Midwest Electric donates to DARE, others

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Members of Midwest Electric recently donated $15,475 to nine west-central Ohio charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Community Connection Fund.

Since the program started in 1998, the Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund has provided $904,283 to 729 area projects.

The latest recipients are:

• CALL Food Ministries, Celina — $5,000 to buy refrigeration units for food storage.
• St. Henry EMS — $5,000 to help purchase a generator for the new EMS building.
• New Bremen German Township Fire Department — $1,500 to buy iPad tablets for use in emergency vehicles to work with the Active 9-1-1 app that helps facilitate emergency response.
• Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys — $1,500 to help support the music therapy program for hospice care.
• Celina Baseball Association — $750 to purchase bats and balls for the ACME baseball program.
• Family Life Center of Auglaize County — $675 to buy car seats for the Young Parent program.
• Van Wert County DARE — $500 for supplies and prizes for DARE events.
• Delphos Public Library — $300 to buy cake pans for the cake pan check-out collection.
• Otterbein St. Marys — $250 to buy materials for residents to make blankets that are given to foster children.

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 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 800.962.3830.