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 more than $3,200 for "Christmas for Kids." 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 over 600 children and 800 families in Aglaize and Mercer counties. Donations will help with the purchase of pajamas, socks, gloves, and coats, as well as toothpaste and hygiene products, for local people in need. 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. 

Each organization received $1,070 from Midwest Electric donors. The co-op's Christmas for Kids program was started in 1993 by Midwest Electric's employees and, after 30 years, it's still going strong and continues to grow.