Operation Round Up Grants Awarded
August 2020
Hidden Acres – $2,000
Texas Health Resources Foundation – $4,000
Love in Action – $4,000
Myrtle Springs Community Center Project – $2,000
Texas Ramp Project – $5,000
Wills Point Ladies Club – $2,000
July 2020
British Flying Training School Museum – $500
Liberty Baptist Church of Gun Barrel City – $1,000
Martin’s Mill Elementary Backpack Buddy Program – $3,500
Senior Connect – $5,000
June 2020
Children’s Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County, Inc. – $4,000
Serenity Corner – $3,000
Sharing the Love Foundation – $2,500
Star Harbor Operation Give Back – $2,500
Texas Youth Advocates – $1,000
May 2020
East Texas Crisis Center Inc. – $3,000
The King’s Storehouse Food Bank – $5,000
Lila Lane Outreach – $3,000
Manna Inc. Food Bank – $4,000
Sarah Maples Chapter – $2,000
April 2020
Bobwhite Brigade, dba Texas Brigades – $1,000
Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake – $3,000
Lone Star CASA – $3,500
St. Vincent de Paul of St. Edwards Conference – $1,000
March 2020
Celebrate Forever Families – $3,000
The King’s Rein – $2,000
WPISD K-9 for Tiger Kids – $2,500
February 2020
Athens Good Samaritans-Labor of Love – $3,000
Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club – $2,200
First Baptist Church Athens – Bedding Ministry – $2,000
First Baptist Church Eustace Snack Pack Program – $3,000
God’s Helping Hand – $5,000
NOW (Nutrition on the Weekend) Backpack Program – $1,000
Payne Springs Methodist Church Food Pantry – $2,000
Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial – $1,000
January 2020
Eustace Intermediate School – $2,000
Henderson County Food Pantry – $5,000
In His Hands Children’s Home – $5,000
My Pig Filled Life – $750
Shining Light Food Ministry – $5,000
Wills Point ISD Education Foundation – $2,500
December 2019
Tool Community Food Pantry – $3,000
Wills Point Intermediate Back Pack Program – $3,000
Henderson County Rainbow Room – $3,000
Jefferson Street Boxing Club – $1,500
Kaufman County Children’s Shelter – $4,500
Mabank ISD Education Foundation – $3,000
The Refuge at Cedar Creek Lake – $2,000
Still Waters – $2,500
The Library at Cedar Creek Lake – $3,000
November 2019
Kaufman Christian Help Center – $5,000
The Share Center – $2,000
Mabank Area Good Samaritans – $4,000
Manna Food Bank – $4,000
October 2019
Alzheimer’s Coalition of Henderson Co. – $4,000
Henderson Co. 4H Shotgun Sports – $1,000
Jake E’s Riding Round Up – $2,000
Salvation Army of Malakoff Service Extension Unit – $4,000
September 2019
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas – $500
Helping Angels of Kaufman – $4,500
Keep Athens Beautiful – $4,000
Kiwanis Club of Cedar Creek – $4,000
One Man’s Treasure – $3,000
St. Therese Food Pantry – $3,000
Wills Point Junior High Backpack Program – $1,500
August 2019
No. 1 British Flying School Museum – $500
Love in Action/Henderson County Homeless Ministry – $3,000
Wills Point Ladies Club – $3,000
July 2019
Faith in Action Outreach – $5,000
One by One Ministries – $2,500
Pilot Club of Wills Point – $3.000
Texas Ramp Project – $5,000
June 2019
Brownsboro ISD Education Foundation – $2,000
Casey’s Place – $2,000
Hand Up Network (HUN) – $2,500
Henderson 4-H Adult Leader Council – $1,000
Henderson County Young Life – $2,000
Senior Connect – $5,000
Wills Point Middle School Backpack Program – $2,000
May 2019
Lake Area Shared Ministries – $5,000
Lila Lane Outreach – $3,000
REACH Child Placing Agency – $2,000
Texas Youth Advocates – $1,000
April 2019
Athens Labor of Love – $2,500
Caring for Children Foundation of Texas – $2,500
Cheatham Memorial United Methodist Men Ramp Project – $4,000
Henderson County Black History Committee – $2,000
Lake Palestine United Methodist Church – $2,000
Sharing the Love Foundation – $2,500
March 2019
East Texas Crisis Center – $3,000
Eustace Weekend Snack Pack – $3,000
Feeding Kids Right, Inc. – $1,000
Hidden Acres – $1,000
Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake – $2,000
Isaiah 40:31 Foundation – $1,000
Jesus Connection – $4,500
Lone Star Casa – $3,500
Malakoff Education Foundation – $2,500
Salvation Army of Kaufman – $5,000
February 2019
Celebrate Forever Families – $3,000
Crandall ISD Education Foundation – $3,000
Eustace Intermediate School – $2,000
The Family Peace Project – $3,500
Friends of the Henderson Co. Library – $2,500
Friends of the Van Zandt Co. Library – $2,000
God’s Helping Hands Food Ministry – $5,000
Grace House of Cedar Creek Lake – $2,000
Heritage Park Museum of East Texas – $2,500
Hunt County Kids – $2,000
Monday Primary School, Kid’s Closet – $3,000
NOW Backpack Program – $2,000
The King’s Rein – $2,000
Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial – $2,000
January 2019
Henderson County Master Gardeners Assoc. – $1,000
Texas Best Choices Animal Rescue – $1,000
Wills Point Education Foundation – $2,500
December 2018
Wills Point ISD Special Olympics – $3,000
Still Waters – $2,000
Shining Light Food Ministry – $5,000
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center – $2,000
Henderson County Food Pantry – $5,000
Family Resource Center – $3,000
November 2018
Athens Education Foundation – $3,000
Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake – $2,000
In His Hands Children’s Home – $3,000
Keep Athens Beautiful – $3,000
Mabank Area Good Samaritans – $3,000
Manna Food Bank – $3,000
Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch – $1,000
57 Fire Departments throughout TVEC Service Area – $2,500 each
October 2018
Alzheimer’s Coalition of Henderson County – $4,000
E! Terrell Entertainment Series – $2,000
Henderson County Homeless Ministry, DBA Love in Action – $1,500
Kaufman Christian Help Center – $5,000
Kiwanis Club of Cedar Creek Lake – $5,000
Martin’s Mill Elementary School Backpack Program – $3,000
September 2018
Cedar Creek Lake Friends of the Animals – $2,000
Community Food Pantry Tool – $3,000
Helping Angels Kaufman County – $4,000
One Man’s Treasure – $3,000
Malakoff Preservation Society – $1,000
Russell Memorial Methodist Church Blessing Box – $1,500
August 2018
A. Fern Norville Center – $5,000
Children’s Advocacy Center of VZ County – $3,000
Forney Education Foundation – $2,000
Isaiah 40:31 Foundation – $1,000
July 2018
British Flying Training School Museum – $500
East Texas Arboretum – $4,000
Faith in Action Outreach – $5,000
Henderson County Performing Arts – $4,000
The Texas Ramp Project – $5,000
June 2018
East Texas Crisis Center – $3,500
Friends of Riter Hulsey Library (Terrell) – $ 2,000
Murchison PTO – $3,000
Sharing the Love Foundation – $2,500
May 2018
Jake E’s Riding Round Up – $2,000
Kaufman County Senior Connect – $5,000
Living Alternatives (Palestine) – $1,500
The Refuge at Cedar Creek Lake – $2,000
The Share Center – $3,500
United Way of East/Central Texas – $1,000
April 2018
Labor of Love – $2,500
Casey’s Place (Kaufman – $1,500
Hunt County Kids – $2,000
Feeding Kids Right, Inc. – $1,000
Texas Youth Advocates – $1,000
Henderson County Interdenominational Alliance – $500
Cedar Creek Library – $2,500
Hidden Acres – $1,000
The Salvation Army (Kaufman) – $5,000
March 2018
Cheatham Memorial Methodist Church Ramp Program (Wills Point) – $4,000
Edgewood Police Department Child Safety ID Program – $1,500
Henderson County Black History Committee – $2,000
Grace House of Cedar Creek Lake – $2,500
FBC Weekend Snack Pack Program – $3,000
Henderson County 4H Adult Leadership Council – $1,000
Jesus Connection – $4,500
Lake Area Shared Ministries (Quinlan) – $5,000
Lila Lane Outreach – $2,000
Malakoff Teenage Baseball/Softball Assoc. – $500
St. Therese Catholic Charity – $3,000
Terrell ISD Excellence Foundation – $3,000
The Gun Barrel Quilters Guild – $500
February 2018
Forever Families (Kemp) – $3,000
Crandall ISD Education Foundation – $3,000
Eustace Intermediate School Backpack Program – $3,000
Van Zandt County Library – $2,000
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas – $500
God’s Helping Hands (Mabank) – $5,000
Men Unleashed (Athens) – $3,000
The Family Peace Project (Athens) – $3,500
The Kings Rein, Inc (Larue) – $2,000
Men and Ladies of Honor (Wills Point Chapter) – $500
Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial – $2,000
January 2018
No Grant Requests Received
December 2017
Jefferson Street Boxing Club – $1,500
Wills Point ISD Education Foundation – $5,000
Henderson County Food Pantry – $5,000
Athens Teenage Baseball Association – $1,000
November 2017
No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum – $500
Kaufman County Environmental Co-op – $2,000
Forney Education Foundation – $2,000
Keep Athens Beautiful – $3,000
Mabank Area Good Samaritans – $4,000
Wills Point Pilot Club – $3,000
Shining Light Ministry Food Pantry – $5,000
Still Waters – $2,000
October 2017
Cedar Creek Non-Profit Housing-The Genesis Center – $3,000
Henderson County Homeless Ministry – $500
Kaufman County Crime Stoppers – $1,000
Malakoff Education Foundation – $3,000
September 2017
Cedar Creek Friends of the Animals – $2,000
Helping Angels of Kaufman County – $5,000
Henderson County Rainbow Room – $3,000
Kaufman Christian Help Center – $5,000
Kaufman County Master Gardeners – $1,000
Kiwanis Club of Cedar Creek Lake – $5,000
One Man’s Treasure – $4,000
The Purpose Project – $5,000
Wills Point Middle School – $2,000
August 2017
Alzheimer’s Coalition of Henderson County – $5,000
Andrews Center (Canton) – $2,500
Children’s Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County – $3,000
Community Food Pantry of Tool – $3,000
Faith in Action Outreach – $5,000
Friends of the Kaufman County Historical Commission – $500
Lone Star Court Appointed Special Advocates – $3,000
St. Charles Borromeo Food Pantry (Frankston) – $1,000
July 2017 – $4,000
Texas Ramp Project – $4,000
Gun Barrel City Toys for Tots – $2,500
Henderson County Young Life – $3,000
Henderson County Humane Society – $3,000
June 2017
Henderson County Performing Arts Center – $4,000
Kaufman County Storm – $500
Wills Point Ladies Club – $1,000
May 2017
Texas Youth Advocates – $2,000
God’s Helping Hands – $5,000
Henderson County Interdenominational Alliance – $1,800
Henderson County Black History Committee – $2,000
United Way of East and Central Texas – $1,100
Hidden Acres Camp – $3,000
April 2017
Casey’s Place – $2,000
Jake E’s Riding Roundup – $2,000
The King’s Rein – $2,000
Men Unleashed – $3,000
Labor of Love – $5,000
Salvation Army Center, Kaufman – $5,000
The Jesus Connection – $3,000
Monday Primary Kids Clothes Closet – $3,000
Living Alternatives of Palestine – $1,500
March 2017
Friends of Henderson County Library – $2,500
Friends of Van Zandt County Library – $3,000
Cheatham Methodist Ramp Program – $5,000
Kaufman Junior High NOW Backpack Program – $500
Henderson County Master Gardeners – $550
FBC Eustace Snack Pack Program – $3,000
Mabank ISD Education Foundation – $5,000
Wills Point Intermediate STEM lab – $3,000
The Family Peace Project – $5,000
Lila Lane Outreach – $2,000
Gun Barrel City Rainbow Girls – $500
February 2017
CASA of Trinity Valley – $3,000
Lake Area Shared Ministries – $5,000
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas – $1,000
The King’s Storehouse – $5,000
January 2017
Wills Point ISD E.O. Woods Intermediate Backpack Program – $1,500
St. Therese Catholic Charity – $3,000
Mabank Area Good Samaritans – $4,000
Pilot Club of Wills Point – $3,000
Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial – $2,000
Henderson County Food Pantry – $5,000
December 2016
Forever Families – $3,000
Forney Education Leadership Foundation – $2,000
Jefferson Street Boxing Club – $2,000
St. Therese Knights of Columbus – $500
Henderson County Historical Society – October 2016
Grant Amount – $1,500
TVEC Energy Management Advisor Chris Walker, right, presents a grant check to Sarah Brown and Betty Hallowell from the Henderson County Historical Society.
Living Alternatives of Palestine – October 2016
Grant Amount – $2,000
TVEC Public Relations Representative Kari Wilmeth, right, presents a grant check to Living Alternatives representatives Cheryle McCann, Renee Landers and Rachel Chapman.
Men Unleashed – October 2016
Grant Amount – $3,500
TVEC Energy Management Advisor Chris Walker, left, presents a grant check to Corey Rodriguez from Men Unleashed.
One Man’s Treasure- October 2016
Grant Amount – $3,000
One Mans Treasure web TVEC Public Relations Representative Laura Melton presents a grant check to Annette Jenkins from One Man’s Treasure.
Sarah Maples Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution – October 2016
Grant Amount – $1,500
TVEC Public Relations Representative Joy Long, right, presents a grant check to Linda Mynar, left, and Susan Martz-Cothran from the Sarah Maples Chapter.
Shining Light Ministry – October 2016
Grant Amount – $5,000
TVEC Public Relations Representative Joy Long, right, presents a grant check to representatives from the Shining Light Food Ministry in Wills Point. Pictured from left are Brenda Williams, Mike WIlliams, Debbie Burrow, Bobby Burrow and Long.
