In 2010, the Penny Power program supported:

2010 - 1st Quarter
$2,000 - Adams Co. Farm Bureau: renewable energy resource kit & support materials.
$2,000 - Community Foundation; online grant application & review software.
$1,500 - St. Peters Lutheran Church; tuck pointing on church & bell tower.
$1,000 - CSE Track Task Force; all-weather track at Central High School.
$800 - Boy Scout Troop 35 of Rushville; BBQ grill & gear inventory for a cargo trailer.
$700 - Trinity Lutheran Church; family ministry puppet program.

2010 - 2nd Quarter
$2,000 - Cheerful Home Childcare; physical development equipment for young children.
$800 - Quincy Art Center; Art Mentor Program for K-3.
$750 - Quincy Community Theatre; updates to hearing assistance system.
$710 - Jackson-Lincoln Swimming Complex; concession stand equipment & locks for lockers.
$650 - Clayton Fire District; concrete supplies for new addition.
$650 - Universy of Illinois Extension/Schuyler Co.; improvements to food stand at Schuyler Co. Fairgrounds.

$500 - The First Tee of Great River; SNAG (Starting New at Golf) equipment for schools, park district programs & youth groups.
$500 - American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Adams County; cancer research & education programs.
$500 - Quincy Senior High School; Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) program.
$500 - Adams Co. Firecrackers 4-H; "Meating the Need" program to benefit Community for Christ Assistance Center.
$500 - Adams/Brown 4-H Federation; upgrade 4-H & open goat barn at Adams Co. Fairgrounds.
$200 - Camp Point Co-op 4-H; flowers & shrubs for Camp Point Library.

2010 - 3rd Quarter

$200 - Barry Food Pantry; food for needy families

$300 - T.T.T. Society; books for students from low income families in Brown & Schuyler counties

$500 - Chaddock School; high efficiency washer/dryer for the new cottage

$700 - Two Rivers Resource Conservation and Development; playground equipment at Longlett Park in Camp Point

$875 - Friends of CUSD #4; food for needy families

$500 - Schuyler County Food Basket; food for needy families

$700 - United Way of Adams County; upgrading the lighting fixtures at their new offices in Quincy

$1,200 - Coatsburg Lions Club; first aid building at the Adams County Fairgrounds

$850 - Quincy Junior High School; SMART interactive response system

$500 - Blessed Sacrement Catholic School; books for a guided reading library

$500 - Central Junior High School PBIS Team; implement and support the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports initiative

$600 - St. Dominic’s School; interactive Smart Board

$750 - Rotary Club of Quincy; frozen turkeys for Salvation Army Christmas food baskets

$500 - Gem City Detachment Marine Corps League; Toys for Tots program

2010 - 4th Quarter

$270 - Salvation Army; Thanksgiving dinner for needy families

$415 - Clayton Public Library District; doors for the library

$750 - Big Brothers/Big Sisters of West Central IL; recruitment and background checks

$1,200 - Quanada; computer server hardware for file sharing and security

$1,000 - Community Foundation of the Quincy Area; online grant application software

$800 - Two Rivers Resource Conservation and Development; playground equipment at Longlett Park in Camp Point

$1,500 - Horizons Social Services; food for the soup kitchen and food pantry

$1,500 - St. Brigid Church; kitchen renovations

$1,000 - Retreat House of Ursa; paving parking lot and driveway

The next deadline for applications is April 4, 2011.

If your group or organization is interested in obtaining a Penny Power Grant Application, contact Adams Electric Cooperative at (800) 232-4797.