Operation Round-Up

Making An Impact

Nolin RECC is committed to working for a positive change within the community. With your participation, our Operation Round-Up^® program helps make that change a reality.

How It Works

Through Operation Round-Up^®, Nolin RECC automatically rounds up a participating member’s electric bill to the next highest dollar. For example, through the program, a customer’s monthly bill of $65.75 would be automatically rounded up to $66.00. The additional 25 cents would go to the Operation Round-Up® fund. A non-profit board of directors made up of local citizens then allocates this money to a variety of worthy causes throughout the community. This program has donated over $400,000 to our local communities since 2006. Recent Community Impact grants awarded went to Cecilia Valley Elementary School
Empowered Life, Inc.
Friends of the Hardin County Public Library
Friends of the LaRue County Public Library
Helping Hand of Hope
Hope Food Pantry
Knob Creek Conservancy
Magnolia Cumberland Presbyterian Church:
Shepherd’s Pie Food Pantry
Project L.E.A.R.N.
Sunrise Children’s Services, Inc. Wesley Hilltop House

Starting in 2022, the Operation Round-Up “Be a Light” Teacher Grants was launched. Fifteen certified teachers in Hardin and LaRue County were randomly selected from eligible applicants and and each received $200 to use toward classroom expenses. In 2024, thirty grants were be awarded.

Simply Put

Operation Round-Up^® is about local dollars meeting local needs in the local community. As a volunteer program, the success of Operation Round-Up^® depends upon your participation. The more Nolin RECC members involved, the greater the impact on the community. If you would like more information about the Operation Round-Up^® program, please call Nolin RECC at (270) 765-6153. Checkout the video below discussing the Operation Round-Up program. Learn how to sign up to “round up” in SmartHub HERE

The application window for the 2025 Community Impact Grants is March 1 – May 1, 2025. The grant application can be downloaded HERE or a hard copy can be picked up at the Nolin RECC office at 411 Ring Road in E’town. The application can also be completed online below. Please call 270-765-6153 with any questions.

Operation Round-Up Community Impact Grant Application

The deadline to apply is May 1, 2025.

Name of organization(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Contact Person(Required)

First Last

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Is the organization requesting funding exept from income tax?(Required)

YES

NO

If yes, a copy of the 501(c)3 determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service must be attached

Number of individuals, families or groups served last year in Hardin County(Required)

Number of individuals, families or groups served last year in LaRue County(Required)

Does the organization serve outside of Hardin or LaRue Counties? If yes, please provide information on number served and location(Required)

Briefly explain the mission of the organization applying for funding(Required)

TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANT FUNDING REQUESTED(Required)

Attach anticipated project budget (including itemized list of expenses)

Describe the project for which you are requesting grant funding (provide as much detail as possible)(Required)

List the project goals/objectives(Required)

Describe the impact of this project including who/how many would benefit(Required)

List other sources of funding for the project(Required)

Describe how will the success or effectiveness of the project be evaluated(Required)

What other information do you believe is important for us to consider(Required)

REFERENCE #1 Name

First Last

REFERENCE #1 address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

REFERENCE #1 phone number(Required)

REFERENCE #2 Name

First Last

REFERENCE #2 address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

REFERENCE #2 phone number(Required)

REFERENCE #3 Name

First Last

REFERENCE #3 address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

REFERENCE #3 phone number(Required)

The information contained in this statement is for the purpose of obtaining funding from Nolin Operation Round-Up on behalf of the undersigned. The undersigned understands that the information provided herein is used in deciding to grant funding, and the undersigned represents and warrants that the information provided is true and complete and that the Nolin Operation Round-Up may consider this statement as continuing to be true and correct until a written notice of a change is provided. The Nolin Operation Round-Up Board of Directors is authorized to make all inquiries they deem necessary to verify the accuracy of the statements made herein. PLEASE SIGN BELOW(Required)

Please sign in space provided above

Organization Name(Required)

UPLOAD IRS 501(c)3 DETERMINATION LETTER OF ORGANIZATION

Max. file size: 256 MB.

UPLOAD MOST RECENT FINANCIAL OR PROFIT/LOSS STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION MAKING REQUEST

Max. file size: 256 MB.

UPLOAD ITEMIZED LIST OF EXPENSES FOR THE PROJECT INTENDED FOR GRANT FUNDING

Max. file size: 256 MB.

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Congratulations to the 2024 recipients of the Operation Round-Up Be a Light teacher grants!

Not pictured: Lydia Lykins (Bluegrass Middle School)

Operation Round-Up awards thirty (30) $200 grants to teachers in Hardin and LaRue Counties each school year. The Be a Light grants are a way to honor and thank local educators for the impact they make in our communities everyday.
Winners are selected through a random drawing
from all eligible entries received and included:
Ten (10) K-5th grade teachers
Ten (10) 6th-8th grade teachers
Ten (10) 9th-12th grade teachers
Operation Round-Up funds come from the generosity of Nolin RECC members who voluntarily sign up to “round up” their monthly bill to the nearest dollar.
The application window will open again in July 1, 2025.

2025 ELIGIBILITY DETAILS:
1. To be eligible to receive this grant, applicants must be a fulltime, certified classroom teacher at an accredited K through 12th grade public or private school located in Hardin or LaRue County, KY. 2024 grant recipients are not eligible.
2. Only one entry per teacher.
3. Grant funds must be used directly for classroom needs (receipts requested).
4. Grants will be given in the form of check made to the selected teachers.
5. Nolin RECC, Wide Open Utility Service employees, retirees, Nolin and Operation Round-Up directors and their families are not eligible to apply.
6. By submitting an application, entrants give permission to Nolin RECC to use their photo and submitted information for promotional purposes.

Congratulations to the 2024 Operation Round-Up Community Impact Grant recipients

Some past recipients featured in Kentucky Living magazine