L to R: Annette Schreiner, Steve Kahle, Tara Schlatter, George Carter, Sandie Myer , Bob Myer, Erika Willitzer and Adam Brouwer.
PPEC employees raised double the amount expected for the Honor Flight cause. Since January 2016, Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op (PPEC) Employees have been raising funds to sponsor an entire flight for Northeast Indiana’s Honor Flight Chapter. The cost to sponsor an entire flight averages anywhere from $65,000 to $70,000. PPEC decided to raise the funds after learning over 400 veterans were on a waiting list to take the flight to D.C. On June 4, at PPEC’s corporate office in Paulding, Ohio at noon, employees presented Honor Flight with a check for $141,754 90. “It’s overwhelming how our employees and the region came together to make this all happen, but it’s not hard when you have a cause like Honor Flight, “stated CEO, and General Manager George Carter. If you are not familiar with Honor Flight, it is a nonprofit organization created solely to honor America’s veterans for all their sacrifices by flying them to Washington, DC to reflect at their memorials. Community partners and individuals made it all possible by making general donations toward the campaign. PPEC employees also held a raffle for a brand new truck. The winners of the truck were two individuals who purchased a ticket together. Pat Siebeneck of Ayersville and John Saxton of Oakwood were the lucky winners. They decided to take the cash option of $35,000 and have plans to donate a portion of the winnings back to Honor Flight. The exact amount will be released early next week. The second place winner was Vince Buchanan of Leo, Indiana winning $2,000. The third place winner was Eileen Kochensparger of Paulding winning $1,000.
