ORU Board Of Directors Pictured (left to right): Danny Carlson, Pam Montag, Corrine Berg, Margaret Estvold, Trish Schindele, Maureen Puppe and Wayne Reinhart.
Operation Round Up® is a program that rounds up members’ monthly electric bills to the next whole dollar amount. The resulting funds are put into a special account to assist others in need. The funds collected through Operation Round Up are used for a variety of projects, programs and items throughout the Nodak service area.
The Operation Round board meets quarterly and considers each application that has been received since the previous meeting. It awards funds to the applicants based on how well the application fits the original funding guidelines: 1) Individuals or families in crisis; 2) Services – ambulance and fire; 3) Community youth needs with emphasis on permanent benefit; 4) Scholarships with emphasis on reeducation of displaced agricultural people; 5) Senior needs with emphasis on permanent benefit; and 6) No requests for funding of utility and space heating energy will be accepted.
Operation Round Up is a voluntary program with roughly 51% of the 15,137 members participating. Since the program started, a total of $1,071,811 has been distributed to individuals and organizations throughout the Nodak Electric service area.
2022 Recipients
- Mouhtasim Awaleh $268.00
- Janet Bennett $1,399.00
- Joanne Close $2,500.00
- Deandre Davis $995.00
- Jaxon & Grace Hesse $1,500.00
- Simon Knutson $1,000.00
- William Newland $2,195.00
- Pembina Co. Backpack Program $1,000.00
- Altru Ambulance Service $125.00
- Aneta Ambulance Service $125.00
- Binford Ambulance Service $125.00
- Cooperstown Ambulance Service $125.00
- Drayton Ambulance Service $125.00
- Emerado Ambulance Service $125.00
- Finley Ambulance Service $125.00
- Fordville Ambulance Service $125.00
- Hillsboro Ambulance Service $125.00
- Hoople Ambulance Service $125.00
- Hope Ambulance Service $125.00
- Lake Region Ambulance Service $125.00
- Lakota Ambulance Service $125.00
- Larimore Ambulance Service $125.00
- McVille Ambulance Service $125.00
- Michigan Ambulance Service $125.00
- Northwood Ambulance Service $125.00
- Park River Ambulance Service $125.00
- Pembina County Ambulance Service $125.00
- Valley Ambulance & Rescue Squad $125.00
- West Traill Ambulance Service $125.00
- Cavalier HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Central Valley HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Dakota Prairie HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Devils Lake HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Grand Forks Central After Prom Party $50.00
- Hatton-Northwood After Prom Party $50.00
- Larimore HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Minto HS After Prom Party $50.00
- North Border HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Park River HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Red River HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Thompson HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Valley-Edinburg HS After Prom Party $50.00
- Delvina Blake $1,700.00
- Diane Curtiss $2,000.00
- Jamie Dunn $1,200.00
- Gary Edwards $2,000.00
- Robert Gemmill $648.00
- Ava John $1,000.00
- Simon Knutson $1,500.00
- Francine McClendon $750.00
- Dean Skjerven $1,000.00
- Mohammed Alsarray $247.00
- Kyra Burns $100.00
- Ray Helgoe $450.00
- Troy Hruby $1,450.00
- Charlotte Mitchell $2,087.00
- Leila Roberts $2,000.00
- McKinley Salazar $416.00
- Kyanne Stringer $200.00
- Nova Stringer $200.00
- Veterans Honor Flight $3,000.00
- Waris Aden $2,500.00
- Colton Buchls $800.00
- Christmas Angel Program $300.00
- Titus Ewals $240.00
- Theresia Hoffner $2,144.00
- Raymond Merrick $1,714.00
- Joshua Rodriquez $952.00
- Betty Rolland $1,714.00
- BreAnn Ziegelmann $220.00