Operation Round Up®

Mission Statement
The mission of Palmetto Electric Trust is the accumulation and disbursement of funds for charitable purposes in Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties.

This shall be accomplished by disbursement of funds to individuals and organizations for food, shelter, clothing, health needs and education.

Operation Round Up donations target community needs

The Pametto Electric Trust Board awarded significant donations from January to December 2007. All of these donations are made possible through contributions to Palmetto Electric's Operation Round Up program. Participants donate an average of $6 a year by rounding their electric bills to the next highest dollar. Since 1989, more than $4.1 million has been collected for needy individuals and organizarions in Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton counties.

Click here to view the 2007 donations.

Small Change that changes lives

Since Palmetto Electric Cooperative was formed in 1940, we have been dedicated to improving the quality of life for people in South Carolina's Lowcountry. We do this by not only providing affordable electric service to our customers, but also by our active involvement in a number of important altruistic endeavors.

One of the most successful community service efforts in which we're involved has been the Operation Round Up program. Founded by Palmetto Electric in 1989, Operation Round Up has been an incredibly successful way in which we have been able to help the less fortunate in our community. Through Operation Round Up, Palmetto Electric automatically rounds up a participating member's electric bills to the next highest dollar. For example, a consumer's monthly bill of $52.73 would be automatically rounded up to $53.00, with the additional 27 cents going to the Operation Round Up fund. On an annual basis, we are able to donate roughly six dollars for each participating customer - and that pool of money is then allocated to a variety of worthy causes throughout our service area.

With the possible participation of nearly 61,000 accounts, the money raised through Operation Round Up has the potential to make an overwhelming difference for the less fortunate in our community. In the first 10 years of Operation Round Up, Palmetto Electric raised nearly two million dollars for worthwhile charities, needy individuals, and service organizations.

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