The Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation recently awarded $24,550 to 13 local charities through its Operation Round-Up Program.

The charitable organizations that received funding are: The Salvation Army, Malon D. Mimms Boys & Girls Club, Abba House, Sawnee Woman’s Club, St. Vincent de Paul - Dawson, North Fulton Community Charities, Rachel’s Gift Inc., House of Hope North Georgia, The Place of Forsyth County, Friends of Cherokee County Public Library, Mentor Me North Georgia, Sequoyah Instrumental Music Foundation and Children’s Center for Hope and Healing.

The foundation also awarded $7,783.81 to seven teachers at local schools, including Holcomb Bridge Middle School, Piney Grove Middle School, Kilough Elementary School, South Forsyth High School, Black’s Mill Elementary School, Kelly Mill Elementary School and Riverview Middle School.