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70th annual meet for CWEMC held
"Since 1936, our cooperative has realized it's been fortunate to serve some of the finest members anywhere," said Stan Wilson, Clarke-Washington's general manager. "Their dedication to support our co-op tonight reaffirms that." As part of the meeting, members re-elected Claudy Harrison Jr. to another three year term as District 5 trustee. He defeated challenger Mickel Shepherd 640 to 203. For one member the night proved particularly fortunate. Michael Knapp of Tibbie won the 2001 Ford 150 pickup truck as the grand prize. The evening also saw the cooperative honor those who helped during the recent hurricane epidemic with a specially minted pewter pin. "To recover from one storm is a job in itself," Wilson said, "But, three major hurricanes in a 12 month period brought forth a lot of heroes, not only from our employees or those dispatched by other utility companies, but from our members, as well." Wilson remembers the response from the communities the co-op serves as nothing more than amazing. "We had members come forward offering lodging for out-of-state workers, churches doing their laundry and numerous people brought food," he said. "They stepped forward for their co-op and we wanted to officially recognize their efforts at our annual meeting." In addition to the pickup truck, several prizes were awarded.
Whether they won prizes or not, our members once again had an opportunity to see the fruits of their labor. Our cooperative has served them for 70 years and another 70 is certainly not out of the question," said Wilson. "We wanted to create a family atmosphere where our members could enjoy themselves, spend some time with their neighbors and learn more about their cooperative," said Wilson. "It may have taken us 70 years, but I think it was one of our best annual meetings yet," he added.
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