{"id":145114,"date":"2021-08-22T22:40:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T03:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=145114"},"modified":"2021-08-22T22:40:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T03:40:54","slug":"ppec-donates-13000-to-12-area-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/08\/22\/ppec-donates-13000-to-12-area-charities\/","title":{"rendered":"PPEC donates $13,000 to 12 area charities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Independent staff and submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PAULDING — <\/strong>Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $13,000 to 12 local charities and community projects through the cooperative\u2019s Operation Round Up program. Local recipients included Vantage Career Center\u2019s Toss A Toy program, Van Wert County Habitat for Humanity, and the Van Wert YMCA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Van Wert County Habitat for Humanity was one of 12 recipients of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative’s latest Operation Round Up disbursement. photo provided<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Approximately 80 percent of PPEC members round up their electric bill and donate those pennies to this fund, making a huge impact in the co-op\u2019s northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. Each quarter, the funds are dispensed to local causes that applied for funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most recent donation recipients include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n