The 6th annual Spring Fling Charity Event experienced great community support this year, resulting in a record amount of funds raised for two area outreach organizations. Support came from the best showing yet of collector cars, to a great audience bidding on items during the benefit auction, to another sold-out crowd for the hog roast…
Tag: Donations
PPEC Members Give Back Over $12,000 with Operation Round-Up
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The Operation Round Up Board awarded $12,333.00 to area agencies dedicated to making an impact on the lives of residents in this region. Operation Round Up is a program which allows members to have the option to round up their bills to the nearest dollar every month, with those extra few cents going to benefit…
Library Teens Donate blankets
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A recent teen program sponsored by the Paulding County Carnegie Library Teen Services provided blankets to donate to Veteran’s families in Paulding and Defiance County. Teens stopped by the library and tied fleece blankets together as a project that would benefit their community.
Cooper Farms Makes Donation to Local Food Banks
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Far too many area families go without a hot meal on Easter. In an effort to change that, Cooper Farms donated over 1,200 of their pre-cooked turkey roasts to local food banks across Paulding, Van Wert, Defiance and Mercer counties. Cooper Farms makes countless food donations throughout the year to different organizations, but being able…
Paulding Putnam Electric Co-Op Members Give Back Over $15,000 with Operation Round-Up
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The Operation Round Up Board awarded $15,245 to area agencies dedicated to making an impact on the lives of residents in this region. Operation Round Up is a program which allows members to have the option to round up their bills to the nearest dollar every month, with those extra few cents going to benefit…
Noah’s Ark Fund Supplies Items for Hospice Center
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Generous donations collected at the CHP Hospice dinner/auction in April are enabling the Noah’s Ark Fund at Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center to purchase items to benefit hospice patients and families during their stay at the center. Tisha Fast and Tonia Verville, members of the Noah’s Ark Fund committee, posed recently with some of…
Paulding Putnam Electric Check Presentations Held For Honor Flight
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PAULDING, OH, June 13, 2015–On June 4th, PPEC employees announced they had raised double the amount expected for Northeast Indiana Honor Flight, with the help of course from community members. They ended up raising $144,000. One of the ways they raised the funds was by raffling off a brand new truck. The winners of the…
Honor Flight Donations
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Since January, Paulding Putnam Electric Employees have been raising funds for Honor Flight. June 4th the employees revealed they had raised just over $140,000. Just prior to the June 4th announcement, the following groups made donations to help accomplish the completion of the fundraiser. The amount raised will go to sponsor two full flights out…
Mother Donates Therapy Materials to Wayne Trace in Her Daughter’s Memory
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Gabby’s Gifts, has been created by the generous donation of Maria Roddy in memory of her daughter, Gabriella Roddy, who died in March from complications of Muscle Eye Brain Disease. The lending program houses physical, occupational and speech therapy items. The memorial plaque was donated by Creations for Cancer.
MORE DONATIONS COME IN TO PPEC FOR HONOR FLIGHT
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“I am honored to receive this endorsement from President Obama and Vice President Biden, two leaders who share my strong dedication to fighting for the interests of working people and improving life for the middle class. President Obama and Vice President Biden have stood up for the priorities that matter to our hardworking families and…
EDP Donation Makes Grand New Year for BB
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The Paulding Hospital and the community has been greatly blessed by the Bargain Bin of Paulding County. The Hospital Auxiliary has been working hard on the third location since it’s original opening in 1962. Currently, the facility is housed at 118 Perry St. near the corner of Cherry Street in Paulding, Ohio. The Bargain Bin…
Hearts & Hands Antwerp School Supply Project a Success!
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Hearts & Hands 2015 School Supply Project was a success. “Once again we were able to provide full supply lists for every Antwerp family who came to us. We could not do this without the support and giving by our businesses, churches, and community members,” says Courtney Shull (Hearts & Hands Founder). Though, the hope…
Paulding Putnam Electric Co-Op Members Donate Over $12,000
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For those not familiar with Operation Round Up, the idea is to give members the option of having their bills rounded up to the nearest dollar every month, with those extra few cents going to benefit people in need within the co-op’s service territory. Paulding Putnam began doing Operation Round Up in July 2010. Currently,…
