Midwest Electric distributes donations to 18 groups

ST. MARYS Members of Midwest Electric recently donated $13,403 to 18 west-central Ohio charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Community Connection Fund.The recent Fund recipients include the following:• St. Marys Township Fire Department, $1,500 to buy new pagers.• YWCA of Van Wert County, $1,500 to help with the summer food program and the transitional living program for area homeless.• Coldwater Fire Department, $1,230 to purchase replacement air bottles.• State of the Heart Hospice, $1,125 to help support Camp BEARable for children grieving the loss of a loved one.• Lima/Allen College Access Program, $1,000 to help fund ACT preparation classes for area high school students.• WTLW-TV, $1,000 toward the digital technology capital campaign.• Mercer County Educational Service Center Pre-school, $925 to buy mats and educational toys.• Northwest Ohio Literacy Council, Lima, $800 to help re-light the office with a more energy-efficient system.• Mercy Unlimited, Wapakoneta, $500 to buy shelving, scales and carts.• Van Wert County DARE, $500 for the summer camp.• Auglaize County Fair Gospel Tent, $500 to sponsor performers.• Operation New Knoxville Cares, $500 for postage to send care boxes to overseas military personnel. • Coldwater High School’s Multiple Disabilities, $499 for an iPad for instruction purposes. • Coldwater Schools’ Speech Language Department, $499 for an iPad for instruction purposes.• Wapakoneta Fire Department, $325 to buy bicycle helmets to give away at this year’s bicycle safety day.• Auglaize County 4-H Shooting Sports, $250 for ammunition and other supplies.