Indiana’s electric cooperatives will host the second annual ‘Indiana’s Electric Cooperative Community Day’ on Friday, Oct. 9. Thirty of Indiana’s electric cooperatives will complete a project that meets a specific need within their service area.

Working side-by-side, Indiana’s electric cooperatives will demonstrate one of the core cooperative principles: concern for community. More than 50 unique service projects will be completed in a single day. This initiative provides the cooperatives the opportunity to use their time, skills and expertise to make a positive impact throughout the state of Indiana.

“Investing in the communities we serve is at the forefront of everything we do,” said Rick Coons, chief executive officer of the Indiana Electric Cooperatives. “Indiana’s Electric Cooperative Community Day provides us with the opportunity to work in tandem toward a single goal of making an impact on our state.”

“A cooperative’s very reason for existing is to serve its community. Indiana’s electric cooperatives take their responsibility as trusted members of the community seriously and are committed to being a benefit to those we serve.” said Coons.

In addition to Community Day, Indiana’s electric cooperatives are involved with philanthropic activities throughout the state of Indiana and beyond. In late April, 14 electric cooperative linemen spent two weeks in one of the poorest parts of northeastern Guatemala to electrify a village. In just eight days, the “Project Indiana” crew strung 11 miles of line, connecting 76 poles across 2,500 feet of mountains – all without the assistance of modern equipment.

Indiana’s electric cooperatives have also been a proud supporter of the Ronald McDonald House since 1995. The cooperatives’ commitment and long-standing tradition of giving back to the community is a cornerstone of their foundation.