Humane Society OTC Photo: ORU Board Trustee Patty Johnson and LREC employee Candace Rastedt present the Humane Society of Otter Tail County with a $10,000 check for their building expansion. Left to right: Customer Service Associate Laura Kielb, Executive Director Chris Cannon, ORU Board Trustee Patty Johnson, Shelter Manager Jaclyn Keenan, LREC employee Candace Rastedt, and Holland Lop bunny Butter. Both Butter and his brother Brickle are available for adoption.
Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s (LREC) generous members have funded the Operation Round Up (ORU) Board of Trustees, which recently awarded $20,250 to various community organizations.
This included LREC’s largest donation to an organization to date.
The Humane Society of Otter Tail County (HSOTC) received a generous contribution of $10,000 for their building expansion project, fondly referred to as expanding their “pawprint.”
HSOTC believes that expanding their shelter will enhance their capacity to care for more animals efficiently, and ORU is excited to support this pawsitive endeavor.
Other organizations that received funding during the quarterly ORU meeting include:
- $2,500 to the Henning Fire Department Relief Association for wildland fire response equipment.
- $2,500 to the Pelican Rapids Community Theatre for the production of The Music Man, the musical.
- $1,500 to Tonseth Lutheran Church for the purchase of an AED machine.
- $1,000 to LongView Carbon Farms for the creation of educational materials.
- $1,000 to Save the Trinity for their Trinity Center Kids Quilt Camp.
- $750 to Save the Trinity for their Santa Days.
- $500 for the Antrim Family Foundation’s annual Memorial Kids Fishing Tournament, raising awareness for connective disorders.
- $500 to the New York Mills Arts Retreat for the Longest Night Music Festival.
Since 2007, ORU’s charitable fundraising program has awarded $626,370 to various causes.
Funding for ORU comes from LREC members rounding up to the nearest dollar on their electric bills each month.
If you are a Lake Region member and would like to participate in ORU, please visit lrec.coop/ORU.
Lake Region is deeply grateful for the support that ORU continues to provide to our local communities.
If you would like to learn more about ORU or have a community project in need of funding, please complete the ORU Request for Funding form and submit it with the required supporting documentation at lrec.coop/ORU. The next ORU application deadline is March 15, 2024.
Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) is a member-owned, member-controlled electric utility serving more than 24,000 member-consumers in the counties of Otter Tail, Wilkin, Grant, Douglas, Clay, and Becker.
LREC has a strong commitment to its member-consumers, who represent all 50 states.
To best serve its member-consumers, LREC has 30 substations powering approximately 4,045 miles of overhead lines and approximately 1,815 miles of underground lines.
LREC’s service territory is located in west central Minnesota and features 1,000 lakes and a diverse topography.
Pelican Rapids Community Theater Photo: The Pelican Rapids Community Theatre cast and crew of The Music Man were all smiles when ORU Board Trustee Patty Johnson presented them with an ORU donation of $2,500.