Northeast Louisiana Power Operation Round Up Inc

THE BOARD APPROVED 2021 FUNDING TO MEET SPECIFIC NEEDS OF QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS & ORGANIZATIONS WHO RESIDE IN ONE OF THE 7 PARISHES SERVICED BY NELPCO. CONTRIBUTIONS WERE USED TO PROVIDE NON-CASH ITEMS TO APPROVED RECIPIENTS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS. MANY OF THE NEEDS MET ARE LISTED AS FOLLOWS. WEST CARROLL, EAST CARROLL, MOREHOUSE, TENSAS, AND FRANKLIN PARISH FAMILIES WHO EXPERIENCED LOSS THROUGH HOUSE FIRES WERE PROVIDED CLOTHING & HH ITEMS AT COST OF $6,250. SCHOOL SUPPLIES COSTING $4042 WERE PROVIDED FOR RICHLAND SCHOOLS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES COSTING $1,913 WERE PROVIDED FOR FRANKLIN PARISH SCHOOLS, $4875.20 TO BRANDON KIRK SIMS FOUNDATION CHOW PROGRAM TO PROVIDE WEEKEND FOOD FOR FRANKLIN PARISH SCHOOL CHILDREN, $880 TO THE ANN TACKETT FAMILY FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, $1,200 FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR ELDERLY TAX RETURN PREPERATION THROUGH MACON ECONMIC OPPORTUNITY, INC., $5,000 TO BEEKMAN CHARTER SCHOOL FOR NEW SPORTS EQUIPMENT, $7,800 TO FISKE THEATRE TO REPLACE THE HEATING UNIT, $450 FOR WREATHS FOR RHMES MEMORIAL LIBRARY THROUGH WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA, $4,500 TO THE COMFORT CORNER OF WEST CARROLL PARISH FOR COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER, FURNITURE CREDIT FOR MAKE A DIFFERENCE $2,000, AND $4,300 TO THE WEST CAROLL ARC TO PURCHASE A NEW AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. DURING CHRISTMAS VARIOUS NEEDS WERE MET IN RICHLAND, TENSAS, MADISON, WEST CAROLL, AND EAST CAROLL PARISHES: GIFT BAGS FOR ELDERLY $2,086 THRU MAKE A DIFFERENCE, ITEMS FOR SANTA FOR SENIOR $321 THRU RICHLAND PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE, ITEMS FOR GREEN ACRES BAPTIST CHURCH $445, FOOD FOR SENIOR CITIZENS THRU SHEPHERD CENTER $2,000, GIFT BAGS FOR WEST CAROLL ARC PATIENTS $1,357, HOLIDAY THROW BLANKETS FOR WEST CAROLL COUNCIL ON AGING CLIENTS $2,848, GROCERIES AND CLOTHING ITEMS FOR LOCAL CHURCHES IN MOREHOUSE, FRANKLIN, AND RICHLAND PARISH $2,530.