Members of the Volunteer Energy Cooperative Customers Share Board recently made several grants to organizations in Hamilton County. Organizations receiving funds were the Chattanooga Homeschool Friends ($1,000) and American Cancer Society-Hamilton County ($700).
VEC Customers Share, established in October 2001, has donated more than $9 million to various community service organizations across VEC’s 17-county service area, according to a news release. The funds come from VEC members who have opted to round up their electric bills to the next whole dollar. VEC Customers Share individual customer contributions average a little more than $5 per year. The extra change is collected monthly and distributed by a volunteer board of directors representing each service area.
Jaci Powell
Volunteer Energy Cooperative