Oakdale Electric welcomed members back to the co-op for a tried and true tradition, Member Appreciation Day! On October 15, Tomah Lions Club served 757 pancake meals and Oakdale Credit Union provided dessert for members before visiting other event areas. Monroe County Health Department held an influenza vaccine clinic to assist members’ health moving into cooler weather season. An event for the whole family, members could paint a craft with Craft Time Studio, get their face painted by Tappy’s Face Painting, receive a twisted balloon creation with Balloons by Kevin, and play giant games.

Co-op employees managed booths to educate members on available programs and services. When visiting each educational booth, members had a chance at a baking basket giveaway, which 200 lucky members won. Booth drawing winners were: Instant Pot, Dennis Hull; electric leaf blower, Linda Shisler; and Operation Round Up® basket, Richard Raith. New to 2022, hotline demonstrations were held to showcase common power outage scenarios and procedures to restoring power.

A free family fun tradition for members of all ages, Member Appreciation Day will be held next year on Saturday, October 14, 2023.