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Local teachers awarded $15,286 from Southern Rivers Energy
Bright Ideas: Energizing Innovative Lessons for students
Heather Mayfield was one of many teachers who received gifts and checks
by the Southern Rivers Energy Bright Ideas Brigade.
Southern Rivers En
ergy (SRE) and the South
ern Rivers Energy Trust
Inc. awarded a total of
$15,286 to local teachers
to fund innovative lesson
plans for students.
From a pool of 49
applicants, 19 teach
ers were surprised with
gifts and checks ranging
from $604 to $1,000 by
members of the Bright
Ideas Brigade. This year,
13 different schools in
Lamar, Meriwether, Mon
roe, Pike, Spalding and
Upson counties received
grants. Lamar County
Middle School’s Heather
Mayfield was recently
awarded $699.95.
SRE’s annual Bright
Ideas program gives edu
cators the opportunity to
apply for special project
funds, not often avail
able in tightly budgeted
school systems. Since the
program’s inception in
2007, more than $215,000
has been awarded to lo
cal teachers, giving them
the power to put their
creative teaching ideas
into action.
Earlier in the year, cer
tified teachers in pre-K
through 12th grade (pub
lic or private) in Bibb,
Coweta, Crawford, Lamar,
Meriwether, Monroe,
Pike, Spalding and Upson
counties were asked to
submit proposals for
classroom projects. With
out knowing the names
of schools or the educa
tors involved, two retired
teachers rated requests
according to creativity,
uniqueness of experi
ence, teamwork, goals
and learning objectives,
potential to benefit future
students and student
involvement.
Bright Ideas is funded
through SRE’s Operation
Round Up program, in
which members volun
teer to round up their
monthly electric bill to
the nearest dollar. The
extra change collected
from each participating
member goes to South
ern Rivers Energy Trust
Inc. and is distributed by
a volunteer board in the
form of community and
individual grants, as well
as Bright Ideas grants
and scholarships for lo
cal students.
Kathryn Green, SRE’s
Communications Special
ist says, “Our members
have a unique opportu
nity to enrich the lives
of fellow citizens and
help their communities
thrive just by paying an
even amount on their
power bill each month.
Bright Ideas is just one of
the ways we are able to
give back to our commu
nity through Operation
Round Up. Thank you to
participating members
for helping us make a
difference in our commu
nities.”
Teachers are encour
aged to begin making
plans now for 2022
project submissions. Ap
plications will be avail
able online at southernri-
versenergy.com in April
2022 and must be com
pleted before the begin
ning of September 2022.
The Bright Ideas Brigade
will notify grant winners
in October 2022.
About Operation
Round Up® and the SRE
Trust, Inc.
Operation Round Up is
a Southern Rivers Energy
program that has con
tributed more than $1.5
million to assist chari
table groups, education,
health and safety and
the arts across the nine
counties served by SRE.
This voluntary program
allows SRE to round up
participating members’
electric bills to the next
dollar and donate the
extra change to the
Southern Rivers Energy
Trust, Inc. to be awarded
as charitable community
grants. A board of eleven
volunteer-members
across SRE’s service
area meet bi-monthly to
review applications and
distribute funds accord
ing to the Trust bylaws
and funding guidelines.
Operation Round Up
funds the Bright Ideas
grant program, the SRE
Trust Scholarship pro
gram, and community
and individual grants.
Southern Rivers Ener
gy is a consumer-owned
cooperative providing
electricity and related
services to more than
15,000 member accounts
in Bibb, Coweta, Craw
ford, Lamar, Meriwether,
Monroe, Pike, Spalding
and Upson counties.
Southern
Rivers Energy
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A Touchstone Energy Cooperative
Hope Tree to distribute 200
free Thanksgiving meals
Hope Tree Ministries
director Jimmy Fambro
and Barnesville First Bap
tist Church are teaming
up to offer local residents
“really good” meals on
Thanksgiving day.
The meals will be free
but must be take-out only
and just 200 will be given,
Fambro said. Distribution
starts at 12 noon Nov.
25. Those needing meals
may drive up or walk in
at the church.
Hope Tree is also
involved in helping a
number of families with
children with toys and
clothing for Christmas.
Those wishing to donate
to the Christmas fund
are encouraged to call
678-972-2457 or come by
the Hope Tree Food Bank
at College and Carleeta
Streets.
Fambro reported that
the recent yard sale to
benefit Hope Tree netted
about $1,000, and dona
tions are still coming in.
Donors also can deposit
money at Giant Mart in
the Hope Tree account
to allow people in need
to use the funds to buy
groceries.
“We just want to thank
everyone who helped
with the yard sale, and
the many people who
continue to be loyal sup
porters of the ministries
we do in the community,”
Fambro added.
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Santa Claus & Photo Station
Letters to Santa
Empty Stocking Fund Toy Drive
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In partnership with
The City of Barnesville, Lamar County Health Department,
Hines Prescription Shop and the Empty Stocking Fund.
The Lamar County Health Department and
Hines Prescription Shop will offer free Covid vaccinations.
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