Help local students start the school year ready to learn by supporting Stuff the Bus! LREC is serving as a drop-off location for new school supplies. Simply bring your donations to the LREC lobby anytime between now and Labor Day. Every notebook, backpack, pencil, and other school supply helps students in our communities begin the…
October is National Cooperative Month and, in recognition, beginning this month we’re sharing the Seven Cooperative Principles by shining a spotlight on the ways in which LREC is demonstrating each one to our members. Our first featured principle is Concern for Community. A cooperative serves its member-owners best when it operates as more than just…
Fire departments, schools, and food pantries throughout Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s (LREC) service area were among the organizations that received funds during LREC’s recent Operation Round Up (ORU) meeting. A total of $54,720 was awarded to 110 organizations by the Operation Round Up Board of Trustees at the January 6th, 2025 meeting. Organizations receiving funds…
LREC’s Operation Round Up program gives back to local communities in our backyard and across the state by helping those who do good. 10 organizations from the surrounding area were named at the October 7th ORU Board of Trustees meeting as the final award recipients for the year, receiving a total of $34,495. Since 2007,…
The deadline to submit your application for Operation Round Up funding is fast approaching. If you’re a local non-profit or charitable organization needing help with completing projects in your community, now is the time. Details on submitting your organization for consideration can be found in the ‘How To Get Funding’ section on the ORU web…
LREC’s Operation Round Up program gives back to vital organizations doing good in our backyard and across the state. Funds were recently granted to 12 local organizations. A total of $29,325 was awarded by the Operation Round Up Board of Trustees at the July 15th, 2024 meeting. The funds were distributed as follows: Since 2007,…
I am excited to announce we are launching another opportunity for our members to learn more about energy-related issues. This opportunity is “The Energy Corner” (TEC). Members who join the TEC Facebook group will be provided truthful and accurate information on a regular basis. This information will come directly from people who work in the…
Operation Round Up contributions are distributed primarily in the local area served by Lake Region Electric Cooperative. If you know a non-profit, charitable organization in need, please let them know how they can apply. Please complete the online Operation Round Up Request for Funding form found at www.lrec.coop/oru and submit it with documentation for consideration….
Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s (LREC) voluntary charitable fundraising program Operation Round Up (ORU) hosted its quarterly meeting on July 10th. During the meeting, the ORU Board of Trustees awarded a total of $10,000 to the following two local organizations in LREC’s service area: $5,000 to Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity and $5,000 to Hornets Hive…