S1 E7: Giving Back with KREMC

Boomerang Backpacks was a recent recipient of an Operation Round Up grant. Mallika Klingaman and Stavrani Christos join us on the podcast to talk about the organization and it's tremendous impact in our community.

This time of year is special and our members are known to come to KREMC with generous hearts. Several KREMC employees share their memories of members giving back.

Bill Doege joins us on the podcast to talk about the Milford Food Bank, a non-profit organization making a tremendous impact in our community and beyond. Milford Food Bank's annual Gobble Up Hunger fundraiser is coming up November 4th. 

We sit down with our resident EV expert Dalton Caley to learn more about electric vehicles and share the details of the upcoming KREMC EV Test-Drive event.

We continue our conversation with Stephanie Scott about the benefits of being a KREMC member, including discussion about the Co-op Connections programs as well as several youth programs and opportunities. 

What does it mean to be a co-op member? We explore the history of rural electric cooperatives and talk with VP of Member Services, Stephanie Scott, about the benefits of co-op membership and resources available to KREMC members.

This episode of Live Wire features Shannon Jenks, an area coordinator for Ryan's Case for Smiles. Ryan's Case for Smiles is a recent recipient of a Kosciusko REMC Operation Round Up grant. Shannon shares the story of this impactful non-profit organization that is working to bring resources, tools, and hope to children with serious illnesses and their families. 

We sat down with McKale Hagg from Warsaw to discuss his recent trip to Youth Tour in Washington D.C. Every summer, Indiana’s electric cooperatives sponsor a group of students going into their senior year of high school to go on this life-changing educational adventure.