Amicalola EMC Donates Money To Cherokee Fire Explorer Program

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation recently donated $7,000 to the Cherokee County Fire Department from its round-up program.

Chief Executive Officer for Amicalola Electric Membership Corporation Todd Payne presented the check to Cherokee County Fire Chief Tim Prather.

The money from the EMC is collected each month from their Operation Round-Up program. Each month, Amicalola EMC “round ups” the electric bill of participating members to the next highest dollar. Since the program began in 1999, the electric cooperative has been able to donate $2.4 million dollars to individuals and charitable organizations within their service area.

Prather said the funds will go into the Fire Explorer Program. The explorer program is a career-based learning opportunity and is open to young men and women ages 14, who have completed the eighth grade and who are not yet 21-years-old, with an interest in learning more about careers in the field of fire and emergency services.

“The primary goals of the program are to help young adults choose a career path within fire and emergency services and to challenge them to become responsible citizens of their communities and country,” Prather said.

Amicalola EMC has been a supporter of the fire department in Cherokee County and has donated thousands of dollars to the fire stations in their service area when the stations were operated by volunteers.