KEC gives back to community through Project Share, grants
Courtesy photo CAP receives a $20,000 donation presented by Kootenai Electric Cooperative, its lender CoBank and the Kootenai Electric Trust. From left: Cheri Zao, Tom Craig and Kathleen Barrett, Kootenai Electric Trust Board Members; Mary Herrick, Community Action Partnership Service Coordinator; Lori Dahlke, Community Action Partnership Community Engagement Specialist; and Gery Hirsch, KEC’s Manager of Member Services.
Kootenai Electric Cooperative, its lender CoBank and the Kootenai Electric Trust donated a combined $20,000 to the Community Action Partnership/Project Share program on Tuesday. These funds are available to KEC members who qualify for help paying their electric bills.
The Kootenai Electric Trust Board also recently awarded quarterly Operation Round Up® grants. The Board received 13 grant requests and awarded more than $15,000 to the following applicants:
- $2,500 to Chorale Coeur d’Alene to help purchase replacement risers for performances.
- $2,500 to Dalton Elementary School to help purchase an online math fluency practice program.
- $2,500 to the Hayden Senior Center to purchase well-balanced and healthy meals for their guests.
- $1,500 to the Hayden Lake Rotary Club to help purchase safety equipment for the crosswalk at Hayden Meadows Elementary.
- $1,500 to the Kootenai Environmental Alliance to provide summer day camps for families and youth.
- $1,500 to K2 Equestrian Center, which provides equine therapy, to purchase equipment for sensory integration.
- $1,350 to Holy Family Catholic School to purchase convertible Chromebooks.
- $1,000 to Lake City High School to purchase reading materials for their French language program.
- $1,000 to Lake City and Lakeland High Family and Career and Community Leaders of America student program to purchase supplies for a community service project.
The next grant applications are due Jan. 25. Members who choose not to contribute to Operation Round Up®, or who would like to begin contributing, may simply “opt-out” or “opt-in” on their bill or contact KEC by phone, letter or email.