Midwest Electric donates to local groups

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Members of Midwest Electric recently donated $14,716 to 19 west-central Ohio charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Community Connection Fund. Recipients in Van Wert County include the YMCA and YWCA, Van Wert Area Boychoir, and the local DARE program.

Since the program began in 1998, the Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund has provided $866,201 to 697 area projects.

Local recipients, the amount donated and what the money will be used for, are as follows:

• YWCA of Van Wert County, $1,000 to support the Summer Food and Transitional Housing programs.
• YMCA of Van Wert County, $500 towards the new splash pad at Camp Clay’s Aqua Park.
• Van Wert Area Boychoir, $400 to help purchase a sound system and video equipment.
• Van Wert DARE program, $400 to help with a summer DARE camp.

Other area recipients are as follows:

• State of the Heart Hospice, $2,000 towards Camp BEARable to help children grieving the loss of a loved one.
• Northwest Ohio Literacy Council, $1,616 to help paint the Council building exterior.
• Mercer County Educational Service Center, $1,500 to help buy interactive whiteboard projectors.
• Mercy Unlimited, Wapakoneta, $1,000 to buy safety and storage equipment for the food pantry.
• Bluffton Child Development Center, $1,000 to buy Fire HD7 tablets for educational use.
• Delphos Senior Citizens Inc., $1,000 towards the group’s transportation program.
• Coldwater Elementary School, $750 to buy iPads for educational use.
• Auglaize 4-H Shooting Sports, $750 to purchase shooting and archery supplies.
• Cancer Association of Mercer County, $500 to help buy a new copy machine.
• House of Hope, Celina, $500 to buy materials for this halfway house for recovering addicts.
• Auglaize County Fair Gospel Tent, $400 towards performer fees.
• Big Brothers/Sisters of Mercer, Auglaize & Van Wert counties, $400 to help with paint and carpeting for the new Celina office building.
• Otterbein St. Marys, $400 to buy materials to create quilts that are given to foster children.
• Coleman Behavioral Health, $400 to buy supplies for a fatherhood training program.
• Moulton Gun Club Youth Shooters, $200 for trapshooting supplies.

The Midwest Electric 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, composed of cooperative members but 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 toll-free at 800.962.3830.