In April, more than 600 members, guests, and employees attended UEC’s 86th Annual Meeting at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center (EOTEC) in Hermiston, joining us for dinner, an update on the cooperative’s milestones the previous year, Board elections, door prizes and the first presentation of dueling pianos!
Employees greeted hundreds of visitors in October during Member Appreciation Week. Visitors to the Hermiston and Boardman offices received lunch and gifts. New this year, was a luncheon at the Longbranch Cafe in Weston, Ore. In total, over 800 members participated in UEC’s Member Appreciation events as part of National Co-op Month in October.
UEC was awarded the Northwest Public Power Association’s (NWPPA) Overall Excellence in Communications Award on September 20. The award is given to an organization that judges determine had the best overall communications effort in the prior year. This is UEC’s second time receiving the award, and the first utility to ever win the award in consecutive years.