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The generosity of Nobles Cooperative Electric members continues to have an amazing effect on local communities. Even more astounding is the fact that tiny donations, an average of only 50 cents a month, are making these huge impacts. That’s over $458,000 since the program began!
Members who participate in Operation Round Up allow the cooperative to round up their monthly electric bill to the next dollar. This small change is pooled into large amounts that a volunteer trust board oversees. Every penny goes to those in need.
Here is the latest round of donations that were distributed on November 10 to Murray County Organizations: Chandler Quilters To buy some fabric and batting to make quilts for those in need. Last year: (60) New Life Treatment Center, (20) Love Inc. and (20) Center of Hope, Sioux Falls. 300 Good Shepherd Lutheran Quilters Funds will be used to provide quilts for families and/or people that need them. The organization is in need of large rolls of batting. Each roll is around $120. Last year quilts went to Helping Hand Pregnancy Center, Crossroads Nursing Home, Worthington Crisis Center, VA in Luverne, New Life Treatment Center and Good Sam Nursing Home in Pipestone. 300 Lake Sarah Quilters of Garvin Our purpose is to sew and make prayer/scripture quilts for anyone who needs or likes to have one (mentally or physically) for comfort. Funds will be used for materials. 300 Fulda Senior Center T h e center is used as a meeting place for seniors and a for nonprofit groups to hold meetings, such as 4-H and the Heritage Society. It is also rented for different events. The chairs need to be replaced. They are currently from 1995 and are cloth showing a lot of wear and tear. Funds would be used to purchase 50 padded vinyl chairs. 710 City of Lake Wilson We are needing to replace our 1956 playground equipment. The hot steep steel slide, chain link swings and wooden slivery merry go round would never pass today’s safety codes. 950 Relay for Life of Murray County Funds would be used to purchase a new computer to use for presentations/records/public relations. The computer they have now is 15 years old and is very slow and does not accommodate videos that are shown at relay events. This year event raised $71,000 to help provide research for a cure. 83 cancer survivors were honored at the event. 1,100 Murray County Central Drama Department The drama department is always looking for ways to improve its experience for both the students that participate and the community. The funds would be used for adding more costumes, materials for building sets and a few technical pieces similar to a fog machine. 415 Murray County Central Kindergarten MCC Kindergarten is requesting reading and math center materials. Students learn through manipulation and hands on activities. These methods enhance the learning experience. 450 Slayton Area Chamber of Commerce Arts and craft expenses for children activities for fall 2022 events. Some use of funds could be used for coloring books, crayons, construction paper, paint, paint brushes, glue and tape. 470 University of Minnesota The funds would be used for camp expenses. They provide positive learning experiences based on research, leading to high quality youth programs. Campers participate in educational tracks that make learning fun including: robotics, animal science, environmental science, wind turbines, theater arts and exploring electricity and circuits 1,000 Balaton Fire DepartmentW e are looking at upgrading our thermal imaging camera. The one we have is getting old and it is harder to get anyone to repair it. They make newer and better cameras not only for fires but also better ones for doing search and rescue. 1,150 Rushmore Fire Department The Rushmore Fire Department is applying for funds to purchase three sets of turnout gear. Their gear is outdated and no longer considered safe to use. 2,000 Slayton Fire DepartmentT h e department is seeking funds to help with outfitting two trucks with cribbing for automobile extrication operations. These cribbing kits will help stabilize vehicles quicker in the event there is a motor vehicle accident. Funds would place a new set of cribbing in both of trucks that currently have auto extrication equipment on them 1,675 Wilmont Fire and Rescue NFPA approved safety vests for first responders to use on scenes to both identify the first responders and for scene safety especially on scenes on roadways (20 vest @ $20). The department would also like to purchase four confined space helmets which would be more compact to use in tight space rescues ($120 each). 795 The Trust Board has set March 1, 2023, as the deadline for the next round of funding. The board will meet again in April to review the applications. Interested organizations may call Nobles at 800-776-0517, e-mail nce@noblesce.com or visit www.noblesce.coop for an application.
Nobles Cooperative Electric has a strong commitment to the communities they serve, serving approximately 6,900 members in Murray and Nobles Counties.
