Cherryland Cares Awards $17,700 To Four Nonprofits

At its fourth-quarter board meeting, the Cherryland Cares Board awarded a total of $17,700 in grants to Benzie Area Christian Neighbors, Crystal Community Ski Club, TART Trails, and Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center. In total, Cherryland Cares awarded nearly $43,300 in grants to area nonprofit agencies in 2020.

If you are an area nonprofit agency seeking financial help, first-quarter grant applications are due Friday, March 5. For more information, please call Shannon Mattson at 231-486-9234 or email at [email protected].

Cherryland Opts Out Of Youth Tour Due To Pandemic

Out of an abundance of caution due to the ongoing pandemic, Cherryland will not participate in the 2021 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour: an annual, all-expenses-paid leadership travel opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors to Washington, D.C., in June. The co-op historically selects two students from its service territory to represent Cherryland on the trip.

Cherryland intends to resume participation in Youth Tour in 2022. For more information, visit cooperativeyouthtour.com.

Serve On Cherryland’s Board

Any qualified Cherryland member can be elected to serve a three-year term on the cooperative’s board of directors. Two directors will be elected at this year’s Annual Meeting, including one at-large director and one Grand Traverse/Kalkaska director.

To be nominated in 2021, candidates can file a petition with the cooperative’s administrative assistant starting the first day of March until 4 p.m. on the last business day of March. Information regarding the nominating process can be found on the co-op website’s Governance page.

For more information regarding board nominations and the election process, review Article III of the co-op’s bylaws.

Cherryland Offers Five Scholarships

Cherryland offers five scholarships—three worth $4,000 ($1,000 for four years) for high school seniors and two for $1,000 each for adult scholarships (post-high school).

Applications for both scholarships are available on our website. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 2.

Cherryland Announces Date Of 83rd Annual Meeting

Cherryland’s 83rd Annual Meeting will take place Thursday, June 10. The Annual Meeting’s planned location is Incredible Mo’s in Grawn, if allowable under social distancing rules at that time. Cherryland will provide updates regarding the 83rd Annual Meeting in Michigan Country Lines, on its website, and through social media.