SCAM ALERT! by NHEC | Feb 16, 2017 | UncategorizedWe’re getting reports from Derry/Londonderry of Co-op members being approached in their homes by people asking for electric account numbers, social security numbers and other personal information. They may be representing that they work for NHEC or another utility. NHEC employees do not ask to see your electric bill or for personal information when visiting members’ homes. All NHEC employees carry company identification and drive vehicles that are clearly marked with the NHEC logo. If you have any question about the identity of an NHEC employee, or someone claiming to represent NHEC, please call 1-800-698-2007 at any time. Do not provide any information to anyone who appears at your door with solicitations. If possible get a description of the vehicle and individuals soliciting the information and call your local police.
February BOD Meeting Moved to March 7 by NHEC | Feb 14, 2017 | UncategorizedThe February meeting of the NHEC Board of Directors, originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 28, 2017, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 7, 2017. The meeting will be held at the Cooperative’s office at 287 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH.
Colebrook Mobile Food Pantry Feb. 25 by NHEC | Feb 8, 2017 | UncategorizedCOLEBROOK, NH – New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) and the New Hampshire Food Bank will partner to distribute food to New Hampshire residents in need in the greater Colebrook area via a mobile food pantry on Saturday, February 25th at noon at the Colebrook Elementary School. For the sixth year in a row, the NHEC Foundation has provided a $5,000 grant to fund the Colebrook mobile food pantry. Volunteers from both sponsoring organizations will be on site to help unload and distribute the food to those in need at the school, which is located at 27 Dumont Street in Colebrook. The mobile food pantry plans to provide approximately 15,000 pounds of food, the equivalent of about 12,500 meals, to New Hampshire residents in Colebrook and surrounding towns on February 25th. NH Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities NH, is the only food bank in the state and is the main source of food for dozens of food pantries across the state.
Feb. 15 Deadline Set for Board Candidate Nominations by NHEC | Feb 2, 2017 | UncategorizedPLYMOUTH – Members of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Co-op) interested in being considered for nomination to the Board of Directors should submit their material to the Nominating Committee by 4:30 p.m. on February 15, 2017. More information about the Director election process is available here. “The Co-op seeks highly qualified members with diverse personal, professional and geographical backgrounds, as well as broad education and experience,” says Steve Camerino, President/CEO at the Co-op. “As a member-owned, non-profit organization, serving on the Board of Directors is one of the ways members have a direct impact on how this democratically controlled organization is run. It is an important and rewarding job.” Board members are elected to three-year terms. Three of the 11 seats are up for election this year. Election ballots will be sent to all members in May, with members also having the opportunity to vote electronically. Those elected will be seated at the Annual Meeting of Members, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The Nominating Committee meets numerous times to review the applications and interview candidates for the Board of Directors. After completing the process, they nominate a slate of candidates to be included on the ballot. The candidates selected will be identified on the ballot as having been nominated by the Nominating Committee. If you are interested in applying, contact Sharon Yeaton at 603-536-8801 or yeatons@nhec.com for a candidate packet.
2016 NHEC Foundation Grants Awarded by NHEC | Jan 30, 2017 | UncategorizedYour small change is helping change lives! Below is the list of grants awarded in 2016 by the NHEC Foundation. More than 40,000 NHEC members help fund the NHEC Foundation through the Round Up Program. When you enroll in Round Up, your monthly electric bill is rounded up to the next dollar with the proceeds benefiting the Foundation. Not a Round Up member? Click here to enroll! American Red Cross $10,000 Artistic Roots Cooperative Gallery $625 Barnstormers Theatre, Inc $5,000 Bridge House $10,000 Circle Program $4,000 Communities for Alcohol and Drug-Free Youth (CADY) $5,000 Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) $3,000 David’s House $3,025 Easter Seals NH $2,500 First Star Tonight $1,101 Friends of Meredith Parks & Recreation $500 Got Lunch! Colebrook $2,000 Got Lunch! Rumney $2,000 Governor Wentworth School’s Out Program $5,000 Interlake’s Community Caregivers $2,000 Kismet Rock Foundation $3,500 Lakes Region Child Care Services $1,500 Laura Foundation for Autism & Epilepsy $5,000 Make-A-Wish Foundation of NH $5,000 Mayhew Program $5,000 Mid-State Health Center $5,400 Mountain Top Music Center $8,000 New Hampshire Lakes Association $3,500 New Hampton Community School Destination Imagination $500 Newport Montessori School $5,000 NH Food Bank $25,000 NH Music Festival $2,500 NHEC Foundation Scholarship Awards $9,000 North Country Center for the Arts DBA Jeans Playhouse $4,500 Ossipee Children’s Fund $5,000 Pemi Valley Habitat for Humanity $5,000 Pemi Youth Center $2,000 Pemi Baker Community Health $3,339 Pinkerton Academy Destination Imagination $500 Plymouth Elementary School $2,012 Plymouth Parks and Recreation Department / PLAY $425 Project Care $64,197 Squam Lakes Natural Science Center $2,560 Sullivan County Oral Health Collaborative $5,000 Tapply-Thompson Community Center $2,000 Tillotson Center $4,800 TLC Family Resource Center $5,000 Town of Campton/Campton Park & Recreation $2,580 West Central Behavioral Health $2,500 White Mountain Community Health Center $10,000 White Mountain Musical Arts $1,000 YMCA Camp Nellie Huckins $5,000 Total 2016 Grants Awarded $262,065
Board Candidates Wanted by NHEC | Dec 5, 2016 | Uncategorized NHEC is governed by an 11-member Board of Directors. In 2017, three of those seats will be up for election. NHEC encourages qualified members from all parts of our service territory to consider running for one of the open seats. The Board is elected in May 2017 by the members themselves. You must be a Co-op member to run. For more information about how to get your name on the ballot, please contact Sharon Yeaton at 603-536-8801, or yeatons@nhec.com