Nov 11, 2019 | Local People and Places, News & Announcements, POWER UP Program
Ten Power Up™ Grants Awarded GVEC’s Power Up community grant program continues to grow, with ten more nonprofit organizations receiving approximately $149,796 during the second grant distribution cycle for 2019. These grants, which provide funding assistance for...
Jul 8, 2019 | POWER UP Program, The GVEC Review
How Power Up Started Up Since the first Power Up grant distribution in 2012, more than 2.3 million dollars have helped fund 147 community projects benefiting GVEC members. These projects range from the purchase of life-saving equipment for first responders and medical...
May 28, 2019 | POWER UP Program
You may have seen the pictures and articles in your local newspaper— “Organization Receives Power Up Grant!” You know it’s a grant; you know it has something to do with GVEC—it even has that clever title alluding to electricity. But what is it? Where does all that...
May 8, 2019 | News & Announcements, POWER UP Program
Ten More Power Up Grants Awarded The Power Up community grant program continues to grow, with ten more Power Up grants awarded to nonprofit organizations totaling approximately $165,986. These grants, made possible by the generous donations of GVEC members supporting...
May 6, 2019 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program, The GVEC Review
Rich in History and Memories If you grew up in small-town South Central Texas, chances are you have memories of beating the scalding summer heat at your local community swimming pool. For those in and around the Hallettsville area, the Lavaca Swimming Pool may have...
Feb 12, 2019 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program, The GVEC Review
A Monumental Past Unlike the names of Stephen F. Austin or Sam Houston, Joseph H. Polley’s name probably isn’t familiar to the average Texan. Like South Central Texas itself, however, Polley and his family are deeply connected to the state’s early history. Some of...
