The Mille Lacs Community Trust Board meets quarterly to distribute funds raised through Operation Round Up. This March, the board awarded $27,750 in grants to local non-profit organizations including: Aitkin County Rivers and Lakes Fair, Aitkin Grad Blast, Aitkin Youth Center, Aitkin Youth Fastpitch, Local Food Shelves (Aitkin, Aitkin Community, Cuyuna, Garrison, McGregor, Family Pathways, Palisade, St. James), Foster Adopt Minnesota, Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota, Onamia High School, Relationship Safety Alliance f.k.a. Mid-Minnesota Women’s Center, The Community Effect, and The Jaques Art Center.
The total amount of grants awarded since the start of Operation Round Up has surpassed $1.6 million! Operation Round Up is a voluntary program at Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative where our generous members round- up their electric bill payment to the nearest dollar. All the funds raised go into the trust fund which is donated back to the community. Board members include: Lisa Anderson, Kim Waffensmith, Mavonne Prokop, Bethany Sellers, Charles Schotzko, Marna Wahl, Bob Nelson, and Doyle Jelsing.
