The Cuivre River Electric Community Trust Board met in May and awarded $34,284 in grants funded through Operation Round Up. Health grants were awarded to 11 individuals/families from Bowling Green, Lake Saint Louis, O’Fallon, St. Charles, St. Peters, Troy, and Warrenton, including support for a single mother in need of eyeglasses, sending two developmentally disabled individuals to attend Camp Wonderland this summer and helping a developmentally disabled individual with a driving assessment. Community organizations that received grants included: 

• Lincoln County Council on Aging — $1,000 to help fund collapsible coolers for the organization’s mobile Meals Matters program.
• Earthwise Industries — $2,900 to replace an exit door at the organization’s facility that provides meaningful work for mentally and physically disabled adults.
• Bright Futures/Bowling Green R-1 School District — $5,000 to help fund free/reduced price meals for homeless students/students in need.
• Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service — $6,500 to support the organization’s program to help homeless individuals in our service area.
• Our Lady’s Inn — $1,000 to help buy smoke/carbon monoxide detectors for the residential maternity and aftercare support home for unhoused pregnant women and their children. 
• Habitat for Humanity — $5,000 for the organization’s 2025 build season for a community of 46 townhomes in Wentzville. 
• Adopt-a-Family Ministry — $1,000 for the organization’s Nurse’s Needs program, which supplies personal care items for students in need.
• Feeding on Faith — $500 to fund the organization’s program to provide meals to the underserved in our service areas.
• Rural Parish Clinic — $2,500 for supplies and materials for the organization’s mobile dental clinic.

We are grateful to our members who participate in the Operation Round Up program! Your generous support helps us to help those in need in the communities we serve.