77th Annual Meeting
Saturday, October 8
10 a.m. (CDT)
Virtual
Prizes. Rio Grande is still providing all the fun and prizes which have become synonymous with the annual meetings. There will be 2 $500 Gift Cards awarded, 10 $250 Credits On Account, 50 $100 Credits On Account, and, of course, the Grand Prize, a used RGEC Fleet vehicle. This year’s Grand Prize is a 2010 F150. Be sure to read our “Registration” segment below, for important registration and prize eligibility information.
Business. Reports from the Board President, CEO and Board Treasurer will fill you in on all the important happenings with your Co-op. You’ll meet the scholarship recipients and learn about the Co-op’s community engagement efforts, and meet the recipients of the Sharing Success grants, which are made to several non-profit organizations.
Election Results. The results of the director election will be announced by RGEC’s corporate attorney Lea Ream.
Questions. A Q&A session, for which questions can be submitted prior to the meeting, will be conducted by CEO Theresa Quiroz. (See form on facing page, or go to www.riogrande.coop/empower to submit electronically.) Questions will also be accepted via email, and through Chat during the meeting. As many questions as possible will be answered during the meeting, and the remainder will be addressed in the November edition of the RGEC Update in Ranch & Rural Living Magazine.
Spanish Translation. Text of each report is available in Spanish from the emPOWER page page, for our Spanish speaking members.
Registration. Registration opened at 8 a.m. (Central) September 26. To be eligible for prizes, you must register on the emPOWER page by 1 P.M. (CDT) Friday, October 7, be in virtual attendance at the meeting Saturday, October 8, and chat in to claim your prize, if your name is shown/ announced. The first 50 memberships who register and attend the meeting will receive a bonus prize. Members can continue to register to attend the meeting after 1 p.m.. October 7, but will not be eligible for prizes.