The Power of Connections

CHAPTER SIX

COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY

Electric cooperatives work to improve the quality of life in their communities. They donate time, energy, and resources to charities, schools, and community events and take a leadership role in community development projects. D iane Saale first learned about electric cooperatives in the cafeteria of Wentzville Elementary School. As a young student in the 1970s, she recalls attending school assemblies where she and her classmates witnessed hands-on presentations that explained how electricity powered their daily activities. “Cuivre [CREC] would come in each year and conduct

Diane Saale, CREC’s board chair, opens the 2021 annual meeting at the cooperative’s headquarters in Troy.

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