Recent VEC Customers Share Grants Awarded
Your Change Changes Things
The VEC Customers Share program funded $23,900 in community service grants in January. Since the inception of the program in October 2001, $9,080,797 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 January 2025
| Organization | Funded |
| Cleveland Family YMCA | $1,700.00 |
| Operation REACH | $1,700.00 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Ocoee Region- Meigs Co. Unit | $1,600.00 |
| Cumberland County High School Track and Field | $1,500.00 |
| Pickett County High School Baseball | $1,263.38 |
| Visually Impaired Support Group of Cumberland County | $1,200.00 |
| Polk County Department of Education | $1,000.00 |
| Fentress County Crush Middle School Football | $1,000.00 |
| McMinn County Foster Care Association | $1,000.00 |
| Love Thy Neighbor Project | $950.00 |
| Grandview Community Center | $900.00 |
| The Hope Closet | $700.00 |
| Fentress County Food Bank | $700.00 |
| Fairfield Glade Fire Department | $700.00 |
| Bowater Goodfellows, Inc | $650.00 |
| Kidney Foundation of the Greater Chattanooga Area | $600.00 |
| Burk Elementary Third Grade Booster | $600.00 |
| Meigs High History Club | $600.00 |
| Monterey Soccer | $550.00 |
| Monterey Archery Team | $550.00 |
| Family Career Leaders of America- FCCLA | $500.00 |
| Stone Elementary Beta Club | $500.00 |
| Luminary Frostbite Volunteer Fire Dept | $500.00 |
| Spring City Chamber of Commerce | $500.00 |
| York Institute Cross Country Program | $500.00 |
| Friends of the Art Circle Public Library- Winter Reading Program | $500.00 |
| Pickett County Care Closet | $436.62 |
| Chilhowee Middle School Girls Soccer | $350.00 |
| Chilhowee Middle School Girls Basketball | $350.00 |
| Hunter Middle School Gardening Club | $300.00 |
The Boys and Girls Club of the Ocoee Region
Cumberland County High School Track and Field
Pickett County High School Baseball