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SVECares changing lives a few cents at a time
In May of 2000 SVEC members began changing lives with the small change that comes from rounding their electric bills up to the next dollar.
In that small amount of time nearly $500,000 has gone back into the community to help improve the quality of life in our communities.
Volunteer fire departments and emergency medical squads are better equipped to respond to local emergencies, community recreation facilities are meeting the needs of a larger audience, more of the needs of disadvantaged children are being met, the mentally and physically challenged are finding wider opportunities for vocational training, and scores of individuals and families have received assistance during times of family medical emergencies, fires, and temporary financial crisis all with just pennies a day from the caring individuals who make up the membership of the Sequachee Valley Electric Co-op.
Below are photos and stories of some the the past grants.
This
young man and his family received a grant to purchase a lift for
their van. The lift makes it possible for him to remain mobile now
that he too large for his parents to lift.
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Activities such as quilting and working jigsaw puzzle help keep our growing senior population active and alert. The local Senior Citizens Centers provide these activities and many more opportunities for staying active after retirement. SVECares has provided grants to several of the local centers. Click here for complete story.
The Bledsoe County Literacy Council received a grant to pay the GED test fees for students who could not afford it on their own. Click here for complete story.
SVECares board member Ophelia Bryant presents a check to Nicole Berger and Miriam Herstik founders of Imperial Acres. Jade Chance, one of the young riders who had benefited from the program was also on hand. Copper one of their horses looks on. Click here for complete story and more photos.
Grundy County SVEC customer service supervisor, Nelda Gross and SVECares board member Karen Hutcheson present a check for additional laundry equipment to Bill Lingle, executive director of Exceptional Enterprises and Missy Lowrie, executive assistant. For complete story and more photos click here.
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The shelves in the
food banks in Grundy, Marion and Sequatchie Counties have been
restocked with grants from SVEC. For complete story click
here.
The Bledsoe/Sequatchie Chapter of the Disabled Veterans Group received a $1000 grant to assist in obtaining a van to take veterans to the VA Hospital and Medical Centers. For complete story click here.
South Pittsburg's Playground Paradise and Sequatchie County's John Griswold Recreation Park in Dunlap have received assistance from SVECares. For complete story click here.
These and many other projects have been funded by rounding participants’ electric bills up to the nearest dollar. The average contribution is 50 cents a month or about $6 a year. Donations are not used for political purposes or to pay electric or gas bills.
The board meets the second Tuesday of each month and applications are taken until the first of each month. Applications that come in after the first will be held until the next month. Applications may be considered between meetings in the case of a dire emergency.
To apply for assistance through SVECares, simply stop by any SVEC service center or e-mail
Joan Davis at jdavis@svalleyec.com for an application. SVEC member-owners can opt in or out of the voluntary SVECares program at any time. Just enclose a note in your electric bill or contact your local SVEC service center.
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