At the August VEC Customers Share board meeting, local organizations in Cumberland County were awarded $4,400 in grants.
Organizations receiving funds were True Hope Helping Hands, $2,000; Upper Cumberland Community Host Group for Remote Area Medical, $1,000; Fairfield Glade Resident Services, $700; and Visually Impaired Support Group of Cumberland County, $700.
VEC Customers Share was founded in October 2001 and has donated more than $9 million to various community service organizations across Volunteer Energy Cooperative’s 17-county service area.
VEC Customers Share is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization. The foundation’s funds come from VEC members who have opted to round their electric bills up to the next whole dollar.
VEC Customers Share individual customer contributions average a little more than $5 per year. The extra change is collected monthly and distributed by a volunteer board of directors representing each service area.
Grant applications are available at any Volunteer Energy Cooperative Customer Service center, by calling 423-334-7051, or at www.vec.org/community-programs/vecustomers-share/.
VEC is an equal opportunity provider and employer.