Operation Round Up® is a program that rounds up members’ monthly electric bills to the next whole dollar amount. The resulting funds are put into a special account to assist others in need. The funds collected through Operation Round Up are used for a variety of projects, programs and items throughout the Nodak service area.
The Round Up board meets quarterly and considers each application that has been received since the previous meeting. It awards funds to the applicants based on how well the application fits the original funding guidelines: 1) Individuals or families in crisis; 2) Services – ambulance and fire; 3) Community youth needs with emphasis on permanent benefit; 4) Scholarships with emphasis on re-education of displaced agricultural people; 5) Senior needs with emphasis on permanent benefit; and 6) No requests for funding of utility and space heating energy will be accepted.
Operation Round Up is a voluntary program with roughly 60 percent of the 14,751 members participating. Since the program started, a total of $882,329 has been distributed to individuals and organizations throughout the Nodak Electric service area.
2018 Recipients
- Altru Ambulance Service $125.00
- Aneta Ambulance Service $125.00
- Binford Ambulance Service $125.00
- Cooperstown Ambulance Service $125.00
- Drayton Ambulance Service $125.00
- Finley Ambulance Service $125.00
- Fordville Ambulance Service $125.00
- Hillsboro Ambulance Service $125.00
- Hoople Ambulance Service $125.00
- Hope Ambulance Service $125.00
- Lake Region Ambulance Service $125.00
- Lakota Ambulance Service $125.00
- Larimore Ambulance Service $125.00
- McVille Ambulance Service $125.00
- Michigan Ambulance Service $125.00
- Northwood Ambulance Service $125.00
- Pembina County Ambulance Service $125.00
- St. Ansgar Hospital Ambulance Service $125.00
- Valley Ambulance & Rescue Squad $125.00
- West Traill Ambulance Service $125.00
- Joshua Amundson $1,500.00
- Patty Clifton $1,250.00
- Emiliano Contreras $1,250.00
- Grace Hesse $425.00
- Jaxon Hesse $400.00
- Daniel Jallo $2,500.00
- Robert Johnson $300.00
- Francine McClendon $300.00
- James Ottem $458.00
- Charles Schwarz $1,250.00
- Raenette Tewes $1,250.00
- Vicki Tresenriter $1,250.00
- Jeff Unterseher $1,250.00
- Thomas Wetzel $1,250.00
- Kassie Wilson $500.00
- Cavalier HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Central Valley HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Dakota Prairie HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Devils Lake HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Drayton HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Fordville-Lankin HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Grafton HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Grand Forks Central HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Griggs County Central HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Larimore HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Midway HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Minto HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Park River HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Red River HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Thompson HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Valley-Edinburg After Prom Party $50.00
- Janet Bennet $500.00
- Dennis Denault $1,000.00
- Grace & Jaxon Hesse $1,500.00
- William Morin $875.00
- Tyler Nakonechney $1,895.00
- Stephanie Nordstrom $500.00
- Gloria Peterson $500.00
- Gloria Seltvedt $1,000.00
- Coleman Stadstad $2,500.00
- Gary Woinarowicz $300.00
- BreAnn Ziegelmann $917.00
- Angela Zimmerman $882.00
- Cooperstown Bible Camp $1,000.00
- Grace Hesse $376.00
- Matthew Houska $400.00
- Anna Magnuson $800.00
- Duane Marynik $1,500.00
- Michael Mertens $2,000.00
- Dick Olsen $1,400.00
- Everly Peterson $2,500.00
- Raenette Tewes $1,250.00
- Gracie DeCoteau $535.00
- Brooke Estvold $429.00
- Deborah Heath $300.00
- Grace Hesse $443.00
- Jaxon Hesse $388.00
- Kierra Hodny $250.00
- Roger & Julie Jackson $2,450.00
- Jose Patlan, Jr $150.00
- Luke Riley $1,000.00
- Charles Schwarz $1,000.00
- Gloria Seltvedt $1,000.00
- Allan Stokka $2,500.00
- Chad Tetrault 1,500.00
- Emmalynn Tomlinson $300.00
- Jeff Unterseher $1,000.00
- Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN $1,000.00
Total $56,273.00