Recent VEC Customers Share Grants Awarded
Your Change Changes Things
The VEC Customers Share program funded $27,100 in community service grants in June. Since the inception of the program in October 2001, $7,784,200 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 June 2023
| Organization | Funded |
| Pickett County Middle School Football | $2,000.00 |
| Midway High School Athletics | $1,500.00 |
| Athens- McMinn Family YMCA | $1,000.00 |
| Charleston Elementary PTO | $1,000.00 |
| Crab Orchard Care Center | $1,000.00 |
| Cumberland County Imagination Library | $1,000.00 |
| Fentress County Food Bank | $1,000.00 |
| Jamestown Garden Club | $1,000.00 |
| Junior Achievement of the Ocoee Region Inc. | $1,000.00 |
| Meigs County 4-H | $1,000.00 |
| The Hope Closet | $1,000.00 |
| United Way of Rhea County (Give -A-Kid-A-Chance) | $1,000.00 |
| Creative Compassion, Inc. | $800.00 |
| BASIC of TN, INC. – Birchwood | $700.00 |
| Cherokee Removal Park- Blythe Ferry | $700.00 |
| Cumberland County Emergency Rescue Squad | $700.00 |
| United Way of McMinn and Meigs Counties | $640.00 |
| Central High School Ruriteen Club | $600.00 |
| Tennessee Disaster Response Team | $600.00 |
| American Veterans Post 911 | $500.00 |
| Army of the Tennessee, Camp G4 | $500.00 |
| Chilhowee Girls Soccer Team | $500.00 |
| Chilhowee Middle Cheer | $500.00 |
| Decatur Downtown Summer Nights | $500.00 |
| Homestead Community Food Pantry | $500.00 |
| Meigs High Cheer Booster Club | $500.00 |
| Monterey High School Golf Booster | $500.00 |
| National Technical Honor Society | $500.00 |
| Monterey High School Quarterback Club | $400.00 |
| Iglesia Cristiana Un Nuevo Comienzo Para Todos | $360.00 |
| The Gathering | $250.00 |
| Youth Group of Salem Baptist Church | $250.00 |
Jamestown Garden Club
Junior Achievement of the Ocoee Region, Inc.
The Hope Closet
Athens-McMinn Family YMCA
Cumberland County Imagination Library
Meigs County 4-H
United Way of Rhea County