ST. MARYS, OH (12-20-23) — Midwest Electric takes holiday giving to another level. This year, the electric cooperative’s employees, board directors, and legal counsel joined together to donate $2,790 to three local organizations. The funds went to Mercy Unlimited in Wapakoneta, Our Home Family Resource Center in Celina, and Agape Ministries in St. Marys.

Our Home Family Resource Center and Mercy Unlimited

Picure on the left—Our Home Family Resource Center – Midwest Electric Line Supervisor Bill Carter presents a check to Kevin Draiss, Director of Our Home Family Resource Center in Celina

Picture on the right–Mercy Unlimited – Midwest Electric Apprentice Linemen Paul Pfenning presents a check to Bernadine Rhodes of Mercy Unlimited in Wapakoneta

Agape Ministries – Midwest Electric Line Supervisor Bill Carter presents a check to Patti Hamilton of Agape Ministries of St. Marys along with Paul Pfenning Midwest Electric Apprentice Lineman.

Mercy Unlimited, Our Home Family Resource Center, and Agape Ministries serve more than 600 children and 800 families in Auglaize and Mercer counties. Donations will help with the purchase of pajamas, socks, gloves, and coats for local people in need, as well as toothpaste and hygiene products. Funding will also go toward Weekend Warrior bags to ensure hungry children have food throughout the weekend while at home. Some of the programs funded include help with the purchase of a small toy, gift, or game to brighten a local family’s holiday season.

These donations come as part of the co-op’s Christmas for Kids Program, started in 1993 by Midwest Electric’s employees. After 30 years, the program is still going strong.

To learn more about Agape Ministries in St. Marys, visit http://agapeministriesinc.com/.

For more information about Mercy Unlimited in Wapakoneta, visit http://www.mercyunlimited.org/.

For more information about Our Home Family Resource Center in Celina, visit https://www.ourhomefrc.com/.

Based in St. Marys, Midwest Electric is the not-for-profit, customer-owned electric cooperative serving 11,000 homes, farms, and businesses in Allen, Auglaize, Mercer, Van Wert, Shelby, Putnam, and Darke counties. To learn more, visit www.midwestrec.com.