PPEC Members Donate $12,925 to 12 Local Organizations

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Paulding County Economic Development; $700 for start-up costs for a new Young Professionals of Paulding County networking and leadership group run by Kristen Schilt.

Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $12,925 to 12 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 School; $1,000 for their positive behavior program.

• Children’s Hunger Alliance; $1,500 for weekend meal boxes for Wayne Trace School students.

• Cornerstone Youth Center, Monroeville, Indiana; $1,500 to replace their building pump.

• First United Methodist Church; $1,000 for Operation Back to School.

• Friends of the Paulding County Parks; $1,000 for portable toilets fees and expenses.

Mad Anthonys Children’s Hope House in Fort Wayne, Indiana, received $1,500 from PPEC members through Operation Round Up to cover local family stays. Pictured here is Development Specialist Leah Smitley.

• Lima Symphony Orchestra; $1,000 to send local students to the Young People’s Concert.

• Mad Anthonys Children’s Hope House, Fort Wayne, Indiana; $1,500 to cover local family hospital stays.

• Paulding County EMA; $825 for Tempest Weather Systems for 3 communities.

• Paulding Local Schools; $900 for a therapy dog, Luna.

• Vantage Career Center’s Toss a Toy Program; $1,000 to purchase Christmas gifts for local kids and families in need.

• Wayne Trace Local Schools; $1,000 for their positive behavior program.

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 annual donation is about $6.

Paulding Local Schools received $900 from PPEC members through Operation Round Up to fund a new therapy dog. Pictured here is Middle School Guidance Counselor Maddie Reinhart with Luna the dog.

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.