Cherryland Cares Awards $15,700 To Three Nonprofits

At its fourth-quarter board meeting, the Cherryland Cares Board awarded a total of $15,700 in grants to Benzie Area Christian Neighbors, TART Trails Inc., and the Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center. In total, Cherryland Cares awarded $67,805 in grants to area nonprofit agencies in 2021.

If you are an area nonprofit agency seeking financial help, first-quarter grant applications are due Friday, March 18. For more information, click here.

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 2022 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 2023. 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. Three directors will be elected at this year’s Annual Meeting, including two at-large directors and one Benzie/Manistee/Wexford county director.

To be nominated in 2022, 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. You can find nominating petitions by clicking here or at the co-op office in Grawn.

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 here. The deadline for applications is Friday, April 2.

Cherryland Announces Date Of 84th Annual Meeting

Cherryland’s 84th Annual Meeting will take place Thursday, June 9. The Annual Meeting’s planned location is Incredible Mo’s in Grawn. Cherryland will provide updates regarding the 84th Annual Meeting in Michigan Country Lines, on our website, and through social media.