• photo provided OEC Operation Round Up Foundation recently donated to Newcastle Public Schools to help build a strong school supply fund. The donation is helping students from pre-K through middle school to start the year equipped and ready to learn. “We’re so grateful for community partners like OEC who invest in the success of our schools,” said Newcastle Chamber of Commerce CEO/ Executive Director Gayla Riddle. “A huge thank you to OEC’s Operation Round Up Foundation for their incredibly generous donation.” Newcastle Public Schools issued the following statement, “Thank you to our friends at OEC for the donation of funds for school supplies for our students at the elementary and middle school. We are so grateful for your donation.”