and Wright City, and included helping a woman with funding for an adjustable bed. Community organizations that received grants included:

• Lincoln County R-III School District — $2,500 to help with funding for a portable vision screener for use throughout the district.
• Habitat for Humanity — $5,000 to help with building supplies for the organization’s Haven Pointe community that will eventually result in 46 townhome units.
• Nurses for Newborns Foundation — $1,500 to help with funding screening tools for home visits to at-risk infants and families.
• Adopt-a-Family Ministry — $1,000 to help with supplies for the organization’s Nurses’ Needs program.
• Pink Ribbon Good — $1,500 to support meals delivered to patients undergoing breast and gynecological cancer treatment and their families.
• Wright City Fire District — $5,380 to support the purchase of firefighting turnout gear from their volunteer firefighters.
• Warren County Emergency Management Agency — $2,659 to help with purchasing weather alert radios for critical facilities and at-risk populations throughout Warren County.

We are grateful to our members who participate in the Operation Round Up program! Your generous support helps us to help those in need in the communities we serve.