The second quarter 2026 RoundUp grants were recently presented to area groups and organizations. The following organizations and projects received funds:

• Teacher’s Warehouse of Johnson County received $3,500 for supplies for student and teacher needs throughout the school year.

• Missouri River Relief received $1,500 for their Big Muddy Clean Sweep 2026, a series of large-scale, community-driven clean-up events along a stretch of the Missouri River, primarily in Jackson, Lafayette and Saline counties

• The Santa Fe High School FFA chapter received $2,750 to help fund their backsnack program.

• Lafayette County Enterprises received $2,000 to provide signage for their building and recycling lot.

• Helen’s House of Odessa received $2,000 for their back-toschool event providing undergarments and accessories for kids.

• Camp Hope received $1,000 to help support a four-day, threenight family summer camp for families facing disabilities, medical illness or struggling through a difficult season in life.

• Good Neighbors 4-H Club/ Johnson County Missouri Extension Office received $1,797 for an AED and first aid kit to be available at all 4-H and Extension events.

The West Central Electric RoundUp Foundation was established in the fall of 2017 with the first funds being collected in September 2018. Members who participate in the program have their bills rounded up each month to the nearest dollar with proceeds benefiting foundation applicants chosen for funding.

“Participating in Operation RoundUp costs WCE members literally only pennies, but we can do so much good and benefit so many with what amounts to less than a handful of change per month,” RoundUp Foundation President Amy Hoover said. “The maximum any one member could contribute in a year is $11.88, and the average is around $6 or $7 per year. That amounts to less than a fancy cup of coffee.”