{"id":131197,"date":"2020-05-13T06:22:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T11:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=131197"},"modified":"2020-05-13T06:22:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T11:22:04","slug":"ppec-gives-12600-to-area-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/05\/13\/ppec-gives-12600-to-area-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"PPEC gives $12,600 to area organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PAULDING &#8212;&nbsp;The Coronavirus pandemic has distanced people physically, but Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative members\u2019 hearts are more united than ever. A total of $12,639 in first-quarter donations was distributed to 12 local organizations through the co-op\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ppec.coop\/operation-round-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Operation Round Up<\/a>&nbsp;program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PPEC-donates-to-Synergy-5-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PPEC-donates-to-Synergy-5-2020.jpg 580w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PPEC-donates-to-Synergy-5-2020-550x395.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Synergy Learning Center Director Tony Langhals with staff and students at the S.F. Goedde Building in Van Wert. <em>photo provided<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Participating members \u201cround up\u201d their monthly electric bills to the next dollar, with the extra pennies being used to help fund community charities and groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent donation recipients include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Van Wert Area Performing Arts Foundation; $500 toward their Niswonger Speaker Series<\/li><li>Power2Change, Latty; $1,000 for program supplies and books for those struggling with addiction, working alongside Paulding\u2019s Drug Court<\/li><li>United Way of Putnam County; $750 for children\u2019s books for Dolly Parton\u2019s Imagination Library program<\/li><li>CIN\/Putnam County Special Olympics; $500 for event supplies and assistance<\/li><li>Paulding County EMA; $600 for mass casualty trailer awning and LED night lights<\/li><li>Fort Jennings Volunteer Fire Department; $1,939 for a calibration and bump test machine<\/li><li>Synergy Learning Center, Van Wert; $1,000 for food, clothing, and reward program supplies for students<\/li><li>Western Buckeye Educational Service Center, Paulding; $1,250 for student speaker series on leadership<\/li><li>Middle Point Fireman\u2019s Association; $1,600 for high-visibility neon jackets<\/li><li>United Way of Paulding County; $1,000 for school supply drive, including headsets and backpacks<\/li><li>Putnam County Habitat for Humanity; $1,500 for Critical Home Repair Program<\/li><li>Paulding Schools FFA; $1,000 for hygiene supply closet for students<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Operation Round Up was started in 2010 as a way to give back to PPEC\u2019s communities &#8212; groups in both Ohio and Indiana can apply. A board of trustees, composed of co-op members and separate from the PPEC board, oversees the application process. Organizations can apply for Operation Round Up assistance by contacting Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op at 800.686.2357 or visiting&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ppec.coop\/operation-round-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.ppec.coop\/operation-round-up<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information PAULDING &#8212;&nbsp;The Coronavirus pandemic has distanced people physically, but Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative members\u2019 hearts are more united than ever. A total of $12,639 in first-quarter donations was distributed to 12 local organizations through the co-op\u2019s&nbsp;Operation Round Up&nbsp;program. Participating members \u201cround up\u201d their monthly electric bills to the next dollar, with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 06:35:09","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}