{"id":28120,"date":"2020-02-04T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=28120"},"modified":"2020-01-28T19:06:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T00:06:53","slug":"paulding-putnam-electric-members-donate-8000-to-6-local-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/paulding-putnam-electric-members-donate-8000-to-6-local-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulding Putnam Electric Members Donate $8,000 to 6 Local Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Six community groups received a total of $8,000 in donations from PPEC members through Operation Round Up this month.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Small coins make a big difference when Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative members join together to fund change in their communities. In fact, $8,000 in fourth-quarter donations was distributed to 6 local organizations through the co-op\u2019s Operation Round Up program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participating members \u201cround up\u201d their monthly electric bills to the next dollar, with the extra pennies being used to help fund community charities and groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most recent recipients include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Wayne Trace Schools: $1,000 to purchase food for Blessings in a Backpack program to feed hungry students on weekends<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Habitat for Humanity of Paulding County: $2,500 toward a home build for an elderly man in Grover Hill, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 M.A.V. Youth Mentoring; $1,000 support Van Wert County programs like lunch and supper club, and STEM materials for mentorships<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Payne Volunteer Fire Department; $1,500 to purchase 22 rescue extrication gloves and a stationary bike for the on-call staff\u2019s fitness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Paulding Soil and Water Conservation District; $1,000 for 5th grade Field Day event<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Putnam County 4-H Council; $1,000 for 21st annual Farm Safety Program for Putnam County 3rd graders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operation Round Up was started in 2010 as a way to give back to PPEC \u2019s communities \u2013 groups in both Ohio and Indiana can apply. A board of trustees, composed of co-op members and separate from the PPEC board, oversees the application process. Organizations can apply for Operation Round Up assistance by contacting Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op at 1-800-686-2357 or visiting www.ppec.coop\/operation-round-up. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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