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Medina Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round Up program recently awarded $9,400 to residents throughout its service area.

Sixteen of these recipients, named below, were part of the Operation Grocery Give program and received a $150 gift card to H-E-B to help with the purchase of holiday meals.

 

  • Abigail Garibay – Hebbronville

  • Stephanie Tolentino – Hebbronville

  • Joanna Soliz – Laredo

  • Homero & Magdelena Sanchez – Laredo

  • Gloria Guerra – D’Hanis

  • Mandy Ramirez – Hondo

  • Mary & Jacob Valles – Hondo

  • Michelle & Joe Gomez – Hondo

  • Modesto Morales - Yancey

  • Nathan & Sharon Grissom – Rio Medina

  • Paul Corona – Hondo

  • Rebecca Heyen – Hondo

  • Rose & Jose Chavez – Yancey

  • Wendy Jones – Hondo

  • Ramon Valles – Hondo

  • Terry & Antonio Saldana - Uvalde

 

The ORU committee also awarded $7,000 to residents of Medina, Frio and Webb counties.

  • Luna & Lorenzo Rosana (Laredo) received $500 to offset both monthly and medical bills due to Luna’s disability and Lorenzo’s cancer diagnosis.

  • Eva & Jason Smith (Devine) received $500 to help with groceries for their three children while Jason is out of work due to a knee injury.

  • Richard Bollman (Castroville) received $1,000 to help with medical bills he acquired due to emergency surgery.

  • Logan Elizondo (Pearsall) received $2,000 to help his parents with hotel and travel costs to and from Houston while he undergoes chemotherapy at Texas Children’s Hospital.

  • Steve & Victoria Muennink (Hondo) received $3,000 to help with bills while Victoria is recovering from open heart surgery. The award will also help with the medical bills accrued by their granddaughter who has been in the hospital since May 2019. 

 

Applications for ORU’s general donations are being accepted for 2020 and are due February 1. Applicants do not need to be members of Medina EC but must reside in one of the 17 counties served by the cooperative. Applicants must include a letter of why the donation is needed. For more information and to apply online, visit MedinaEC.org/ORU.

ORU is funded by the generosity of Medina EC members who opt to have their electric bills rounded up to the next whole dollar, by employees who donate through payroll deduction and by donations from individuals or organizations straight to ORU.