FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, June 16, 2023
For More Information:
Contact: Nicole Arnold, Communications & Public Affairs Manager
Office: (336) 625-8116
Cell: (336) 301-0368
Email: Nicole.Arnold@RandolphEMC.com
You can find a condensed version of tonight’s script here.
Video Presentations: Little Boy Lost and 85 Years of REMC
Successful 85th Annual Meeting for Randolph EMC
ASHEBORO, N.C. – Randolph Electric Membership Corporation celebrated its eighty-fifth annual meeting of the membership Friday, June 16, 2023, at Southwestern Randolph High School in Asheboro. The theme of the meeting was “Past and Future, Always Present.”
Randolph Electric recorded 361 registered members who attended the in-person business meeting and 618 who registered online. An estimated crowd of 720 people attended the event. During the business meeting, the membership elected three directors: Scott Cole to represent District 2, Jerry Bowman in District 4 and Tammie Phillips in District 7.
REMC Board of Directors President Jerry Bowman presented a report on events and investments over the past year. Secretary-Treasurer Billy Maness presented a 2022 financial report with over $73 million in revenue and $68 million in expenses. CEO Dale Lambert spoke on the theme of reliability. Many members won drawings for door prizes including cash and bill credits, gift cards, bicycles of all sizes, small appliances and local pottery.
“Tonight, we celebrate our eighty-fifth anniversary with a focus on member value and reliability,” said Dale Lambert, CEO. “Since 1938 when community leaders met to discuss the need for power in rural areas and all through the years, Randolph EMC has provided safe, reliable and affordable energy for our rural member-owners.”