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business by mail or at SECOEnergy.com before March 26 at 5 p.m. Attendance is NOT required to win.
Our 82nd Annual Meeting is Saturday, March 28, at 293 S. The grand prizes for Annual Meeting attendees US Highway 301 in are a refurbished 2010 Chevy Colorado 4X4, an Sumterville. Registration electric golf cart, four cash prizes, bill credits, opens at 8 a.m. and the Kindles, Apple TVs, Ring doorbells, air fryers, Business Meeting begins Instapots and more. Turn to page four for a list of at 10:30 a.m. The live prize all prizes. drawing is 272014 held after the Business Even if you RSVP and Meeting and wraps up EVEN IF YOU CAN’T vote in advance, you must around noon. register upon entrance to ATTEND, THERE ARE receive your ticket set for Even if you can’t attend, breakfast, gifts and the WAYS TO WIN THIS there are ways to win this door prize drawing. For year. All members are YEAR. ALL MEMBERS speedy registration, bring a invited to vote on Annual copy of your bill. Photo ID Meeting business in ARE INVITED TO VOTE is required. The prize ticket advance. Visit SECOEnergy. ON ANNUAL MEETING barrels are located just after com, click on the VOTE Registration Tents. The map banner and cast your vote BUSINESS IN ADVANCE. on the next page clearly prior to Thursday, March marks the Stations. 26 at 5 p.m. for a chance to win a golf cart, gift cards, bill credits, tools, Nest thermostats, Apple TVs, air fryers, Instapots, Ring doorbells and other great prizes. See the complete prize list on page four. If you do attend the March 28 meeting, you’ll enjoy a light breakfast and entertainment by Margo Rochelle & Rodeo Drive Band. Each registered member will receive our 2019 Annual Report, a special gift and an LED from our wholesale power provider Seminole Electric Cooperative.
Visit the Energy Showcase to learn more about energy efficiency, talk with energyefficiency vendors and stop by Station 4 in the same tent for your free LED. Enjoy live music under the Pavilion and find a dance partner. Visit our electric vehicle (EV) show behind the Energy Showcase tent. EVs include brands like Tesla, Porsche, BMW, Chevy, Nissan, Honda and more.
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140011 This year, there are three ways to win. Members who attend the Annual Meeting are eligible for the door prize drawing that begins at the conclusion of the Business Meeting. If you RSVP online and attend the Meeting, you are entered into a drawing for a $300 bill credit. And again, there are great prizes for members who vote on Annual Meeting
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You’ll find a variety of seating areas with sound and screens. We accommodate 3,600 in the covered Pavilion and another 2,000 in the grass areas. Picnic and high-top tables are first-come, firstserved. You are welcome to bring your own picnic blankets or folding chairs. To vote electronically and/or RSVP, visit SECOEnergy.com > Your Co-op > Annual Member Meeting or click on the homepage banner. Follow the instructions to view and vote on the Board-recommended Bylaws Revision and the 2019 Annual Meeting Minutes.
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To vote and/or RSVP by mail, follow the instructions in the Official Annual Meeting Notice included with billing statements mailed February 14 through March 13. You can drop off your ballot at a Member Service Center or enclose with your payment. To be counted for advance voting, all mail and electronic votes must be received by 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 26.
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Don’t forget to “like” SECO Energy’s Facebook page and post a selfie during the event. All members who interact on Facebook during the meeting are entered into a drawing to win a $300 SECO bill credit. You must be present during the live door prize drawing to win. On behalf of myself, the Board of Trustees and all SECO employees, we look forward to hosting our 82nd Annual Meeting on March 28 and seeing you there. Sincerely,
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Jim Duncan Chief Executive Officer
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Don’t forget to look for the last six digits of your account number in this month’s SECO News. You can email us at customerservice@secoenergy.com or call if your number appears. Six winners will be drawn at random from all submissions. Winners receive a $25 gift card.
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PRIZES
2016 EZGO RXV Golf Cart . Nest Learning Thermostat (3) . Apple TV 4K 64GB (3) . Instant Pot Duo 6 Quart . Ninja Convection Oven 8-in-1 . Dewalt 2-tool 20-volt Max Lithium Cordless . Ring Video Doorbell (4) . Fire HD 8 Tablet with Alexa 32GB (4) . Fire TV Cube with Alexa 4K Ultra HD . $100 VISA Gift Cards (10) . SECO Bill Credits (5) . JBL Flip 3 Splashproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker (2) . Black & Decker GoPak 4-Tool Cordless Combo Kit (2) . Ninja Indoor Grill (2) . Shark Robotic Vacuum . Power Air Fryer (2) . Victrola 6-in-1 Bluetooth Entertainment . Amazon Fire TV . Fitbit Flex 2
Nest Learning Thermostat (2) . Apple TV 4K 64GB (2) . Ninja Convection Oven . Dewalt 2-tool 20-volt Cordless (2) . Foodsaver 2-in-1 Vacuum Sealing . Ring Video Doorbell . Fire HD 8 Tablet . Victrola 6-in-1 Bluetooth Entertainment . Fire TV Cube . Black & Decker GoPak 4-Tool Combo (2) . Amazon Fire TV . Nix Digital Photo Frame . Nostalgia Ice Cream Maker (2) . Kobalt 227-Piece Set . Fitbit Flex 2 . Kobalt 22-piece Tool Set (2) . Stanley Shop Vac . $50 VISA Gift Cards (15) . $100 VISA Gift Cards (5)
$300 RSVP Bill Credit . $300 Facebook Bill Credit . COPA Prize: 43-inch Vizio TV
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Jerry D. Hatfield
The Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, March 30, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. in the Corporate Offices at 330 South US HWY 301 in Sumterville. A Trustees’ meeting will also be held on Monday, April 20, 2020.
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Richard Dennison
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