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March 5 Press Release
Members of Midwest Electric Give $15,000 to Local Charities
ST. MARYS, OHIO -- Members of Midwest Electric, Inc., recently donated more than $15,000 to 10 west-central Ohio charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Community Connection Fund.
Since the program began in 1998, the Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund has provided $221,000 to 135 area causes.
The recent Fund recipients include the following:
- Auglaize County Council on Aging, $4,000 to help purchase a vehicle for transporting county residents to medical appointments, grocery stores, pharmacies and other appointments.
- Family Resource Center, Lima, $2,500 to purchase a computer and printer and information hand-outs for the agency’s alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention program for Allen and Auglaize county students.
- St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce, $2,000 to help fund the restoration, renovation and relocation of the historic Nickel Plate Railroad Depot as a Chamber office, visitors’ center and tourist attraction.
- Celina City Schools, $1,500 to purchase books for the HOSTS (Help One Student To Succeed) literacy mentoring program.
- Western Ohio Educational Foundation, $1,000 for the academic excellence scholarship program for Wright State University - Lake Campus.
- Osgood Volunteer Fire Department, $1,000 to purchase two combination fog/straight bore fire hose nozzles that will help the Department save time during fire battles.
- Wings - N - Wheels Youth Hockey, Mercer County, $1,000 to purchase hockey equipment for needy and disadvantaged youth to participate in the youth ministry roller hockey league.
- An individual in Franklin Township, Mercer County, $1,000 to defray the cost of installing an underground cable for a lighthouse that would benefit the south side of Grand Lake.
- St. Marys Professional Firefighters Local 3633, $700 to purchase materials for their elementary school fire prevention and education program, and to purchase a pediatric stretcher for infants and children up to 75 pounds.
- Mercy Unlimited, Wapakoneta, $312.50 to purchase a stainless steel work table for the food pantry
The Midwest Community Connection Fund is a voluntary charitable program. Participating members’ monthly electric bills are rounded up to the next dollar, with the additional pennies deposited in the Fund.
A Board of Trustees, comprised of community members and separate from the Midwest Electric Board of Trustees, oversees the application and allocation process.
Individuals or organizations can obtain an application by contacting Midwest Electric, at 419-394-4110 or 1-800-962-3830.
Based in St. Marys, Midwest Electric is the customer-owned electric cooperative for 10,000 homes, farms and businesses in Allen, Auglaize, Mercer, VanWert, Shelby, Putnam and Darke counties.
Thanks, Matt Berry, Manager, Customer & Community Relations, Midwest Electric.
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