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 $240,000 to our local communities since 2006. Recent Community Impact grants awarded went to Community Health Clinic, Central Valley Feed the Homeless, Hardin County Schools: Hardin County Day Treatment Center, LaRue County Schools: Preschool on College Street, Rachel’s Fun for Everyone Project, Mission Hope for Kids, Inc., Colonel John Hardin Chapter Sons of the American Revolution / Captain Jacob Van Meter Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
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 will 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 2024 COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT APPLICATION IS BEING ACCEPTED MARCH 1 – MAY 1, 2024.
Community Impact Grant applications can be filled out online (see below) or a paper application can be obtained at the Nolin RECC office at 411 Ring Road in Elizabethtown. The application can also be downloaded HERE
Please be sure to fill out the application in its entirety and that you attach any required documentation. Refer to the checklist below for the list of supporting material needed. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All completed applications will be reviewed by the Operation Round-Up Board of Directors as soon as possible. In most circumstances, this process should be completed by June 1.
As you prepare your application, please consider the following:
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS MAY 1, 2024
Eligibility:
- Grants will generally be awarded to non-profit, civic or community-based organizations that demonstrate a commitment to enhance the quality of life in Hardin, LaRue and surrounding counties.
- The organization must be granted tax exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service.
Limitations:
- Grant funds may not be used for the following:
- On-going organizational operating expenses
- Employee or contract salaries
- Any political purpose or candidate
- Payment of electrical service
- National fund drives
- Advertising
- Grant funding will not exceed $10,000 annually to any group or organization.
- Grant funds must be used for the designated purpose within one (1) year from the date of grant.
Evaluation factors:
- The number of people that will benefit from the project or what type of impact it will have.
- Level of community support for the program/project/organization requesting funds.
- Administrative capability of the organization to deliver quality service or program.
- Other sources of funding strongly encouraged.
Please submit the following documentation to be considered for grant funding (these can be uploaded with the application or can be delivered separately to Nolin RECC attn Operation Round-Up.
- Completed application
- IRS 501(c)3 Determination letter of organization making request
- Most recent financial or profit/loss statement of organization making request
- Itemized list of expenses for the project intended for grant funding
Operation Round-Up Community Impact Grant Application
The deadline to apply is May 1, 2024.
Operation Round-Up awarded thirty (30) $200 grants to teachers in Hardin and LaRue Counties for the 2023-24 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 were 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 Fall 2024.
CONGRATULATIONS 2023 RECIPIENTS!
2024 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. 2023 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 2023 Operation Round-Up Community Impact Grant recipients
Some past recipients featured in Kentucky Living magazine