March-2024 Cooperative Living-SVEC - 3

CONTENTS
CL ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA
DEPARTMENTS
5
VISIT CO-OPLIVING.COM
6
2 Our Communities
4 Powerful Careers
27
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
33
1 0 Cooperative Focus
24 Energy Sense
28 Cooperative Kitchen
30 Happenings
32 Rural Living
34 Market Place
35 Fixer Upper
36 Say Cheese
FEATURES
FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM
5 HAPPY & HEALTHY
Stretching is beneficial
to health.
27 DINING WITH PEGGY
Waynesboro's The River
restaurant is " shore " to please.
6 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
One man's path to happiness
is a benefit for all.
33 LIFE STYLES
This Easter brunch recipe
will add a hop to your holiday.
VIEWPOINT
Celebrating
Anniversaries
T
his is a very special year for the
Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of
Electric Cooperatives as we celebrate our 80th year in
existence. In 1944 we were formed by our distribution electric
cooperatives that we continue to serve today by providing
valued services that include this
magazine, safety training,
communication services, and
governmental and regulatory support.
Our cover story this month recognizes yet another
anniversary taking place this year. Mid-Atlantic Broadband
Communities Corporation began paving the way for
broadband deployment 20 years ago in 2004. As the article
indicates, MBC was into broadband before broadband was
cool. Electric cooperatives played a pivotal role in the start
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of this organization that has grown into the backbone
of rural high-speed internet throughout our region.
Just like electricity in the 1930s and 1940s, the only
way broadband was coming to Virginia's rural areas was
going to be if cooperatives stepped up to make it happen.
As we now move into spring and get more involved
in outdoor activities, we are also including an article this
month about someone whose passion is creating outdoor
hiking trails for others to enjoy. Other features in this issue
include celebrating the March holidays (St. Patrick's Day
and this year, Easter), along with yet another interesting
article about one of our cooperative's employees who
has gone full circle from Youth Tour participant to Youth
Tour chaperone.
We are honored and humbled to carry on our 80-year
tradition of serving our cooperatives that provide reliable
electricity safely to over 1 million homes and businesses
in our three-state area. 
Brian S. Mosier, President & CEO
Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
March 2024 ● Cooperative Living ●
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