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Operation Round Up®
Mission Statement
The mission of Palmetto Electric Trust is the accumulation and disbursement of funds for charitable purposes in Beaufort,
Hampton and Jasper counties.
This shall be accomplished by disbursement of funds to individuals and organizations for food, shelter,
clothing, health needs and education.
Donations aided 327 individuals and families in ’11 
Palmetto Electric Trust, the volunteer board that administers member donations to Operation Round Up,
awarded more than $378,000 it collected between January and December 2011 to 327 individuals and families in need,
a year-end report shows. The trust also funds scholarships for local students as well as supporting Bright Ideas, a co-op program to
reward teachers for innovative classroom projects.
Since 1989, when the co-op introduced Operation Round Up, about $5.4 million has been granted in Beaufort, Jasper and
Hampton counties. Grants are made possible by voluntary member contributions.
Participants donate an average of $6 a year by agreeing to have their electric bills rounded up to the next dollar.
Small Change that changes lives
Since Palmetto Electric Cooperative was formed in 1940, we have been dedicated to improving the quality of life for people in South Carolina's Lowcountry. We do this by not only providing affordable electric service to our customers, but also by our active involvement in a number of important altruistic endeavors.
One of the most successful community service efforts in which
we're involved has been the Operation Round Up
program. Founded by Palmetto Electric in 1989, Operation Round
Up has been an incredibly successful way in which we have
been able to help the less fortunate in our community. Through
Operation Round Up, Palmetto Electric automatically rounds
up a participating member's electric bills to the next highest
dollar. For example, a consumer's monthly bill of $52.73 would
be automatically rounded up to $53.00, with the additional
27 cents going to the Operation Round Up fund. On an annual
basis, we are able to donate roughly six dollars for each
participating customer - and that pool of money is then allocated
to a variety of worthy causes throughout our service area.
With the possible participation of nearly 65,000 accounts, the money raised through Operation Round Up has the potential to make an overwhelming difference for the less fortunate in our community. In the first 10 years of Operation Round Up, Palmetto Electric raised nearly two million dollars for worthwhile charities, needy individuals, and service organizations.
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