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7/21/2010

Midwest members donate $13,500 to charities

Members of Midwest Electric recently donated $13,500 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 $606,157 to 423 area projects.

The recent Fund recipients include the following:

- The Equestrian Therapy Program, Lima, $2,000 to help fund horse riding sessions for children with disabilities.

- Holy Rosary School, St. Marys, $2,000 to buy books and other learning materials.

- Ft. Recovery Ambassador Club, $1,900 to purchase Civil War re-enactment special effects for the school program.

- Ft. Recovery Band Boosters, $1,900 to buy new band uniforms.

- Joint Township Hospital Foundation, St. Marys, $1,600 to pay for free prostate screenings for 200 men.

- Delphos Canal Commission, $1,000 to update the lighting in display windows.

- American Red Cross - Auglaize County, $953 for a new laptop computer and printer.

- Miss West Central Ohio Scholarship, $900 towards scholarship funds.

- Riverside Art Center, Wapakoneta, $847 for a wireless security system.

- Spencerville Historical Society, $400 to help with a sidewalk for the log cabin project.

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 1-800-962-3830.

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