Operation RoundUP® Overview

Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative prides itself on its commitment to community, and much of the credit goes to the cooperative’s members and their participation in Operation RoundUP^®. Through the generosity of our members, we reached the $2 million dollar mark in April!

Through the program, members volunteer to have their monthly electric bills rounded up to the nearest dollar. The monthly individual contribution could be as much as 99 cents or as little as a penny. A single donation of several pennies every month may not seem to make much difference. However, a collective, cooperative effort of CCEC’s members to pool their pennies has had tremendous positive impact on our communities and residents.

These donations are placed in the care of the Carteret-Craven Electric Foundation Board of Directors, which is made up of cooperative members from across the cooperative’s service territory who volunteer their time to consider grants that will help individuals in need. The board invests the dollars to accomplish a very simple mission -- to improve the quality of life for our members in our communities.

Since inception, the foundation has funded many worthy requests from individuals and organizations, including scholarships for more than 35 high school seniors and community college students and more than 215 Bright Ideas Grants for public school educators.

The foundation has also provided support for the American Cancer Society Duke Hospital ’s children’s pediatric cancer program, March of Dimes, the Children’s Miracle Network, the NC Burn Center. Local organizations funded included Broad Street Clinic, the Carteret County Domestic Violence Program, Carteret County Veterans Services, Habitat for Humanity, Hope Mission Soup Kitchen & Outreach, Matthew 25 Food Pantry and Project Christmas Cheer. Support also is given to help individuals pay utility bills through the Carteret County Department of Social Services and Havelock-Cherry Point Ministerial Outreach.

Grants have also helped fund emergency generation for a senior center to provide power during storm events for those individuals with health conditions, transportation for the physically challenged, volunteer fire department safety equipment and much, much more.  

If you are not already participating in RoundUP^®, please contact us at 252-247-3107.

Grant applications for organizations and individuals are available by contacting Sarah Grider at sarahg@ccemc.com. For more information call Sarah at 252.727.2209 .

FACT SHEET          INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION          ORGANIZATION APPLICATION

Questions and requests for applications may be directed to Carteret-Craven Electric Foundation, PO Box 1490, Newport, NC 28570, or foundation@ccemc.com

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