AMERICUS—The Sumter Electric Membership Corporation Foundation, Inc. recently awarded a grant in the amount of $5,000 to Georgia Southwestern State University. Proceeds from the grant will purchase equipment facilitating a “smart” classroom, including a new computer, projector and electronic annotation tablet in the University’s Psychology and Sociology Building.

“We are extremely excited about and grateful for this grant from the Sumter EMC Foundation,” said Public Relations Director and Development Officer Stephen Snyder. “The Foundation’s support of communities in southwest Georgia is extensive, and the technology this funding provides will greatly benefit GSW students.”

“Sumter EMC is very grateful for the generosity of our members whose donations to the Sumter EMC Foundation make it possible to support initiatives like GSW’s “smart” classroom that expand the academic opportunities available to people in the communities we serve,” said Chairman of the Sumter EMC Foundation Greg Crowder.

The Sumter EMC Foundation was established in 2003 and is funded exclusively by members participating in Sumter EMC’s Operation Round Up^®. Every month Sumter EMC ‘rounds up’ the electric bill of participating members to the next whole dollar amount and deposits the difference into an interest-bearing account. The proceeds of the account are administered by the Sumter EMC Foundation’s board of trustees through grants to local schools, civic and charitable organizations. One hundred percent of the money collected is given back to the community through these grants.

For Sumter EMC members interested in starting Operation Round Up, contact (800) 342-6978.

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  Energetic partners--Sumter EMC Foundation Chair Greg Crowder (center) presents GSW President Kendall A. Blanchard (left) and GSW Public Relations Director and Development Officer Stephen Snyder with a check for $5000.
 

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