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Help Your Neighbors - Donate to the C.A.S.H. and H.E.L.P Programs
This winter season a growing number of our neighbors will not have the money to pay their utility bill. You can help by donating to the C.A.S.H. and H.E.L.P. programs.
The programs are a joint effort with the City of Columbia. However, all money donated by cooperative members goes to help other cooperative members.
C.A.S.H., which stands for Citizens Assisting Seniors & Disabled, specifically assists low-income elderly and low-income disabled members who have exhausted other resources. The Heat, Energy & Light Program, or H.E.L.P., provides aid to low-income families with children in one-time emergency situations.
You can make a one-time donation to either or both programs. Or signify a monthly donation. The amount will automatically be place on your monthly utility bill. All donations are tax deductible.
Members must qualify to receive the funds, which are administered through the Boone County Health Department. The C.A.S.H. and H.E.L.P. programs began in the early 1980s and have helped 7,000 member families.
Unclaimed Capital Credits - Information
The April and May editions of Rural Missouri magazine list former Boone Electric Cooperative members with unclaimed capital credits. If your name appears on the list, print the attached form and return it to the office or call 449-4181 to begin the process of claiming the capital credit funds.
Our Energy, Our Future Campaign Continues
Last year Boone Electric and other electric cooperatives nationwide asked members to take part in the Our Energy, Our Future campaign. The venture is a conversation with elected officials through letters and e-mail messages, asking officials to make wise decisions regarding energy policy.
The campaign, spearheaded by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn., has continued in 2009. Boone Electric members attending Annual Meeting in July were given the opportunity to sign on to the program. In addition, with their July billing statement, each BEC member received an Our Energy, Our Future card to complete and return to our office.
If you have not yet joined the conversation, please log onto www.ourenergy.coop to send e-mail messages to your elected officials in Washington D.C.
Make the Switch to Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
Boone Electric members can trade six incandescent light bulbs for six compact fluorescent bulbs free of charge each time they visit our office. The CFL bulbs we have are soft white 75-Watt bulbs.
Switching to compact fluorescent bulbs is one of the quickest ways to help lower energy bills inside the home. CFL bulbs use one-third the energy of traditional incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer.