Halifax Helps Awards Grants Just in Time for the Holidays

Posted: December 21, 2023 at 9:32 am

Halifax Helps, Inc., the administrative organization for Operation Round Up® through Halifax Electric Membership Corporation, recently awarded over $17,000 in grants to six local organizations.  

The following organizations received grants at an awards presentation held at Halifax EMC’s Enfield location on Tuesday, December 19, 2023: 

  • Halifax Academy Patron Organization, “Playground of Possibilities” 
  • Historic Episcopal Church of the Advent, “Parish House Updates” 
  • Hollister Community Center, “Building Safety and First Response” 
  • Sylvan Heights Bird Park, “Education Department Programming Augmentation” 
  • New Providence Christian Missionary Baptist Church, “First Aid Response and Safety” 
  • Rho Tau Omega Chapter – Scholarships and Service Projects, Inc., “Special Needs of Childhood: Food and Emotional Sustainability” 

Through the generosity of Halifax EMC members who choose to round their electric bill up to the nearest dollar each month, Halifax Helps has awarded 285 grants totaling over $704,000 to local organizations over the past 15 years. Proof that we can spark change with spare change! 

Halifax Helps was established in 2008 to support community projects that address emergency response, economic development, education, energy efficiency, or the environment. Grants are awarded semi-annually, and the grant guidelines and applications are available at halifaxemc.com. The next deadline for submission is March 29, 2024. 

Pictured: (back row, left to right) June Wollett and Jimmie Silver, Hollister Community Center; Ann Newbern, Historic Episcopal Church of the Advent; Lindsee Dickens, Halifax Academy Patron Organization; (front row) Kim Graybeal, Halifax Academy Patron Organization; Julie Connelly, Sylvan Heights Bird Park; Ginny Franklin and Margaret Bullock, Rho Tau Omega Chapter – Scholarships and Service Projects; and Shauna Davis, New Providence Christian Missionary Baptist Church.