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 Round Up 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 re-education 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 60 percent of the 14,386 members participating. Since the program started, a total of $778,384 has been distributed to individuals and organizations throughout the Nodak Electric service area.
2016 Recipients and Dollar amounts
Doug Clifton 1,000
Jaxon Dietz 490
Jordan Haydon 145
Leslie Hensrud 500
Francine McClendon 600
Christian Nelson 1,137
James Ottem 458
RayAn Osowski 1,000
Lalo Perez 1,000
Luke Riley 2,000
Linda Schwols 1,000
Linda Scott 280
BreAnn Ziegelmann 2,000
Altru Ambulance Service 125
Aneta Ambulance Service 125
Binford Ambulance Service 125
Cooperstown Ambulance Service 125
Drayton Ambulance Service 125
Finley Ambulance Service 125
Fordville Ambulance Service 125
Hillsboro Ambulance Service 125
Hoople Ambulance Service 125
Hope Ambulance Service 125
Lake Region Ambulance Service 125
Lakota Ambulance Service 125
Larimore Ambulance Service 125
McVille Ambulance Service 125
Michigan Ambulance Service 125
Northwood Ambulance Service 125
Pembina County Ambulance Service 125
St. Ansgar Hospital Ambulance Service 125
Valley Ambulance & Rescue Squad 125
West Traill Ambulance Service 125
Grafton HS After Prom Party 50
Devils Lake HS After Prom Party 50
Cavalier HS After Prom Party 50
Central Valley HS After Prom Party 50
Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page HS After Prom Party 50
Park River HS After Prom Party 50
Red River HS After Prom Party 50
Dakota Prairie HS After Prom Party 50
Midway HS After Prom Party 50
Larimore HS After Prom Party 50
Northwood & Hatton HS After Prom Party 50
Edmore HS After Prom Party 50
Thompson HS After Prom Party 50
Valley-Edinburg HS After Prom Party 50
Minto HS After Prom Party 50
Drayton HS After Prom Party 50
Fordville-Lankin HS After Prom Party 50
GF Central HS After Prom Party 50
Myron Anderson 500
Ryan Erickson 165
Alexis Everson 500
Austin Gray 480
Earl Grise 773
Owen Hayden 165
Leslie Johnson 500
Shane Krom 70
Hunter Landreville 750
Carlene Peltier 500
Jazmyn Raysor 650
Connor Soeby 250
Orin Soli 1,000
Kari Spivack 380
Frank Votava 910
Janet Werven 270
Gary Woinarowicz 750
Donnada Aipperspach 1,195
Garrett Barclay 460
Christie Carlson 1,000
Jared Carpenter 2,000
Emiliano Contreras 1,000
Donald Jensen 1,500
Archer Lemer 1,000
Tami Ostlie 500
Tobiason Ripley 630
Nicholas Titus 500
Anthony Wagner 2,000
Leo & Lenore Beauchamp 1,700
Community Violence Intervention Center 1,000
Sylvester Grabinski 550
Robert Laney 284
Gail Nash 135
Debra Nygaard 285
Harlan Strand 1,000