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2022 OFFICE CLOSINGS Christmas: Dec. 23 and 26; New Year's: Dec. 30
METER READING DATES Cycle 1: Dec. 2; Cycle 2: Dec. 7; Cycle 3: Dec. 16; Cycle 4: Dec. 25; Cycle 5: Jan. 1; Cycle 6: Jan. 1
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Office Closures
WIN Energy REMC will be closed on the following dates in December and January:
Friday, Dec. 23, in observance of Christmas Eve; Monday, Dec. 26, in observance of Christmas Day; Friday, Dec. 30, in observance of New Year’s Eve; and Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in observance of New Year’s Day.
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SPREADING cheer THROUGHOUT THE year
It’s the holiday season! While children may think about seeing Santa and waking up on Christmas morning to stacks of presents, many adults may think about the holiday in a different light. When I think of Christmastime, I think of giving back to the community and spending time with loved ones. Sometimes it may be volunteering my time, or donating to a local charity.
Not only do I strive to give back to the community that has given me so much, but so does the team at WIN Energy REMC. One of our seven cooperative principles by which we operate is “Concern for Community.” Over the past year, our cooperative has given back to the community many different ways. With the help of you, our member, we have been fortunate enough to give back to local charitable organizations through our Operation Round Up program. The program rounds up your electric bill to the next whole dollar to benefit and support a variety of community organizations. This year alone, members have helped us grant over $55,000 to over 20 local organizations. Incredible!
In June, our team completed a bike building project where we not only had the opportunity to bond with other coworkers, but give back as well. WIN Energy REMC was able to donate a total of 10 bicycles to local foster children through the Isaiah 1:17 Project DreamCycles program.
In July, several members of our team volunteered their evenings to work at county fairs in our service territory. At the fairs, we took admission money, parked fairgoers, and handed out free sunglasses! While it may have only been a few hours of our time, we hope that being out in our service territory put a smile on at least one person’s face.
Several times throughout the year, we enjoy having the opportunity to visit our local youth. This year, we have had several opportunities to teach students about safety. Local students learned about electrical safety through the Vigo County 5th Grade Conservation/ Environmental Field Day, school visits, and Knox County Ag Day. This fall, a group of 10 high school students in the Knox County CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) program even had the chance to tour our Vincennes facility to learn about the career opportunities at electric cooperatives.
One of the most recent ways we gave back to our community was participating in Indiana’s Electric Cooperative Community Day in October. Our employees spent the day volunteering at Camp Arthur cleaning the dining hall, painting the outside of buildings, cleaning and organizing the boat house, and tree trimming.
Whether it’s the holiday season or the middle of the summer, WIN Energy REMC loves to “spread cheer” by giving back to the community. This holiday season, I hope Santa is good to you, and I encourage you to find a way to give back to our community, too! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
TOM NOWASKIE
CEO
youth programs APPLY FOR
COOPERATIVE CALENDAR OF STUDENT ART CONTEST
2024
Since 1998, Indiana Connection and participating Indiana electric cooperatives have held an annual art contest for Indiana students in grades kindergarten through 12. The winning works from each grade are then used to illustrate the Cooperative Calendar of Student Art that participating REMCs/RECs have distributed.
ENTER: Visit indianaconnection.org/for-youth/ art-contest/. Enter your artwork by March 24.
CAMP KILOWATT
JUNE 7-10
A fun, unique and electrifying camp experience designed for students entering seventh grade in 2023. Horseback riding, canoeing, zip lining, archery, swimming, learning about electrical safety and bucket truck rides.
APPLY: Download an application at winenergyremc.com Applications must be completed online by March 1.
WIN ENERGY REMC SCHOLARSHIPS
WIN Energy REMC assists our members pursuing higher education by awarding scholarships to graduating seniors.
REQUIREMENTS: • The parents or legal guardians of the applicant must be a member of WIN Energy REMC.
• Applicant must be a 2023 graduating senior and have maintained a cumulative grade point average of a C or higher.
• Applicant must provide a current high school transcript.
INDIANA YOUTH TOUR
JUNE 11-18
WIN Energy REMC wants to send you on a weeklong, all-inclusive trip of a lifetime to Washington, D.C. Visit monuments and museums, meet legislators, make new friends and learn about our nation's history.
APPLY: Download an application at winenergyremc.com Applications must be completed online by March 1. • Applicant must submit application and transcript to WIN
Energy REMC no later than Feb. 17, 2023.
• Recipient must be eligible to enroll as a full time student in the fall of 2023. Proof of enrollment must be presented to
WIN Energy REMC.
• Full or part-time employees of WIN Energy REMC; or a spouse, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, grandchild, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew of an employee or board director of WIN Energy REMC are ineligible to apply.
APPLY: Download an application at winenergyremc.com. Applications are due by Feb. 17, 2023.
WIN ENERGY REMC WELCOMES NEW EMPLOYEE
Please help welcome GREG ELLIOTT to WIN Energy REMC! He is the new Princeton warehouse specialist. Welcome, Greg!
DIRECTORS TO BE ELECTED AT ANNUAL MEETING
The credentials and election committee for the WIN Energy REMC board of directors will accept petitions for directors in districts two (2) and five (5). Any WIN Energy REMC member whose primary residence is in a district up for election can become a candidate.
If you would like more information, please call the office and set an appointment with Thomas Nowaskie, Chief Executive Officer. At that time, the qualifications needed to become a cooperative board member will be reviewed with you, and upon verification, you will be given a board of directors petition. The petitions must be returned to the REMC office by Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, no later than 1 p.m., ET.
The following districts are up for election at the 2023 annual meeting, which will be held Saturday, April 1,2023.
DISTRICT 2: Center, Columbia, Patoka, Washington, and White River townships in Gibson County; Clay, Logan, and Madison townships in PikeCounty.
DISTRICT 5: Busseron Township in Knox County; Gill, Haddon, Hamilton, and Turman townships in SullivanCounty.
Residential HVAC Rebates for 2023
HEAT PUMPS:
• NEW CONSTRUCTION OR REPLACING GAS OR HEAT PUMP (MULTIPLE SPEED COMPRESSOR) — $750 • REPLACING ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEAT (MULTIPLE SPEED COMPRESSOR) — $1,500
• REPLACING ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEAT (SINGLE SPEED COMPRESSOR) — $800
REQUIREMENTS: Stick Built or Modular — 16 SEER, 9 HSPF Manufactured Housing — 14 SEER, 8 HSPF
GEOTHERMAL: $1,500
WATER HEATERS:
• HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER — $500 • NEW CONSTRUCTION
OR REPLACING GAS — Up to $300 • REPLACING ELECTRIC WATER HEATER — $50
2022 Rebate Applications must be submitted by Dec. 16, 2022.
NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS
Pursuant to the law of the State of Indiana (I.C. 8-1-13-11) and the Bylaws and Policy of Western Indiana Energy Rural Electric Membership Corporation (WIN Energy REMC), formerly Knox County REMC and Sullivan County REMC, and pursuant to notice of eligibility of capital credit refund having been given previously to the members as required, after the 6th day of February 2023, WIN Energy REMC will recover all unclaimed capital credit refunds issued Dec. 10, 2020 for the year1995.
If you were a member during 1995 and have not received a capital credit refund, please notify the office by calling 800-882-5140 or mail your claim to: WIN Energy REMC, 3981 S US Highway 41, Vincennes, IN 47591.
In the event members eligible for the capital credit refund do not make a valid claim within sixty (60) days of this notice, the capital credits issued Dec. 10, 2020 for the year 1995 shall be forfeited to the corporation by operation of law.
COMMUNITY DAY
On Friday, Oct. 14, the team at WIN Energy REMC participated in Indiana's Electric Cooperative Community Day. Each year, electric cooperatives across the state spend a day volunteering with an organization in their service territory. This year, our team volunteered at Camp Arthur. Camp Arthur is located off Highway 41 in northern Knox County. The camp was established in 1947 as a Boy Scout Camp and is now a camp open for schools, churches and the like to rent.
TOP: Shawn Wolfe paints a building at
Camp Arthur.
LEFT: Part of our operations team moves
boats into the cleaned boat house.
RIGHT: Neil Kimbrel cuts tree limbs with the
help of his bucket truck.
BOTTOM: Chase Donaldson and Kyle Blann
clean off boats to store in the boat house.
PICTURED, FROM LEFT: Colin Mahoney (MSR program), Regina Carpenter (MSR program), Becki Martin (MSR program), Caden Fields (Lineman program), Neil Kimbrel (Lineman program).
HEATS Graduation
Congratulations to the WIN Energy REMC graduates of the MSR (Member Service Representatives) and Lineman HEATS (Hoosier Energy Apprentice Training and Safety) programs! The programs require classroom instruction and on-the-job training. Lineman do not only graduate from the HEATS program, but receive an applied science associate degree from Ivy Tech and a certificate from the US Department of Labor.
The MSR program takes 2.5 years to complete, while the lineman program is a 4-year commitment. Graduates celebrated with a dinner and awards ceremony in French Lick. Congratulations, graduates!
Not pictured: Tom Burgess (MSR program), Jim Minks (MSR program), Mike Harmon (Lineman program), and Nick Scott (Lineman program).
