Five deserving students were recently awarded the GreyStone Power Foundation, Inc. Scholarship, which is funded by Operation Round Up®. Winners of the $3,000 scholarships included students Joshua Barnett, Kelsey Dobbs, Jordan Gunnell, Sarah Kim and Tyler Willingham.
Joshua Barnett, a graduate of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Douglas County High School, will be attending Georgia Tech this fall and plans to major in physics.
Kelsey Dobbs, a graduate of Harvester Christian Academy, attends Auburn University and is majoring in pre-pharmacy. Kelsey was also a Washington Youth Tour delegate for GreyStone in 2009.
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Jordan Gunnell graduated from South Paulding High School and attends the University of West Georgia, where he majors in marketing.
Sarah Kim is a graduate of the IB program at Douglas County High School, and she plans to attend the University of Georgia and major in microbiology.
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Tyler Willingham graduated from Duluth High School and attends Georgia Perimeter College, where she majors in biology/pre-veterinary.
GreyStone members are helping these students reach their education goals by rounding up their power bills to the next dollar each month. There are more than 25,000 members who give to the Operation Round Up program, which costs each participant approximately $6 annually. Since 1999, more than $1.2 million has been raised by GreyStone members for community needs.
In addition to the Foundation Scholarship, Operation Round Up also funds two $2,500 scholarships for two technical college students. The Tim B. Clower scholarship is awarded in honor of a former GreyStone president and his dedication to technical education. West Georgia Technical College and Chattahoochee Technical College representatives select the winning students, who must reside in GreyStone’s service area.
Along with funding scholarships, Operation Round Up provides severely needed funds to nonprofit organizations in our community. Organizations that have received funds in the past include the Boys & Girls Clubs of Douglas and Paulding, Communities in Schools of Douglas County, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Paulding County Cops for Kids and the American Red Cross.
The Foundation Board of Directors decides how to allocate funding for Operation Round Up funds. The group is made up of nine representatives from GreyStone’s service area.
Members who would like to sign up to participate in Operation Round Up can do so online at www.greystonepower.com. Select the Community tab to find the Operation Round Up page.
GreyStone Power serves more than 106,500 members in portions of eight counties, including Paulding, Douglas, Fulton, Cobb, Carroll, Bartow, Fayette and Coweta counties. Learn more at www.greystonepower.com.
