October 2025
It’s October and the fall season is in full swing. Throughout our readership area, the leaves are at different stages of changing colors. Check out our Explore More feature on the State Arboretum of Virginia in Boyce, Va., where you can see beautiful trees on full display.
We also get to celebrate National Co-op Month in October. It’s a chance to recognize a unique business model made up of members who collectively own a business by virtue of using the product and/or service.
This month’s Cooperative Focus is about the James Madison University chapter of the nonprofit organization A Moment of Magic. With more than 25 chapters on college campuses nationwide, the group is dedicated to visiting hospitalized and medically vulnerable children while dressed as princesses, superheroes and literary characters — all portrayed by college students. A calling to care for others is a value shared by electric cooperatives, as one of the 7 Cooperative Principles is Concern for Community.
Check out Walton’s Mountain Museum in Schuyler, Va., which faithfully recreates many of the sets used by the makers of the 1970s television show “The Waltons” and features many original props and other memorabilia. Also in this issue, we showcase the wonderful food served at Hanover Tavern, a mainstay in that community since the 1750s.
It is an honor to be part of the electric cooperative family and to have our primary focus be serving our member-owners. We do everything we can to help keep your power on, so you can spend your time enjoying the fall colors.
Brian S. Mosier, President & CEO
Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives