MTE Customers Care makes special donation to assist needy members with electric bills

Middle Tennessee Electric’s Customers Care has made special donations to assist needy members with payment of electric bills.

The funds, which came from the cooperative’s Operation Round Up monies, went to the community organizations in MTEMC’s service area that qualify individuals who are eligible for bill payment assistance.

In Williamson County, it was Graceworks that received $20,000; The Community Helpers in Rutherford County received $20,000; Wilson County Community Help Center was the recipient of a $15,000 grant; and Cannon County Senior Citizen’s Center received $2,000.

“Our members who give to ‘Round Up’ made this possible,” MTEMC Vice President of Marketing and Communications Chris Jones said. “Hopefully, this will provide some relief for those who are having a hard time paying their electric bills in an already tough economic climate and during the peak season for high-energy usage.”

It is the responsibility of the MTE Customers Care Board, which is composed of seven MTEMC members, to evaluate grant requests and send the ‘Round Up’ monies back into the communities Middle Tennessee Electric serves.

For more information, members can contact one of the organizations below:

Rutherford County
The Community Helpers
(615) 898-0617

Wilson County
Wilson County Community Help Center
(615) 449-1856

Williamson County
Graceworks
(615) 794-9055

Cannon County
Cannon County Senior Citizens Center
(615) 563-5304

Posted on February 9, 2009.

 

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