CEC held two pop-op birthday parties at each of its offices (Sanford and Enterprise) on Aug. 2 to commemorate it’s official day its official day of incorporation back in 1944. The organization of CEC dramatically changed rural life in south Alabama forever. It’s hard to imagine how long it would have taken the investor owned utilities to expand into rural areas because there was no profit in such a massive endeavor. Who knows where we would be today without President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal that provided the opportunity for country folks to come together and create electric cooperatives to provide power to themselves and their neighbors when no one else would. CEC is part of a proud heritage that is the remarkable rural electrification of America beginning in the 1930s.
We want to thank our members that stopped by during the little parties to say hi and enjoy a tasty cookie with some of our employees. We also want to the thank the Andalusia Chamber of Commerce and their board members in attendance for helping us spotlight this very important day in our co-op’s history.
We’re not done celebrating and we’re saving the best for last. CEC will be hosting our first annual Member Appreciation Days in late October with food, information booths, door prizes and more. Look for additional details in upcoming issues of Alabama Living.
