OUR COMMUNITIES
Youthful Connections
About two dozen youths from Virginia, Maryland and Delaware learned about cooperatives and the communities they serve as part of the 2022 Youth Tour, sponsored by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives.
Pearls of Wisdom
NNEC’s newly elected board member, Jason Kenner, is responsible for the daily operations at one of Virginia’s largest oyster planters and harvesters.
A Helping Hand, A World Away
Concern for Community is the Seventh Cooperative Principle, and ODEC’s employees demonstrate it time and again
Going Solar
Net metering continues to offer cooperative members an alternative option for renewable energy at their homes or farms. Net metering is a billing practice that enables you to receive a credit for the excess generation your renewable fuel generator produces in the month.
Ditch Digging Done Right, Co-op Style
Ditch Digging Done Right DONNA WEST WAS ON HER HANDS AND KNEES, PEELING BACK CLOTS OF DEBRIS AND WET LEAVES at a children’s playground in Murfreesboro, Tenn., when she made a discovery. “It’s a drain,” she said. “I wonder if anyone knew it was here.” Answer: Probably...
A Preacher’s Home, in Perpetuity
January/February 2022Our Communities is a story and picture feature that celebrates the spirit of co-op country. Have a submission that depicts your co-op or community? Contact [email protected]
When 10,000 Leads to 120,000
Millie Winstead tells the story of a woman who sadly informed her last fall that their traditional family contribution to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank wouldn’t be forthcoming in 2020 because she and her husband had been out of work for several months.
Coming Out On Top
November/December 2021Our Communities is a story and picture feature that celebrates the spirit of co-op country. Have a submission that depicts your co-op or community? Contact [email protected] Out On Top ASHLEY KNAPP COULDN’T HELP BUT FEEL A LITTLE TUG...
Youth Tour 2021
September 2021Our Communities is a story and picture feature that celebrates the spirit of co-op country. Have a submission that depicts your co-op or community? Contact [email protected] spirited march on Williamsburg. OF THE MANY THINGS THAT THE GLOBAL...