Funding Received
Thanks to the generosity of members who participate in Operation Round Up, much good has been done in the community through the funds awarded from the People Fund. Below is a listing of some awards granted for 2003-2006.

2006

• $500 to the Northmor Local School District to send ten students from Johnsville Elementary School’s MH Unit to therapy classes at Raemelton Therapeutic Equestrian Center.
• $5,000 to The Council for Older Adults- Funding will be used to support the critical service of home delivered meals.
• $5,000 to the Fredericktown Joint Emergency Ambulance District to help fund a generator receptacle for the emergency shelter.
• $1400 Whetstone Industries- funds will be utilized to purchase a shed and two portable container for newspaper drop off sites for individuals who do not have recycling service.
• $2500 Ohio Chautauqua in Delaware- Funds are to assist in the marketing of The Ohio Chautauqua.
• $90 to the Hartford Volunteer Fire Department- The funds will be used to assist the fire department in distributing “File of Life” cards to the residents that they serve.
• $5,000 to the Morrow County Health Coalition- Funding will be used to purchase t-shirts and pedometers for over 500 participants at the kick-off event of the Morrow in Motion Campaign.
• $5,000 to the Common Ground Free Store Ministries- Funds will be used for initial start-up costs for the renovation and preparation of the Common Ground Free Store.
• $5000 to I CAN Go To College- Funds will be used for regional expansion in Delaware and Morrow Counties, and to purchase books, notebooks, inserts, brochures, and access center supplies.
• $5,000 to The Literacy Coalition ofDelaware County for the“Lunch Buddies” program at BuckeyeValley Elementary School.
• $2,500 to Delaware CreativeHousing, Inc.for the purchase of a landscapetrailer.
• $3,700 to the FredericktownCommunity Library to purchase computers, printers, and a digital camera for their expansion oftheir community computer lab.

2005

• $661 to Grady Memorial Hospital for bleachers for Kids Safety Scene at the Delaware Joint Vocational School.
• $1,100 to Buckeye Valley School District for AED cabinets for each of the five school buildings.
• $1,500 to Andrews House for a tape media backup and five tapes to backup computer files.
• $3,000 to an individual for repairs to a mobile home providing the structure can be repaired.
• $1,750 to Recovery and Prevention Resources of Delaware/Morrow County for 25 Freedom from Smoking kits and 25 Nicotine Replacement vouchers.
• $4,797 to Delaware Speech and Hearing for equipment (computer, software, swing and more) for the Exceptional Children’s Autism Scholarship program.
• $4,850 to Morrow County Historical Society for the installation of a handicap-accessible ramp and porch entrance.
• $4,018 to the Ohio Retreat Center to replace water heaters and a waterline.
• $4,500 to Selover Public Library to fund wireless access point, projector and notebook computer.
• $140 to Morrow County MRDD for two glucometer units and test strips.
• $2,500 to Morrow County Agricultural Society to purchase paint for three buildings on the fairgrounds.
• $2,265 to the Village of Edison to fund the purchase of an emergency siren controller.
• $3,750 to the Community Library of Sunbury for five laptop computers to provide computer training to patrons in the library’s classroom.
• $3,160 to the Humane Society of Morrow County for 10 kennels and 10 portable crates for the Society’s animal shelter.
• $1,332 to the Northmor Local School District for 360 bicycle helmets used in conjunction with a bicycle safety program.
• $900 to the Prairie Nature Center at the Ohio State University in Marion to replace picnic tables that were destroyed by arson.
• $705 to Morrow County Community Action for a freezer and shelving units for the food pantry.
• $5,000 to the Delaware General Health District helped provide for a mascot to promote a new program on food safety and education.
• $1,026 to Girl Scout Troop 1991 for funds to help promote their “Health Awareness Fair”.
• $4,000 to Gilead Christian School for their resource program supplies.
• $4,000 to the Clothes Closet to purchase clothes, racks, hangers, shelves, storage bins, computer, and lumber to build dressing rooms.
• $2,500 to The Arts Castle to replace a skylight and refinish a damaged ballroom floor.
• $1,000 to The Arc of Morrow County for the Walk-n-Roll-athon.
• $2,500 to the Johnsville Fire Department for the insulation of a metal pole building.
• $5,000 to Habitat for Humanity for the purchase of a new tool trailer.

2004

• Marion Goodwill Industries – $5,000 to help provide vehicles for the Good Wheels program. 
• Recovery Alternative School - $3,000 to help defray some of the costs of transportation, lodging and food for students and staff to attend the Pride Youth Conference.
• Delaware County Habitat for Humanity - $5,000 for signage, flyers, a computer and copier to start up Restore, a facility that sells reusable building materials. 
• The Ohio State University at Marion - $1,000 to market Chautauqua, an educational program, to residents of counties outside Marion county, including Delaware and Morrow counties.
• Buckeye Valley High School - $500 to help defray the cost of their annual Christmas luncheon and program for over 400 senior citizens in the community. 
• Delaware County Cultural Arts Center - $5,000 to help pay some of the costs to renovate the Painting & Drawing studio. 
• Bright Beginnings Preschool - $1,125 to purchase educational teaching resources and materials to start up the new preschool in the Marengo area.
• Individual - $2,500 to help defray some of the cost of a used van with a wheelchair lift for a disabled individual who has multiple sclerosis.
• Delaware County American Red Cross - $5,000 to help expand the Basic Aid Training for first aid to 4^th through 6^th graders in the county.
• Heritage Day Health Centers - $1,000 for construction of an interior (key padded) half gate at the day care center in Delaware to ensure the safety and security of clients.
• Centerburg Baseball Softball Little League Association - $2,000 to help purchase and install lights at the Centerburg Memorial Park ball field.  
• Senior Services for Independent Living of Delaware County - $600 for memory journals for Senior Companion clients and home care clients to record events of their life for family members.
• Individual - $600 for a computer for a grandson whom the grandparent home schools due to the child’s disabilities. 
• Sunbury/Big Walnut Chamber of Commerce - $2,825 to fund the purchase of a computer, software and website design in order to create a website for the Chamber.
• Hartford Volunteer Fire Department - $799 for a multi-gas detector and $1,245 for a CPAP device to help those experiencing congestive heart failure, pulmonary edema or asthma. 
• Child - $450 for 10 weeks of therapy for a three-year-old child who has spastic quad cerebral palsy. 
• The Disciple Shop - $5,000 to help defray badly needed renovations to this facility that helps clothe those in need. 
• Literacy Coalition of Delaware County - $900 to help purchase bookshelves for books currently stored in boxes 
• Delaware County Friends of the Trail - $4,480 to pay for fencing to help expand the multi-purpose trail going through Delaware County near Sunbury Ohio. 
• Delaware City Schools - $750 to help implement an oral-motor/sensory integration treatment program for children in grades five through eight in Delaware County. 
• Westerville Division of Fire - $261 to help purchase infant car seats for those that participate in the infant seat education/installation program. 
• Individual - $1,000 to help defray the cost of a husband’s cremation expenses for an individual in financial need, who is also raising a grandchild. 
• Mt. Gilead Fire Department - $1,600 to purchase an automatic electric defibrillator unit that can help save the life of someone experiencing a heart attack. 
• Helpline of Delaware & Morrow Counties - $5,000 to purchase a refurbished copier and a laptop computer in order to provide training workshops for volunteers and organizations in the community. 
• Fort Morrow Consolidated Fire District - $2,000 to purchase a generator and portable lights so the fire department has lighting to response to night emergencies better.

2003

• $4,800 to Morrow County MRDD for two automatic electronic defibrillators and cabinets
• $500 to an individual for a refrigerator and food
• $3,000 to Fort Morrow Consolidated Fire District for an air cascade system
• $4,000 to Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center to open an autism unit in Morrow County
• $450 to an individual child for therapeutic equestrian riding lessons
• $400 to an individual for a refrigerator
• $4,350 to Delaware County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) program for child advocate service
• $1,750 to the Andrews House to help with network/software for their Computer Learning Center
• $2,302 to Morrow County Health Department for two automatic electronic defibrillators
• $4,000 to Centerburg Board of Education to help build a community wellness center
• $4,000 to Delaware County American Red Cross for emergency vehicle
• $1,000 for five children to attend Raemelton Therapeutic Equestrian Center
• $4,000 for the Hartford County Jr. Fair building construction
• $3,000 to Helpline for two computers for their Connections Volunteer Center
• $3,500 to Mount Gilead Fire Department for thermal imaging camera
• $1,120 to Marengo United Methodist Church for basketball hoops for family center
• $497 to Morrow County Park District Board for park signage
• $2,500 to Reach Out and Read Ohio for expansion of program to Morrow County