CO-OP CONNECTIONS HIGHLIGHTED AT THE GREAT DARKE COUNTY FAIR

Darke Rural Electric Cooperative kicked off The Great Darke County Fair, promoting the new Co-op Connections® Card program for members. Co-op members were encouraged to shop at participating local businesses and also to use the pharmacy discount that is on the back of the card. Our goal is to provide our members with discounts and help out local businesses at the same time.

With the help of “CFL Charlie,” the compact fluorescent light bulb program was a hit at the fair. If you were unable to collect your CFL bulbs during the fair, you can bring three incandescent bulbs to the cooperative in exchange for three CFL bulbs. Darke REC’s energy display in the coliseum not only featured the compact fluorescent lighting display but also provided information on the EnviroWatts® program, as well as the Kill-A-Watt program, which allows members to borrow an electric use monitor to determine use on different appliances. Also on display was information on Our Energy, Our FutureTM, renewable energy scholarship, Youth Tour and Operation Round-up.

To show our appreciation to our members, as well as the rest of the community, a daily prize was given each day to one child. This year’s winners were Corbin Holzapfel, Seth Barga, Josh Hollinger, Katie Hixenbaugh, Jonathan Nelson, Megan Brown, Chloe Kerns, Austin Martin and Kyler Guillozet. Along with daily prizes, one lucky member received a $150 bill credit. This year’s winner of the $150 bill credit was Dena Wulber of Versailles.

Many of you probably noticed that Darke Rural Electric Cooperative, along with Buckeye Power, the power provider for the 25 electric cooperatives serving Ohio, sponsored other events at the fair this year, including the cheerleading contest and the Gazebo.

Now that another year of the fair has gone by, it goes without saying that it is the members and the community who have made it successful. Being a part of the fair enables us to extend our commitment to the community and show our members exciting steps toward the future of the cooperative.