PRECO Charity Provides for Primate Care

December 14, 2011

Through a grant by Operation Round Up Charitable Foundation, the Center For Great Apes (CGA), Wauchula, FL, will provide better living conditions for its primate residents. CGA is a permanent sanctuary for orangutans and chimpanzees that have been retired from the entertainment industry, research or are simply no longer wanted as pets. These animals are provided with a home in a natural setting, where they can live out their days with their own kind.

The grant provides up to $15,000 in matching funds toward CGA’s project to retrofit 12 “ape houses” with weatherproof, self-sealing window enclosures. These houses, primarily used by the animals at night, have aging windows and frames which are warped and no longer have the ability to keep out cold winter air. The new windows are unbreakable, highly energy efficient and will not warp.

Operation Round Up, the charitable arm of Peace River Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Wauchula, considers grants for individuals and organizations in the areas of food, shelter, medical needs, clothing and the environment. The program is funded by more than 29,000 of the cooperative’s members who voluntarily have their power bills ‘rounded up’ to the next dollar.

CGA operates solely on support from memberships, private donors and animal welfare grants. To learn more about Operation Round Up or to download an application, visit Peace River Electric Cooperative’s website www.preco.coop.