Kosciusko REMC members have donated close to $700,000 to local charitable organizations since the KREMC Operation Round Up® program began in 2003. Six dollars, about what you would pay for a meal at a fast food restaurant, is the average annual amount members who support the program give every year.

The six dollars is collected throughout the year when participating members elect to have their monthly electric bill rounded to the next whole dollar. For example, if the bill is $82.90, it would be rounded up to $83, with a dime going to Operation Round Up. The extra pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters then flow into a fund administered by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation.

Roughly 11,000 members of Kosciusko REMC support Operation Round Up, and that number grows every month. During the last fiscal year (July 1, 2012, to  June 30, 2013) the program distributed $72,619.93 to 39 community groups like the Baker Youth Clubs, which launched satellite after-school programs; Boomerang Backpacks Inc., which provided food for low-income homes; Housing Opportunities of Warsaw Inc., which made home repairs for families; and Multi-Township Emergency Medical Services which bought materials to teach Kosciusko County residents CPR. A full list of 2012-2013 recipients is provided HERE.