PAULDING — Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $13,074 to 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. 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. The average member’s donation is about $6 per year. Each quarter, the funds are dispensed to local causes that applied for funding.
The most recent donation recipients include: Continental Baseball and Softball Club, $700 to purchase two drag mats; Delphos Jefferson Middle School, $1,200 to the Positive Behavior Program as an award to see a movie; LifeWise of Ottawa-Glandorf Schools, $1,000 towards the purchase of a transportation bus; Putnam County 4-H Council, $500 to support the Farm Safety Day event and St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, $2,000 to construct stairs and handrails for new bleachers in the school gymnasium
Operation Round Up was started in 2010 as a way to give back to PPEC’s communities. Organizations can apply for Operation Round Up assistance by contacting Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op’s Marketing and Communications Manager, Samantha Kuhn at [email protected] 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.
