Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $13,000 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…
June was Turkey Lovers’ Month and Cooper Farms, as you’d expect, celebrated in a big way. They provided a turkey donation to those in need at the Paulding Senior Center and the Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission for their Summer Food Service Program, established to ensure that children receive nutritious meals in the summer months. The…
The Tinora High School Forestry teacher, Brian Etzler, decided to donate a new hardwood Silver Maple Table with benches to the Paulding County Habitat for Humanity as a fundraiser item. Brian was going to donate the table to the Habitat affiliate in Defiance which has since dissolved, then called Laurie Lucas, who was more than…
The Bargain Bin in Paulding has been around since the 1960’s as a good will facility selling good used items around the area. It started as a rummage sale in the back. It’s beens serving Paulding County Hospital now for over 50 years. Back in February the community welcomed the new Bargain Bin facility located…
The students of WLS collected canned goods for the Woodburn Food Bank during the second quarter of school. A total of 854 pantry items were donated to the Woodburn Food Bank by our students! WLS is blessed to be able to give to our community.
