{"id":32045,"date":"2021-02-27T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=32045"},"modified":"2021-02-24T19:12:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T00:12:00","slug":"ppec-members-donate-10060-to-5-local-nw-ohio-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/ppec-members-donate-10060-to-5-local-nw-ohio-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"PPEC Members Donate $10,060 to 5 Local NW Ohio Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Payne Volunteer Fire Department: $2,000 for a positive pressure ventilation fan and cones<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Operation Round Up helps fund Antwerp Schools special needs desks, Payne Fire Department ventilation fan, Paulding pregnancy center course curriculum, and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $10,060 to five local charities and community projects through the cooperative\u2019s Operation Round Up program. About 75% of PPEC members round up their electric bill and donate those pennies to this fund, making a huge impact in the co-op\u2019s northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oakwood Library Association; $2,000 for building maintenance costs for their Cooper Community Branch<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hands of Hope Pregnancy Services in Paulding; $1,900 for new course curriculums<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Synergy Learning Center in Van Wert; $2,000 for food, clothing, and school supplies for students<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operation Round Up was started in 2010 as a way to give back to PPEC\u2019s communities. Groups in both Ohio and Indiana can apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizations can apply for Operation Round Up assistance by contacting Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op\u2019s Communications Coordinator 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\u2019s office at 800-686-2357. The average member\u2019s annual donation is about $6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative is proud to serve more than 12,900 members in Paulding, Putnam, Defiance, Van Wert, and Allen counties in Ohio, and Adams and Allen counties in Indiana. Since 1935, our not-for-profit model has allowed us to provide affordable, reliable, and safe power to rural areas with pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Antwerp Local Schools; $2,160 for six special needs desks
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