{"id":29177,"date":"2020-05-20T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=29177"},"modified":"2020-05-19T09:55:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T13:55:24","slug":"ppec-members-donate-12639-to-12-local-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/ppec-members-donate-12639-to-12-local-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"PPEC Members donate $12,639 to 12 local groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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United Way of Paulding County\u2019s Lora Lyons had a little helper in the office after receiving their $1,000 check from PPEC. The funds will be used for a school supply drive, which includes headsets and backpacks.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Coronavirus pandemic has distanced people physically \u2013 but Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative members\u2019 hearts are more united than ever. A total of $12,639 in first-quarter donations was distributed to 12 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 donation recipients include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Wert Area Performing Arts Foundation; $500 toward their Niswonger Speaker Series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power2Change, Latty; $1,000 for program supplies and books for those struggling with addiction, working alongside Paulding\u2019s Drug Court<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Way of Putnam County; $750 for children\u2019s books for Dolly Parton\u2019s Imagination Library program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CIN\/Putnam County Special Olympics; $500 for event supplies and assistance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paulding County EMA; $600 for mass casualty trailer awning and LED night lights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Jennings Volunteer Fire Department; $1,939 for a calibration and bump test machine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synergy Learning Center, Van Wert; $1,000 for food, clothing and reward program supplies for students<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Western Buckeye Educational Service Center, Paulding; $1,250 for student speaker series on leadership<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middle Point Fireman\u2019s Association; $1,600 for high-visibility neon jackets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Way of Paulding County; $1,000 for school supply drive, including headsets and backpacks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putnam County Habitat for Humanity; $1,500, Critical Home Repair Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paulding Schools FFA; $1,000 for hygiene supply closet for students<\/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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SYNERGY Learning Center Staff Members were excited to accept a $1,000.00 check from Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative\u2019s Operation Round Up Board. This money will be used for students\u2019 food, clothing, supplies, and reward programs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The Coronavirus pandemic has distanced people physically \u2013 but Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative members\u2019 hearts are more united than ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/United-Way-of-Paulding-county-ORU-grant-thank-you-April-2020.jpg?fit=666%2C455&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YQd9-7AB","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 17:30:30","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}