HISTORY
In 2003, Freeborn-Mower Cooperative
Services (FMCS) began an Operation Round-Up® program. Currently, its
over 4,000
participants collectively contribute to
the program by rounding up their monthly
electric bills to the next whole dollar
amount. These contributions of a few
pennies a month have supported
Alzheimer’s research and community
awareness. Our goal was to alert our
members to the early signs of
Alzheimer’s, new medications and methods
to help control its progression, and to
educate caregivers.
Many rural electric
cooperatives across the nation use
Operation Round- Up® to help improve the
quality of life within their service
territories. It is a program that
demonstrates our concern for community,
one of the seven basic Principles of
Cooperation. Contributions to Operation
Round-Up® are tax-deductible.
EXPANDING THE PROGRAM'S
REACH
FMCS serves nearly 6,000 members in
Freeborn and Mower County. The success
of Operation Round-Up® presents FMCS
with numerous opportunities to give back
to our community through charitable
donations. Because of growing needs
within our service territory, the FMCS
Board of Directors recently authorized a
change to the allocation of Operation
Round-Up® contributions. Beginning in
2010,
100% of monies collected
will be donated to
local charitable
organizations and individual FMCS
members facing personal financial
hardships due to circumstances beyond
their control.
RESULT
Allowing our very successful Operation
Round-Up® program to fund these
additional needs will serve more local
members, helping to improve the quality
of life in Freeborn and Mower Counties.
The fund will be
administered by a
five member Board of
Trustees consisting of:
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Darrell Ingvaldson,
Brownsdale |
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Joe Brown, Austin |
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Sandy Fortsner,
Austin |
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Marjory Hamersly,
Glenville |
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Joni Osmundson,
Adams
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Funds will be awarded
by the Board of Trustees on a quarterly
basis.
Qualification
guidelines and applications for
charitable donations are available at
our office at 2501 East Main Street,
Albert Lea, MN. You
may also click on the links below.
Questions should be
directed to the program coordinator,
Mary Nelson, at (507)
373-6421, x 3118
or email at
djenson@fmcs.coop or
mnelson@fmcs.coop.
PARTICIPATING IN
OPERATION ROUND-UP®
New members:
We selected an opt-out method for member
enrollment. This requires a member to
declare a formal opt-out of the program
should participation be declined.
Members who do not opt-out, will have
their electric bill rounded up to the
next whole dollar amount.
Existing members:
Want to find out how your “small change”
can have an impact on our community?
Give us a call to find out how you can
sign up to participate in this exciting
fund raising project.
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Operation Round-Up®