(Decatur County, IN) – Indiana’s electric cooperatives hosted their annual “Indiana’s Electric Cooperative Community Day” on Friday, October 13. Decatur County REMC joined 21 of Indiana’s electric cooperatives in completing a project that meets a specific need within their service area.
Decatur County REMC employees volunteered for the Decatur County Parks Department and the Greensburg/Decatur County Animal Shelter. They trimmed and cleaned the Charles Buell Trails and completed a variety of projects at the animal shelter (pictured).
Working side-by-side, Indiana’s electric cooperatives will demonstrate one of the core cooperative principles: concern for the community. Nearly 30 unique service projects will be completed. This initiative provides the electric cooperatives the opportunity to use their time, skills, and expertise to make a positive impact throughout the state of Indiana.
“A cooperative’s very reason for existing is to serve its community,” said Decatur County REMC CEO Brett Abplanalp. “Indiana’s Electric Cooperative Community Day is an opportunity for us to work collectively with co-ops around the state toward a single goal of making a positive impact. Investing in the communities we serve is at the forefront of everything we do.”
In addition to Community Day, Indiana’s electric cooperatives are involved with philanthropic activities throughout the State of Indiana and globally.
Through “Project Indiana,” Indiana’s electric cooperatives have been electrifying villages in the poorest areas of Guatemala where there was no electricity available.
Earlier this year, a crew extended electric infrastructure in the village of Pena Roja along the western edge of Guatemala.
Because of the lineworkers’ efforts, 26 homes in the village now have electricity for the first time.
Indiana’s electric cooperatives also annually support Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana with a fundraiser affiliated with its annual meeting.
(Decatur County REMC press release)
