TVEC Gives Grant to Black History Committee

Pictured are HCBHC President Rev. Joey Baggett, TVEC's Kari Wilmeth, Delanda S. Johnson and Homer Ray Trimble. — Pictured are HCBHC President Rev. Joey Baggett, TVEC’s Kari Wilmeth, Delanda S. Johnson and Homer Ray Trimble.

By Delanda S. Johnson

The Trinity Valley Electric Co-op (TVEC) Charitable Foundation awarded a $2,000 grant to the Henderson County Black History Committee. The grant was awarded on March 24.

The TVEC Charitable Foundation is funded by donations from Operation Round-Up, which is a voluntary program that allows TVEC members to round up their monthly electric bill to the next whole dollar amount. The portion that is rounded up goes to the TVEC Charitable Foundation and may be used to award grants to local charitable organizations.

“This grant from the TVEC Charitable Foundation will go a long way in giving well-deserved Henderson County students who received our scholarships in February their chance to attend college in the fall. We are very thankful for the support the TVEC Charitable Foundation has shown with their donation. As the saying goes, ‘A mind is a terrible thing to waste,'” said Rev. Joey Baggett, president of the Henderson County Black History Committee.