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Operation Round Up News: June 2025

Whitewater Valley REMC’s Operation Round Up awarded $18,000 to 22 community organizations in the first half of 2025.

THE FOLLOWING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED GRANTS:

  • Abington Township Volunteer Fire Dept.

    $1,000 | Air bottles for SCBA and repairs for cascade to fill air bottles

  • Alquina Blue Arrows Park

    $1,000 | Restrooms and a cement patio

  • Boys and Girls Club of Wayne County

    $250 | Backpacks and school supplies

  • Centerville Class of 2026 After Prom

    $500 | Centerville 2025 after prom

  • Connersville Festivals Committee

    $250 | Celebration in the Ville (Music and Art Stroll)

  • Connersville Parks and Recreation

    $500 | Living Well, Aging Well Program

  • Every Child Can Read, Inc.

    $1,000 | Books for summer bookmobile

  • Family Earth Day

    $1,000 | Environmental Education Fair

  • Franklin County 4-H

    $750 | Laser tag game for the fair

  • Imagination Library of Franklin County

    $1,000 | Preschool books and postage

  • Laurel Town Park

    $1,000 | Veterans memorial

  • Lil’ Friends Of the Library Preschool

    $500 | Smart televisions, iPad case, and laptop

  • Metamora Community Park

    $1,000 | Picnic tables for the shelter building in the park

  • Metamora Volunteer Fire Department

    $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

  • Short High – Union County Alumni Association

    $1,000 | Shelves for Short High School memorabilia

  • Union County 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

A few cents can make a big impact. If you want to help support local organizations in your community, you can now sign up directly on our website to participate.

Also, remember the next deadline for ORU applications is July 14.

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