Recent VEC Customers Share Grants Awarded
Your Change Changes Things
The VEC Customers Share program funded $25,000 in community service grants in April. Since the inception of the program in October 2001, $8,016,300 in grants have been awarded.
The foundation’s funds come from VEC members who choose to round their electric bills up to the next whole dollar. A VEC member would pay no more than $11.88 per year, and each member’s contributions typically average around $5.00 per year.
The deadline for grant applications is the last working day of each month. For additional information, contact the office of Marketing and Economic Development at 423-334-7051. Applications are also available online at www.vec.org.
Organizations receiving grants in April 2024
| Organization | Funded |
| Pickett County Jr. High Baseball Team | $2,000.00 |
| Midway Youth Cheerleading Organization | $2,000.00 |
| Stone Memorial Baseball Booster Club | $1,250.00 |
| Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department | $1,200.00 |
| MARA Medical Ministry | $1,000.00 |
| Monterey High School Quarterback Club | $1,000.00 |
| Clarkrange High School Track & Field | $1,000.00 |
| Kids on the Rise | $1,000.00 |
| Karis Community Health | $1,000.00 |
| DramaCentral – Bradley Central High School | $1,000.00 |
| York Institute Track Program | $900.00 |
| CMS Volleyball | $750.00 |
| Polk County High School Drama Club | $750.00 |
| Gamma Zeta Teachers Society | $650.00 |
| Dragon Renaissance | $600.00 |
| Audrey Pack Memorial Library | $500.00 |
| Monterey Youth Football | $500.00 |
| Hale’s Chapel Community Center | $500.00 |
| Rhea County Imagination Library – Rhea County United Way | $500.00 |
| Tigersharks Basketball Club | $500.00 |
| CHANT Program with TN Dept of Health | $500.00 |
| Army of the Tennessee, Camp 64 SUVCW | $500.00 |
| Gig City Girls | $400.00 |
| Hunter Middle School- Gig City Girls Club | $400.00 |
| Grace and Mercy Ministries, INC | $400.00 |
| Junior Achievement of the Ocoee Region, Inc. | $400.00 |
| Calhoun School Alumni Association | $400.00 |
| Friendly City Festivals | $400.00 |
| Accelerated Reader (AR) Program – Meigs South Elementary | $400.00 |
| McMinn County High HOSA | $400.00 |
| Meigs High History Club | $250.00 |
| McClendon-Garrison American Legion Post 203 | $250.00 |
| Spring City Middle School PTO | $250.00 |
| C5 Christian Counseling Center of Cumberland County | $250.00 |
| Spring City Chamber of Commerce | $250.00 |
| Spring City Unit 203 American Legion Auxiliary | $250.00 |
| Chilhowee Middle School Cheer | $250.00 |
| PCHS Cheerleading | $250.00 |
| Meigs County High School Lady Tigers Softball Booster Club | $200.00 |
Clarkrange High School Track and Field
Midway Youth Cheerleading
Karis Community Health
MARA Medical Ministry