Flathead Electric awards safety grants

Flathead Electric’s Roundup for Safety program has awarded $16,400 in grants to seven community safety projects.

These grants include: $2,000 to Christ Lutheran Church for an Americans with Disabilities Act handicap door, $1,500 to the Whitefish School District for radar-detecting speed signs, $1,000 to Pleasant Valley School for an automated external defibrillator (AED), $3,000 for radios at the South Kalispell Fire Department, $6,500 for flooring in the Kila School District, $900 to All Saints Episcopal Church for AED, and $1,500 to Sparrow’s Nest of Northwest Montana for a security system.

Roundup for Safety awards grants to nonprofits in the cooperative’s service area to help pay for safety-related projects. Participating members allow their monthly bills to be “rounded up” to the nearest dollar, with the extra money going into a fund administered by an independent board of directors. Since 1997, the program has awarded more than $3 million to organizations supporting over 900 projects.

If you have a safety hazard in your neighborhood, Flathead Electric’s Roundup for Safety program may be able to help. Roundup for Safety’s board of directors evaluates applications and awards grants to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations to help pay for life-safety projects throughout our service territory.

For more information about Roundup for Safety, call Mike Radel at 751-4429 or visit flatheadelectric.com/roundup/roundup.html.