Lake Country Power Operation Round Up gives more than $64,000 to community programs including the Aitkin Youth Center

Through the contributions of Lake Country Power’s participating members, the Operation Round Up Electric Trust Board recently approved $64,206 in assistance to
local community programs during its quarterly meeting.

The cooperative’s trust board reviewed and considered 49 grant applications and distributed funds to 41 projects and programs this past quarter which included the Aitkin
Youth Center, ElderCircle and the Long Lake Conservation Foundation archery range.

The trust board uses special guidelines and policies when choosing recipients. Since the program’s inception, more than $3.8 million in contributions have been given. Operation
Round Up is a charitable program unique to electric co-ops, which is designed to provide financial assistance to worthwhile activities and community projects by “rounding up”
members’ electric bills to the nearest dollar. The average donation of each participating Lake Country Power member is less than $6 annually.

Among Lake Country Power’s 44,000 members, 70% of all active electric accounts participate in the program through voluntary contributions. Interested members can opt
into the Operation Round Up program by calling the cooperative at 800-421-9959.

The electronic application process is available at www.lakecountrypower.coop (My Cooperative> Community >Operation Round Up®).
The next application deadline is Aug. 15.

Lake Country Power, www.lakecountrypower.coop, is a Touchstone Energy cooperative serving parts of eight counties in northeastern Minnesota. The rural electric
cooperative provides services to more than 44,000 members and has offices located in Cohasset, Kettle River and Mountain Iron.