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Operation Round Up: 2025 Annual Report

Round Up Grants in 2025

Since 2003, Operation Round Up has supported communities within Whitewater Valley REMC’s six-county service area. Funded entirely by cooperative members’ donations, the program enables the cooperative to give back to the community. In 2025, $29,182 was distributed to 38 non-profit organizations from funds raised by members.

Who Receives Round Up Assistance?

The Trust sincerely appreciates all donations to the program. The mission of the WWVREMC Community Trust, Inc. is to positively impact our community by collecting and distributing funds for charitable activities within the WWVREMC service area. The program aims to support the local community.

GIVE WHERE YOU LIVE!

To support the program, call 765-458-5171 to sign up and “round up” your bill to the nearest dollar. You can also sign up online here. The average donation is approximately 50 cents monthly, or $6 annually, and is usually tax-deductible. Your contributions, combined with those of other members, can make a meaningful difference in the lives of people within the WWVREMC service area.

ROUND UP TRUST BOARD

The Round Up Trust Board consists of Gary Stokes (President), Maya Hughes (Secretary), and Joe Baldwin (Trustee).

  • Abington Township Volunteer Fire Department | $1,000

    Air bottles for SCBA and repairs for cascade to fill air bottles

  • Abington Township Volunteer Fire Department | $2,000

    CPR/First Aid Mannequin Set

  • Alquina Blue Arrows Park | $1,000

    Restrooms and cement patio

  • Boys & Girls Club of Wayne Co | $250

    Backpacks and School Supplies

  • Centerville Class of 2026 After Prom | $500

    Centerville 2025 after prom

  • College Corner Union Elementary School PTO | $500

    Tutoring Program

  • Communities In Schools of Wayne County | $500

    Program expenses

  • Connersville Festivals Committee | $250

    Celebration in the Ville (Music and
    Art Stroll)

  • Connersville Fire Dept | $1,000

    Water Rescue Equipment

  • Connersville Parks and Recreation | $500

    Living Well, Aging Well Program

  • Cope Environmental Center | $250

    Instructor fees for educational workshops

  • Dublin Community Club | $500

    Vape Detectors

  • East Central Indiana Recycling and Reuse Hub | $500

    Promotional materials and expenses

  • East Central Indiana Recycling and Reuse Hub | $1,000

    Office/volunteer room, website

  • Everton Volunteer Fire Dept | $1,000

    Custom covers for equipment on trucks

  • Every Child Can Read | $1,000

    Books for summer bookmobile

  • Family Earth Day | $1,000

    Environmental education fair

  • Friends of Union County Public Library | $500

    Healthy snacks and food during school breaks

  • Imagination Library of Franklin Co | $1,000

    Preschool Books and Postage

  • Laurel Town Park | $1,000

    Veterans Memorial

  • Lil Friends Of the Library Preschool | $500

    Smart Televisions, Ipad Cases, Laptop

  • Love Makes Cent$ | $500

    Voluntary Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site

  • Metamora Community Park | $1,000

    Picnic tables for shelter building in park

  • Metamora Volunteer Fire Dept | $2,000

    Chainsaws and leaf blowers

  • Neighborhood Health Center | $1,500

    Grocery distribution

  • Play in the Park | $500

    Carnival Day

  • Randolph County Youth Leadership Council | $500

    Scholarships

  • Richmond Adult Education | $500

    Events to support GED Programs

  • Scouting America Troop 45 | $1,000

    Summer Camp

  • Short High – Union County Alumni Assoc. | $1,000

    Shelves for Short High School memorabilia

  • Union Co Ag Day | $1,000

    3rd grade Agricultural Education

  • Union County After Prom | $500

    Union County High School After Prom

  • Union County Foundation | $250

    Community Garden

  • Union County Sheriff’s Office | $1,000

    Radios

  • Union County Soil and Water Conservation District | $250

    Aluminum can crusher

  • VFW Auxiliary Post 2014 | $500

    Thanksgiving Dinner for Veterans of Franklin County

  • Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District | $1,200

    Conservation Days

  • Winter Wonderland, Town of Brookville | $232

    Christmas Lights