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Wright-Hennepin sponsors local student's trip to Washington D.C. for Youth Tour
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) is proud to sponsor a high school junior each year for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour trip to Washington, D.C.
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Wright-Hennepin awards $25,600 in scholarships to local students
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) has awarded $25,600 in scholarships to 20 local students to help them continue their education.
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Wright-Hennepin members donate over $16,000 to local organizations
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) members who participate in Operation Round Up (ORU) donated grants totaling $16,284 in April 2022. ORU has awarded more than $4.6 million since it began in 1994.
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WH celebrates 85 years of the Cooperative Advantage
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association’s (WH) 85th Annual Meeting was held on Thursday, April 21.
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Wright-Hennepin donates night lights and USB plugs to local schools
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association (WH) donated more than 3,600 LED night lights to kindergartners and 3,300 USB plugs to third graders throughout the service territory during the week of April 18-22.
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Wright-Hennepin Board of Directors enacts special $3.5 million capital credit retirement
A special capital credit retirement of $3.5 million will be returned to WH members in mid-April as the result of margins being more favorable than budget from 2021 electric operations.
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