Friday, April 13, 2018
Youth Camp
If you know of a current 9th, 10th, or 11th grade student that is a
customer of CCPPD that would like to attend the NREA Youth Energy
Leadership Camp July 9-13, 2018, please call for more info at
402-372-2463. Applications are due by May 4, 2018.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Operation Round Up Gives Back
March 2018 CCPPD Operation Round-Up®
The Cuming
County Public Power District Operation Round Up® board members
met March 28, 2018. Following are the organizations that were awarded a total
of $6,350:
Bancroft Rosalie Community School~Skills USA Student Uniforms $450.00
Bancroft Vol Fire & Rescue~Electric Range, Refrigerator, &
Microwave $350.00
Franciscan Care Services~Helmets for the Bicycle Rodeo $500.00
Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D~Sponsor Membership $350.00
Northeast Nebraska Community~Healthy Families Program $250.00
St. Francis Memorial/Inspection Station~Car Seats, Education, etc. $500.00
St. Mary’s Church~Students
to attend Life Teen’s Camp in GA $500.00
St. Wenceslaus School~Coding
to Success Classroom Kits $500.00
VFW Post 8597 (Dodge)~Decorative
Fence near Vet’s Memory Park $250.00
West Point-Beemer Post Prom Committee~Breathalizer Cardboard Tubes $100.00
West Point Beemer History Club~Close-Up Trip for 13 students $1950.00
Wisner Community Senior Citizen Center~Replace Time Clock $200.00
Wisner-Pilger Family Consumer Science Class~Refrigerator $300.00
Wisner- Pilger
Public Schools~Green
Screen Technology Tools $150.00
The money collected for
the fund is from CCPPD customers rounding up their electric bill to the next
dollar. It’s average of six dollars per customer per year. Just over $1,000 is
put into the fund each month.
Area schools have
received over $40,000 and area fire & rescue departments have received over
$17,000 since the program began. Donations ranging from $50-$3,000 have been
made to youth groups, churches, a variety of non-profit organizations, as well
as a few individuals.
Think about it, an
average of six dollars per customer per year has made all of this possible. In
addition to the money, five people volunteer their time to serve on the
Operation Round-Up® Board. Current members are Jackie Smith,
Bancroft area; Brenda Bradfield, Beemer area; Maria Janata, Dodge area; Brenda
Duhsmann, West Point area; and Kristie Borgelt, Wisner area.
The board members discuss
the applications and awards are granted biannually in March and again in
September. Operation Round-Up® funds are available to any person(s), family,
group, organization, or charity within the boundaries of Cuming County Public
Power District. The funding can be used to address a large variety of needsApplications to request funds are available from the
Cuming County Public Power District office, emailed, or online at www.ccppd.com.
There are separate applications for organizations/agencies and individuals
and/or families.
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