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Small changes saves lives.
A lit­tle goes a long way to help our com­mu­ni­ty.

YEC mem­bers have a unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to help their neigh­bors who are expe­ri­enc­ing hard­ships. Mem­bers par­tic­i­pat­ing in Oper­a­tion Round Up have their bills round­ed up to the near­est dol­lar in an effort to assist those in need. The aver­age con­tri­bu­tion per mem­ber is $6 a year, and it goes a long way to help many mem­bers who need assis­tance.

Fif­teen local fam­i­lies were assist­ed in August with approx­i­mate­ly $19,673 being donat­ed. Addi­tion­al­ly, four local non-prof­it agen­cies (A Place for Hope, Inc., The Upper Pal­met­to Chap­ter of the Amer­i­can Red Cross, Car­oli­na Com­mu­ni­ty Care and The Chil­dren’s Atten­tion Home, Inc.) received $3,000 each to assist more indi­vid­u­als with imme­di­ate needs.

“Dur­ing some of the most dif­fi­cult eco­nom­ic times, our mem­bers con­tin­ue to donate to a pro­gram that gives all of the mon­ey direct­ly back to the com­mu­ni­ty,” said Marc Howie, vice pres­i­dent of com­mu­ni­ty devel­op­ment. “It is only through their gen­eros­i­ty that we are able to assist in this man­ner.” Since 2000 YEC’s Oper­a­tion Round Up pro­gram has donat­ed more than $1.7 mil­lion to local indi­vid­u­als and orga­ni­za­tions with cru­cial needs such as food, shel­ter, cloth­ing and health­care.

To sign up to con­tribute to Oper­a­tion Round Up, call YEC’s mem­ber ser­vices depart­ment at (803) 684‑4248 or down­load the appli­ca­tion below.

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    Operation Round Up FAQ

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    What do I do if I need help?

    Con­tact local Help agen­cies. Down­load the Agency Help list PDF here

    Cat­e­go­ry: Oper­a­tion Round Up FAQ
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    Are my contributions tax deductible?

    Con­tri­bu­tions to Oper­a­tion Round Up are tax deductible. In Jan­u­ary and Feb­ru­ary, your util­i­ty bill will have a sum­ma­ry of the con­tri­bu­tions you made to Oper­a­tion Round Up dur­ing the pre­vi­ous year.

    Cat­e­go­ry: Oper­a­tion Round Up FAQ
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    Exactly what is this Operation Round Up and more importantly will I recoup the amount that was rounded up?

    Oper­a­tion Round Up is a vol­un­tary con­tri­bu­tion on your elec­tric bill which adds a few pen­nies each month. The most you could ever donate in a year would be $12, but most mem­bers’ dona­tions are around $6 per year. These pen­nies are added togeth­er from all our par­tic­i­pat­ing mem­bers, and York Elec­tric’s Trust Board makes grants to non-prof­it agen­cies who are serv­ing needs in our com­mu­ni­ty. Since 2000, York Elec­tric’s mem­bers have raised approx­i­mate­ly $2.3 mil­lion, and we now have 62% mem­ber par­tic­i­pa­tion.

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    How can I help?

    We make it easy. Sign up by call­ing our mem­ber ser­vices depart­ment at 803–684‑4248, and we’ll sim­ply round your elec­tric bill up to the next high­est dol­lar each month. The extra change — an aver­age of only 50 cents a month or $6 a year — is your con­tri­bu­tion to the pro­gram. If you wish to dis­con­tin­ue your con­tri­bu­tions at any time, sim­ply con­tact YEC.

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    How do I find out to whom the funds were distributed?

    After each quar­ter­ly meet­ing, our web­site is updat­ed with the cur­rent dis­po­si­tion state­ment. Also, we peri­od­i­cal­ly pub­lish updates about Oper­a­tion Round Up in South Car­oli­na Liv­ing mag­a­zine.

    Cat­e­go­ry: Oper­a­tion Round Up FAQ
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