We’ve begun a new thing. Consolidated Cooperative now has a podcast called, “Consolidated Connections.”
We’re a little new at this, and we’re just getting started, but we’re excited to offer another way for you to learn about Consolidated Cooperative and its services. We hope you enjoy our first two episodes. We have many more in store for you. Please feel free to add comments or feedback in the comments section. Thanks for tuning in! Click to listen…
This is a drone flyover of the newly-completed Dollar Tree Distribution Center in Marengo, Ohio. The 1.2 million square foot facility employs approximately 360 people and will service Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Consolidated Cooperative is the center’s primary utility provider, delivering electric and gas services.
Mount Gilead, Ohio — Consolidated Cooperative’s Economic Development Executive, Brad Ebersole, was recently recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow for his contributions to the Rotary Club of Delaware. Brad, a Rotary member, received the honor because of his support for the Delaware Rotary Club’s largest annual fundraiser, Taste of Downtown Delaware.
This was the fourth year for the event that benefitted two local organizations:
The Delaware County Hunger Alliance helps local food pantries, assists with mobile pantry distributions, and spearheads many other projects to help feed those in the community who are without enough food to eat. The Rotary Club of Delaware has donated more than $40,000 to the organization over the past four years. This year, Rotary members presented Delaware County Hunger Alliance with a check for $14,000 raised during Taste of Downtown Delaware.
The Delaware Rotary Foundation supports various community programs, activities, and needs, as well as contributes to local, national and international projects coordinated by the Delaware Rotary Club. Scholarships and grants to area individuals and organizations are made possible as a result of donations, along with volunteer fundraising efforts of Delaware Rotary Club members. In fact, one of the criteria for achieving the status of Paul Harris Fellow is the contribution of at least $1,000 to the foundation.
“I want to express my appreciation to Consolidated Cooperative’s management team for allowing me to dedicate time to such a worthy cause as this year’s Taste of Downtown Delaware,” said Ebersole. “I appreciate the co-op’s support and commitment to community, not only for this event, but for various other projects and events throughout Consolidated’s service territory.”
Ebersole also added, “I am extremely humbled by and grateful for the honor of being named a Paul Harris Fellow. It is such a privilege to serve, and I would like to thank my Rotary peers for the recognition.”
Touchstone Energy Day was August 30, 2019 at the Morrow County Fair!
There were on the hour giveaways from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and our caricature, balloon, and face painting artists from noon – 3 p.m.
Join us next year, just look for the Consolidated Cooperative flags by the Senior Fair office next year on August 28, 2020.
As a valued member of our cooperative, we’re excited to provide you with an exclusive, free membership that has countless benefits.
The Co-op Connections Card offers you valuable discounts on prescriptions, products and services at local businesses, as well as on hotels, rental cars, and more across the U.S. Best of all, it’s FREE for members.
Also, if you are a local business and would like FREE promotion, sign up as a discount provider by emailing service@consolidated.coop.
Every Consolidated Cooperative member receives a free Co-op Connections card. If you are in need of a card give us a call, stop in and pick one up, or print off a temporary card online!
Membership really does have its privileges!
Alesia Tobin and Kate Schmidt, both from Cardington, attended the Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., from June 14-20, as delegates representing Consolidated Cooperative.
The Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour is an annual youth leadership program for high school sophomores and juniors from families served by electric cooperatives. On the trip, delegates visited the nation’s capital and its many famous and historic sites. They also learned about the cooperative business model and met members of Ohio’s congressional delegation on Capitol Hill.
Tobin, the daughter of Nina Cantrell and Ashley and Paul Tobin, and Schmidt, the daughter of Georgeann and Michael Schmidt, were two of 31 delegates from the state of Ohio – and 1,833 delegates from electric co-ops across the country – who participated in this year’s Youth Tour.
Sites on this year’s Youth Tour included the United States Capitol, the Vietnam and Korean War memorials, the Abraham Lincoln and World War II memorials, the Smithsonian Museums of Natural History and American History, the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Center, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Gettysburg battlefield.
Consolidated Cooperative’s President & CEO, Phil Caskey, hosted a Virtual Townhall Meeting for residents of the Village of Ostrander and the Meadows of Mill Creek. The event took place Thursday evening, June 13, with 55 attendees logging in for the meeting.
The topic of discussion for the townhall meeting was Consolidated’s expansion of natural gas service into the Village of Ostrander. The status of the project was discussed, and Caskey responded to questions from attendees. A full replay of the meeting is posted here.
The introduction of co-op scholarship winners and youth tour attendees was a highlight of the most recent Annual Meeting of Members.
Scholarship winners were Madeline Weisburn, Paige Milhon, Nathan Johnson, and Jonathon Gartner; and youth tour winners were Alesia Tobin and Kate Schmidt.
Also, we would like to extend special recognition to Alexa Draper, currently a senior at Buckeye Valley High School. She was awarded a Consolidated scholarship but had to decline it after receiving a full tuition scholarship from Miami University.
Congratulations goes out to Gracie Hinkle for winning the new $500 educational scholarship offered at the meeting. To be considered for the scholarship, entrants had to be a high school senior with their parent or guardian an active member of the co-op, and they had to be present at the annual meeting to win.
During Consolidated Cooperative’s 83rd Annual Meeting of Members, Assistant Secretary Michael Struck announced the results of the recent trustee elections.
• District 1: Kent Kramer
• District 2: Don McCracken
• District 3: Dick Miller
Trustee Struck also thanked election committee members Phil Edwards and Darrin Reiter. Chairman Larry Roof (District 5) then introduced the remaining trustees:
• Don Breece – District 4
• Michael Struck – District 6
• Mike Schuster – District 7
• Mike Huston – District 8
• Mary Fuller – District 9
Economic development initiative designed to help communities plan for dramatic growth in next 30 years
MOUNT GILEAD—Consolidated Cooperative is taking an active lead in local economic development efforts, most recently by participating in the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission’s Insight2050 Academy.
Consolidated Cooperative Economic Development Executive Brad Ebersole attended the six-week series that focused on small and rural communities. Insight2050 is the commission’s effort to prepare Central Ohio for a population influx of more than 1 million people and 300,000 additional jobs in the next 30 years.
“The Insight2050 Academy provided the tools and data about future trends in population, demographics, housing, and land use that I can share with communities to help them plan for smart growth,” Ebersole said. “Consolidated has been involved in local economic development for a long time, but taking part in Insight2050 will allow me to be another important resource for the communities we serve.”
Consolidated Cooperative is often looked to as a trusted advisor for communities, public officials, landowners, and developers, Ebersole said, so the co-op frequently takes advantage of opportunities to expand the expertise those groups rely on.
For more information about Consolidated Cooperative’s economic development initiatives, visit www.consolidated.coop/business/economic-development, or call the co-op at 800-421-5863.
For more information about Insight2050, visit www.morpc.org/program-service/insight2050.
