The Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office was recently granted $8,999.00 from Claiborne Electric’s Operation Round Up fund to purchase two drones to assist in photographing and videoing outdoor crime scenes.
WPSO serves approximately 39,000 individuals and families of Webster Parish.
Operation Round Up is a community service program that gives Claiborne Electric members the option to allow their bills to be rounded up to the next whole dollar. The difference in the actual bill and the rounded amount is deposited into the Operation Round Up Trust Fund. The funds accumulated are dispersed to charitable causes in the communities served by Claiborne Electric.
The program is governed by the Claiborne Electric Operation Round Up Trust Board. This board consists of nine Claiborne Electric members from across the Co-op’s service area. The board receives and reviews applications for the funds, makes decisions about allocation, and disperses the funds accordingly. The Trust Board met Nov. 28 to assign donations.
The recent grants approved by the Trust Board pushed the organization’s donated total to $2,085,994.37. The program has been used to help 580 organizations and families since the first grants were dispersed in Oct. 2007.
For more information on Operation Round Up, or to obtain a grant application for an individual, family or organization, please contact EmmaLee Tingle or Lisa Ledbetter at 318.927.3504.