Fall 2017 ORU Grant Recipients

Thanks to our members who participate in our Operation Round Up (ORU) program, the ORU Foundation awarded $116,550 to local nonprofit agencies serving residents in Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker and Whitfield counties. This total includes more than $39,000 for hunger relief.

Helping Individuals and Families Succeed

• Boynton United Methodist Church / BLESS Sacks, $3,000 
• Chatsworth First United Methodist, $4,000
• Community Housing Resource Corporation $2,500
• Community Resource Center of Chattooga, Inc., $1,000
• DOC-UP Dalton Organization of Churches United for People, $2,000
• East Calhoun Church, $500
• First Fruits Ministry of Northwest Georgia, Inc., $2,250
• Healing Hands Clinic of Gordon County, $6,000
• Here I Am DBA The Care Mission, $2,500
• Lookout Mountain Community Services, $1,500
• Muscular Dystrophy Association of Greater Atlanta $2,400
• North Georgia Community Action, Inc., $4,500
• Northwest Georgia Food Bank- A Division of the Chattanooga Area Food Bank, $3,500
• Northwest Georgia Health Care Partnership, Inc., $3,000
• Nourishing Children in Catoosa- Ringgold UMC, $4,000
• Rock Spring UMC, $2,500
• RossWood, Inc., $2,300
• Safe Kids Georgia DBA Safe Kids Dalton, $1,500
• Spirit Horse Therapeutic Riding Center, Spirithorse at Eagles Rest Ranch, $2,000
• SVdP Georgia/Calhoun Conference, $2,000
• The Center For HOPE Counseling Services, Inc. $3,000
• The D.E.O. Clinic, $2,000
• Upward Life Ministries Inc., $1,500
• Varnell UMC Food Pantry, $3,000
• Woodstation UMC, $3,000 

Enriching Communities Of Northwest Georgia 

• 6th Calvary Museum, $500
• Boynton Lions Club of Ringgold, $500
• Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library, $500
• Creative Arts Guild, Inc., $1,000
• Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library, $500
• Fort Oglethorpe Tourism Association, $500
• Friends of the Zoo, Inc., $3,000
• Habitat For Humanity of Catoosa County, $500
• Habitat For Humanity of Dalton-Whitfield and Murray, $750
• Habitat For Humanity Coosa Valley, $500
• LaFayette Elks Lodge #2018, $500
• Menlo Lions Club, $500
• Murray County Community Christmas, $500
• Rossville Public Library, $500
• Sharing is Caring Community Christmas, $500
• Thrive Regional Partnership, Inc., $3,000
• Walker County Stocking Full of Love, $500
• Whitfield-Murray Historical Society, $1,000

Responding to Emergencies / Crises

• Adventure Bags, Inc., $3,900
• American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia, $2,000
• Catoosa County Foster Parent Association Inc., $2000
• Catoosa County Local Emergency Planning Committee, $600
• Children's Advocacy Center, $1,750
•  Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa & Chattooga Counties, Inc., $5,800
• Four Points, Inc., $1,000
• Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center, Inc., $3,000
• Penfield Christian Homes, Inc., $2,000
• Prevent Child Abuse Gordon County, $500
• Sexual Assault Victim's Advocacy Center, Inc., $2,100

Preparing for the Future

• Boys and Girls Clubs Serving Chattooga, Gordon, Murray, and Whitfield Counties, $2,250
• Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy, Inc., $1,500
• Junior Achievement of Northwest Georgia, $1,500
• Northwest Georgia Council, Boys Scouts of America, $950