Hot-air balloon, free chicken dinner and live music to headline DEC's annual meeting Aug. 7
Delaware Electric Cooperative will hold its annual community fair and business meeting Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington. During the meeting, members will be treated to a free chicken dinner, have a chance to visit with various community organizations and hear an update on the state of the cooperative from President and CEO Bill Andrew.
More than 5,000 people are expected to attend the 76th annual meeting of the member-owned cooperative. Dinner and the community fair begin at 3 p.m. at The Centre ice rink, and the business meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Dover Building.
Andrew said, “This is an event we look forward to every year. It allows employees of the co-op to connect with members and speak with them about what’s happening in the energy world. Members look forward to the free chicken dinner all year long and so do we.”
Members will be treated to live music from Junior Wilson and the Jones Boys, and they’ll have a chance to see the Touchstone Energy hot-air balloon. DEC is part of Touchstone Energy, an alliance of more than 700 electric cooperatives from across the country.
“We want to visit with as many of our members as possible at the annual meeting. There is a lot to see, the food and entertainment are great and we’ll be giving away billing credits to some members,” said Andrew.
Delaware Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric utility serving 84,000 member-owners in Kent and Sussex counties. For more information go to www.delaware.coop or www.beatthepeak.coop or follow Delaware Electric Cooperative on Twitter and Facebook.
