Local before local was cool
W
hether you travel across the country or prefer to stay close to your hometown,
one thing you may be no cing is the emphasis on “Buy Local” campaigns. This is based on one simple fact: It’s important to support busi- nesses that support our community.
Cindy Hefner Manager of Public Relations
The Small Business Administra on and the research fi rm Civic Econom- ics es mate that dollars spent at a locally owned business stay in the community more than three mes longer than money spent at “Big Box” stores, headquartered far away from your hometown. This means your community wealth is more likely to grow by shopping locally.
Consumer coopera ves, like Northeast Oklahoma Electric Coopera ve, have known this forever. We were formed in 1938 by people in this com- munity to serve the people that work and live in this community.
A common expression among cooperators is, “If you’ve seen one co- op, you’ve seen one co-op.” While there are many similari es between co-ops, the fact that we are controlled locally, allowing us to serve your needs, is a cri cally important principle.
The fourth of the Seven Coopera ve Principles is: Autonomy and Inde- pendence. And that is defi ned as follows: Coopera ves are autonomous, self-help organiza ons controlled by their members. If the co-op enters into agreements with other organiza ons or raises capital from external sources, it is done based on terms that ensure democra c control by the members and maintain the coopera ve’s autonomy.
This will allow us to con nue to be the self-help organiza on envisioned by the founders of the modern coopera ve movement.
In other words, for the co-op to stay a co-op it is vitally important we
stay close to you, our members, to ensure we are con nuing to respond to your needs. This could be through increasing energy-effi ciency pro- grams, off ering renewable sources of energy and con nuing our eff orts to support other local businesses, schools and civic organiza ons.
You can be sure Northeast Oklahoma Electric Coopera ve will not be moving our opera ons to Mexico or China, as so many other corpora- ons do. We began right here in northeast Oklahoma, and we plan on being here for a very long me. You can take that to the bank, or be er yet, the credit union – as all credit unions are fi nancial coop- era ves. As always, we welcome your par cipa on and sugges- ons about how we can improve our locally owned and controlled services. ●
LUCKY ACCOUNT NUMBER
Compare this account number to the one that appears on your monthly electric bill. If they match, contact the co-op at 1-800-256-6405, extension 9332, to claim a $25 credit on your electric account.
918767
Please direct all editorial inquiries to Communications Specialist Clint Branham at 800-256-6405 ext. 9340 or email
clint.branham@
neelectric.com.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
If you wish to fi le a Civil Rights program complaint of dis- crimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at
http://www.ascr.usda. gov/complaint_fi
ling_cust.html, or at any USDA offi ce, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information request- ed in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Offi ce of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Av- enue, S. W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at
program.intake@
usda.gov.
Northeast Connection is published monthly to communicate with the members of Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative.
Offi cers and Trustees
PRESIDENT - Dandy A. Risman, District 5 VICE PRESIDENT - John L. Myers, District 4
SECRETARY-TREASURER - Benny L. Seabourn, District 2
ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURER - Everett L. Johnston, District 3 Harold W. Robertson, District 1 Sharron Gay, District 6
James A. Wade, District 7 Bill R. Kimbrell, District 8 Jimmy Caudill, District 9
Management Team Anthony Due, General Manager
Larry Cisneros, P.E., Manager of Engineering Services Susanne Frost, Manager of Offi ce Services Cindy Hefner, Manager of Public Relations Tim Mixson, Manager of Operations
Connie Porter, Manager of Financial Services
Vinita headquarters: Four and a half miles east of Vinita on Highway 60/69 at 27039 South 4440 Road.
Grove offi ce: 212 South Main.
Business hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Offi ces are closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Available 24 hours at: 1-800-256-6405
If you experience an outage: 1. Check your switch or circuit breaker in the house and on the meter pole to be sure the trouble is not on your side of the service.
2. When contacting the cooperative to report an outage, use the name as it appears on your bill, and have both your pole number and account
number ready.
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