Members of Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services are helping local programs through the co-op’s Operation Round Up program. Grants were approved for three organizations at the cooperative’s January 3 board meeting:  Assistance and Resource Center, Inc. (ARC), $2,000 for housing and transportation needs; Have a Heart, Inc., $3,000 for assistance to purchase a handicapped accessible vehicle; Basics for Local Kids, Inc., $3,000 for winter outerwear for local children in need.  Read more ...