Small change changes lives

Imag­ine the oppor­tu­ni­ty to help the less for­tu­nate in our com­mu­ni­ty with what amounts to lit­tle more than spare change. That’s exact­ly what mem­bers of YEC do when they choose to par­tic­i­pate in Oper­a­tion Round Up.

Mem­bers of YEC have the unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to par­tic­i­pate in an inno­v­a­tive pro­gram that pro­vides fund­ing for all kinds of wor­thy non-prof­it char­i­ties right here at home. It’s admin­is­tered by the York Elec­tric Trust, a board of com­mu­ni­ty lead­ers from YEC who serve on a vol­un­tary basis. The bills of par­tic­i­pat­ing mem­bers are round­ed to the next-high­est dol­lar each month. The extra cents col­lect­ed goes into the Round Up fund. The aver­age con­tri­bu­tion is about six dol­lars a year, and it is tax deductible.

Oper­a­tion Round Up funds stay right here at home, and the guide­lines used for award­ing funds address needs for food, shel­ter, cloth­ing, health­care and oth­er vital com­mu­ni­ty ser­vices. “Because we are a Touch­stone Ener­gy Part­ner, we believe it’s only right that we should work for pos­i­tive change with­in the com­mu­ni­ties we serve,” says Marc Howie, vice pres­i­dent of com­mu­ni­ty devel­op­ment for YEC. “We con­sid­er it both a duty and a priv­i­lege to join with our mem­bers in lever­ag­ing the real power–the pow­er of human connections–for the good of all.”

Since YEC’s Oper­a­tion Round Up pro­gram began in 2000, more than $1.7 mil­lion has been allo­cat­ed. For more infor­ma­tion, vis­it this page or call (803) 684‑4248.
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Oper­a­tion Round Up 
Oper­a­tion Round Up Dis­po­si­tion State­ment