Amounts

rounded up on monthly bills vary from as little as a

penny to 99 cents. Total figures contributed for 1999

reached nearly $100,000, which was donated to help

individuals and families, community organizations and

even a few emergency cases.

Members'

spare change really adds up! Since its inception in 1993,

Round-Up has contributed nearly $1 million to very worthy

causes in the EMC's service area. The Coweta-Fayette

Trust Board (all volunteers) determines who gets these

funds.

Operation

Round-Up has assisted individuals with medical care,

food, clothing, housing, special equipment (wheel chairs

and lifts), and other items.

Organizations

who have received assistance in the past include senior

citizen centers, fire departments in Coweta and Fayette

counties, public recreation projects in Coweta, Fayette,

and Heard counties, the Salvation Army, and others.

The Melissa

Segars Memorial Scholarship, also funded by Operation

Round-Up, awards a total of $17,500 to ten local high

school students each year. A brand new technical (school)

scholarship program was founded this year, and will be

implemented in 2000.

Applications

for Operation-Round-Up are available at the local EMC

office. Completed applications will be submitted to the

Board of Directors of the Coweta-Fayette Trust for action

at their bi-monthly meetings.

Operation

Round-Up is an ongoing program; and contributions are tax

deductible.

EMC members

who wish to participate can do so by calling

770.502.0226. Coweta-Fayette EMC provides electricity to

over 55,000 consumers in one of the nation's

fastest-growing areas, including Coweta, Fayette, South

Fulton, Clayton, Heard, Meriwether, Spalding and Troup

Counties. The company has worked hard for over 50 years

to keep costs down, charging a fair price for

electricity, providing reliable electric service and

contributing to the local community through a wide

variety of activities like Partners in Education and

Operation Round-Up. Last year, the EMC introduced

subsidiary company Relyco to manage an array of new

services and products, including security systems and

monitoring, pagers, and surge protection.