is a scholarship program which receives contributions from South Plains Electric Cooperative members whose monthly utility bills are rounded up to the next dollar. For example, if a member’s monthly bill was $65.64, it is automatically rounded up to $66.00. The extra cents collected go to Operation Round Up.
Ten members from the area sit on the Operation Round Up Board. They review applications and approve grants. They are also the eyes and ears in area communities, helping to spot potential projects.
Member contributions can provide teacher minigrants, buy food for families in need, help with medical emergencies, help rebuild a family’s life after a fire, provide scholarships, award community grants, and make a life tragedy less traumatic.
Operation Round Up is about neighbors helping neighbors.
This week SPEC announced that Operation Roundup award $1,000 scholarships to 122 local students.
Among those winners were these recent local high school graduates Melania Ramirez of Patton Springs High school and Gunnir Bateman and Bucki Smith of Spur High School.
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