Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative and Beacon Broadband held another successful annual food drive, and this year donations topped the record set in previous years.
Throughout October, the two organizations came together to encourage community members and employees to donate to the annual food drive. The community once again showed their generosity and more than 3,045 pounds of food were collected and distributed in Brookings, Gold Beach, Port Orford, Coquille and Myrtle Point.
The two organizations and the Coos-Curry Electric Charitable Foundation also donated $2,280 to distribute to food banks and food pantries in the area.
As a cooperative, Coos-Curry Electric was founded on the seven cooperative principles. One of these principles is “community concern”. What began as a vision to ensure that rural communities on the south coast of Oregon receive electrical service has now evolved into a focus on improving the lives of our members. The same vision that Beacon Broadband follows today.
“For Coos-Curry Electric and Beacon Broadband, our annual food drive embodies the spirit of cooperation by coming together as a team to show kindness and
support for others. Says Keith Buchhalter, Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative, Director of Marketing and Member Services. “We are proud to belong to the communities we serve, and we can’t think of a better way to give back to the community.
