Show Currently U J 1 J qI r N CA by Moon toon Lake Electric Inc Cooperation Of course you probably know w who o Moon Lake Electric Association is- is lont is-don't you Or do you call us which REA-which by bythe bythe the way is just a loaning agency in Washington D C from Crom which rural electrics borrow some of their money Were We're not REA were we're a rural electric cooperative and there is a difference Yes we do serve electricity and we do dobring dobring bring it to the outlying areas but the im thing about us Is we are a cooperative What does that mean Well it simply means that we are owned by those who use our services and the benefits go to the users Basically there are three types of co- co coops co- co coops ops There are marketing ops co-ops such as dairy fruit and wool ops co-ops Did you know that a lot of oC your favorite y brands are coops ops Ocean Spray cranberry products Diamond Walnuts and Bartlett pears are a few that might surprise you Purchasing ops co-ops are the second type and these are used to purchase feed and farm supplies The third type is a service c cop op op which does what the name Implies It offers a service This can be a credit union a rural telephone or a rural electric like Moon Lake Cooperatives are a type of corporation that that is right up there with owned investor corporations individual businesses and partnerships as a part of our great free enterprise system The next time someone says to you Are you a member of REA Tell them No but I am a member of Moon Lake there Electric is a difference I |