People Make the Difference
“At Access Energy Cooperative, we exist simply to provide for our members’ needs. It is people who make the difference – the cooperative difference for safe, reliable, efficient service,” stated Kevin Wheeler, General Manager/CEO, during his report to the members of Access Energy Cooperative at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Members at McMillan Park in Mt. Pleasant on August 6th.
Jennifer Lynn Handling and Revolution put on a great show for the evening. Mt. Pleasant Hy-Vee served a great meal, accompanied with homemade ice cream from Hinterland Dairy of Donnellson. Kids enjoyed inflatable activities from Fields of Fun, pony rides by Windy Acres, and Drive-a-Tractor by the Proennecke brothers and Dick McGohan. Henry County Public Health and the Henry County Sheriff’s office displayed information and interacted with members in addition to cooperative employees providing information on electrical safety, SmartHub, energy efficiency, and demand.
“Access Energy Cooperative thoroughly and sincerely appreciates the assistance and participation from every individual and organization who helped make this meeting happen for our members, including those unseen like Quality Equipment, Mt. Pleasant VFW and Fire Dept., Staats, Midwest Old Threshers, City of Mt Pleasant, Lance Refuse, Yotty’s Golf Cars, United Rentals, Printgroup, former employees and spouses of employees, Northeast Missouri Electric Power Cooperative and Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. employees who helped,” adds Kimberly Davis, Director of Member Services and Public Relations for the cooperative.
Following reports from the cooperative officers and Mark Viguet from Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc., during the business portion of the event, election results were reported by the cooperative attorney. Marvin Larson was elected in district one to serve a three-year term. In district two Larry White was elected for a three-year term, and Jerry Barker was elected for a two-year term. William “Bill” Benjamin was elected for a three-year term in district three.
Drawings were held for prizes, including the Grand Prize of a $250 bill credit, won by member Robert Kessel. Dividend checks for 2024 totaling $1,235,090 were available for members to pick up at the meeting. For those who were unable to make it to the meeting, checks will be mailed out the week of August 26th.
Following the meeting, during the annual reorganizational meeting of the board of directors, the following were elected as the officers of the Access Energy Cooperative Board of Directors: President Marvin Larson, Vice President David Hollingsworth, Secretary Michael Holtkamp, and Treasurer Robert P. Smith.