Jackson EMC Foundation donates $75,000 to Hall County agencies

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors recently awarded $75,600 in total to organizations serving Hall County residents. 

Jackson EMC officials said the board of directors awarded a total of $110,600 in grants for agencies at a recent meeting. 

The Jackson EMC foundation donated to the following organizations:

• $18,600 to Creative Enterprises, Inc., Lawrenceville, which provides employment opportunities, and social and life skills training to individuals with developmental disabilities for its Sponsorships for Services Program.

• $15,000 to American Red Cross Northeast Georgia, to provide disaster relief, including food, shelter, personal needs and clothing, to families in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Franklin, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison and Oglethorpe counties who have lost their home to a fire or natural disaster, and for smoke alarm installations.

• $15,000 to Mosaic Georgia, Inc., Duluth, to provide assistance for its Children’s Advocacy Center program that includes family aftercare and counseling for clients in all counties served by Jackson EMC.

• $12,000 to Helping Mamas, Norcross, to purchase 105,819 diapers to distribute to women and children in need in Gwinnett and Hall counties.

• $10,000 to Fresh Wind Recovery Ministry, Inc., Athens, to provide admission fees for its Recovery Program for individuals with addiction in all counties served by Jackson EMC.

• $5,000 to Giving Health, Inc., whose goal is to improve the health and well-being of individuals and families who cannot afford access to affordable healthcare to provide fees for 25 households in need in Jackson EMC’s service area with access to virtual medical and mental health services.   

Jackson EMC officials said the grants are made possible by the 213,228 participating cooperative members who have their monthly electric bills rounded to the next dollar amount through the Operation Round Up program.

The program has funded 1,893 grants to organizations and 426 grants to individuals, putting more than $19.9 million back into local communities since the program began in 2005.

Individuals or organizations in counties served by Jackson EMC may apply for a foundation grant here.

An $18,600 Jackson EMC Foundation check to Creative Enterprise, Inc., Lawrenceville, will support the organization that provides employment opportunities, and social and life skills training to individuals with developmental disabilities for its Sponsorships for Services Program. At the check presentation were (L-R): Leigh McIntosh, executive director of Creative Enterprise; Dee Anderson, Jackson EMC Foundation board member; Laura Lee Berkemeier, grants and special projects for Creative Enterprise; Jennifer Fennell, Jackson EMC Gwinnett district manager; Courtney Grimm, coordinator of Creative Enterprise; Beauty Baldwin, Jackson EMC Foundation board member; and Kenny Lumpkin, Jackson EMC Foundation representative with a participant of Creative Enterprise.

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