Kootenai Electric and partners donate $25K to local energy assistance
Kootenai Electric Cooperative and partners donated $25,000 for local energy assistance. From left: Melissa Amos, KEC Lead Member Service Representative; Kerri Thoreson, Kootenai Electric Trust Board Member; Kimberly Spencer, CAP Community Services Manager; Debi Neumaier, CAP Energy Program Specialist; and Erik Lorentzen, KEC Member Service Representative.
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Kootenai Electric Cooperative, its lender CoBank and the Kootenai Electric Trust/Operation Round Up program recently donated a combined $25,000 to the Community Action Partnership/Project Share program.
These funds are available to KEC members who qualify for help paying their energy bills.
“Operation Round Up is supported by KEC members who voluntarily ‘round up’ their monthly electric bills to the nearest dollar to help our neighbors in need,” said a news release. “The extra pennies go into the Kootenai Electric Trust fund which distributes grants to worthy causes in the community."
In November 2023, the Trust Board awarded grants to the following organizations:
• $2,500 to Lake City Center for the Meals on Wheels program that assists homebound and disabled seniors in our community
• $2,500 to the Hayden Canyon Charter School to purchase equipment for the school’s sensory room
• $2,500 to the Carrousel Players of the Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre to help expand their American Sign Language services
• $2,500 to Broken Iron Training to support youth volunteer projects
• $1,500 to Peak 7 Adventures to provide scholarships for under-resourced youth to access outdoor recreation programs
For grant applications, deadlines and information for KEC members wishing to start rounding up their KEC bills, visit kec.com.