Two days before the 72nd anniversary of D-Day, Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative presented a check to the Northeast Indiana Honor Flight for $141,755.
These funds were the result of five-months of intensive work by our employees and the community supporting our efforts. When people doubted we could raise enough funds for one Honor Flight (about $70,000), our employees saw this as just another challenge. The final total will fund at least two flights.
The Honor Flight is so powerful, so meaningful to our veterans that fundraising was much easier than we thought it would be. In fact, one donor said if we didn’t meet our original goal of $70,000 to let him know and he would write a check to cover the needed amount. When we talked about commitment, that’s the definition of commitment. These are the types of people we have in our community; people that step up for a cause.
I can’t thank everyone in this letter, but I need to give special thanks to two groups. First, to the Honor Flight of Northeast Indiana. There is no more dedicated group, serving veterans that I know of. Second, to our employee committee that made it all happen: Tara Schlatter, Annette Schreiner and Steve Kahle. These three were assisted by Erika Willitzer and they made everything possible.
Finally, I want to thank our broad community for their support. We raised $141,000 because we have community support for our veterans. This community knows the importance of serving our veterans and I am glad that in a small way Paulding Putnam Electric could be a part of this veteran support.
— George Carter, CEO & General Manager, Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative
