CO-OP NEWS
ORU OPERATION ROUND UP OEC FOUNDATION, INC.
OEC Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors
Alan Davenport, president Beckie Turner, vice president Ronnie Fulks, secretary/treasurer Betty Allen • Pat Ragsdale Vivian Gibson • Vickie Gray Carla Kimberling • Travis Scott
Next Meeting www.okcoop.org/oru Applications Due www.okcoop.org/oru Applications available at www.okcoop.org/oru
ORU grant paying dividends for Newcastle Police Department
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he OEC Foundation, Inc. approved a $2,981 grant Aug. 15 for the Newcastle Police Department through the Operation Round Up® (ORU) program. The grant provided two dozen highly advanced flashlights for law enforcement officers, and they’ve already come in handy. “We were able to use the flashlights following an accident on I-44 that occurred around 11:30 p.m. one night in December,” said Newcastle Police Department Chief of Police Gary Norman. “We used them to direct traffic and provide light around the accident, and for emergency services to provide care to those involved in the accident.” The officers have since used the flashlights for other various calls. “Our police department had an incident where they needed to use the flashlights to track an individual with our K-9 unit in the woods for about a mile and a half,” stated Norman. “If we didn’t have the flashlights for either of those instances, we wouldn’t have been able to do our job. The community relies on us to keep them safe and everything that has been given to us helps us do exactly that. We can’t do our job without the assistance of The OEC Foundation and [OEC] members and appreciate everything they have given us.” Continued on page 13 >>
OEC Foundation, Inc. Financial Statement Beginning Balance 3/12/20 ............................. $208,743.06 April deposit ....................... $21,594.96 Checks issued ................... -$17,788.82 Interest .................................... $172.80 Approved, not paid ............ -$30,405.86 Ending balance 4/20/20 .... $182,316.14 Financial Statement by: Amanda Dierking
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Oklahoma Electric Co-op News • May 2020
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