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Honoring Legacy and Powering a Community
The Mary Shuptrine Tootle Scholarship is named in honor of Canoochee EMC’s first employee, whose service helped shape the foundation of the cooperative. Her legacy of dedication, integrity and commitment to excellence is celebrated each year through this award, which recognizes the top scholarship applicant and encourages the pursuit of higher education with a $5,000 gift.
This distinguished scholarship is part of a broader initiative supported by the Canoochee EMC Foundation, which was established by Canoochee EMC members to give back to the communities they call home. The foundation is funded by the Operation Round Up program, in which members voluntarily round up their monthly electric bills to the next dollar. Since its inception in 2001, this small act of generosity has resulted in more than $2 million invested in the local region.
The Canoochee EMC Foundation scholarships, each valued at $4,000, are a direct example of how this collective generosity makes a tangible difference. These funds help students achieve their educational goals and reflect the cooperative spirit that defines Canoochee EMC—neighbors helping neighbors, investing in the future.
