Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $11,692 to 7 local charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program.
About 80% of PPEC members round up their electric bill and donate those pennies to this fund, making a huge impact in the co-op’s northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana communities.
Participating members round up their monthly electric bill to the next dollar, with the extra pennies being used to help fund charities and groups in their communities. Each quarter, the funds are dispensed to local causes that applied for funding.
The most recent donation recipients include:
• Antwerp Local Schools – Positive Behavior Program; $2,000 to purchase a bookworm vending machine
• Caring & Sharing Food Pantry; $1,294 to purchase a vacuum sealer and shopping carts.
• John Paulding Historical Society; $800 to purchase a digital projector for new programming.
• Kiwanis Club of Paulding County; $2,000 to help fund a new playground at Lela McGuire Jeffery Park.
• LifeWise Academy – Paulding Exempted School; $2,098 to purchase Recap Cards for students.
• MAV Youth Mentoring; $1,500 to support the Buddies program and supper club.
• Paulding County Economic Development; $2,000 to purchase T-shirts for education/career opportunities
Photos of each recipient can be found on PPEC’s Facebook page.
Operation Round Up was started in 2010 as a way to give back to PPEC’s communities. Groups in both Ohio and Indiana can apply.
Organizations can apply for Operation Round Up assistance by contacting Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op’s Marketing and Communications Manager Samantha Kuhn at skuhn@ppec.coop or visiting www.ppec.coop/operation-round. If you want to participate by rounding up your monthly bill, call PPEC’s office at 800-686-2357. The average member’s donation is about $6 per year.
