Operation Round Up was started in 2010 as a way to give back to PPEC’s communities. PPEC members have donated more than $670,435 back to the community since its inception. Groups in both Ohio and Indiana can apply for funding.

The most recent donation recipients, totaling $10,050, included:

• Antwerp Local Schools: $1,000 to provide funding for the junior class trip to Washington, D.C.

• Leaders of Tomorrow 4-H Club: $850 to purchase T-shirts for the Paulding County Fair

• Off the Streets Van Wert County: $1,200 to provide funding for security deposits to get homeless families housing

• Paulding Chamber of Commerce (Leadership in Action group’s service project): $2,000 to repaint structures at the Paulding Reservoir Park

• Paulding High School Quiz Bowl Team: $2,000 to provide funding for hotel and registration for students to compete at Nationals

• Paulding Soil and Water Conservation District: $1,000 to provide funding for the Paulding County Trails Project

• Putnam County 4-H Council: $500 to purchase Farm Safety Day T-shirts

• Van Wert Middle School: $1,500 to purchase Makerspace supplies

Organizations can apply for Operation Round Up assistance by contacting PPEC’s Marketing and Communications Manager Samantha Kuhn at skuhn@ppec.com or visiting ppec.coop/operation-round.

Help support more charitable organizations like these by donating your capital credits to the Operation Round Up fund. Learn more and allocate your funds by visiting PPEC. coop/capital-credits.