Midwest Electric takes holiday giving to another level. This year, the electric cooperative’s employees, board of directors, and legal counsel joined together to donate $3,060 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. 

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 weekends while at home. Some of the programs funded include helping 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 and continues to grow.