Youth Tour Student Combines His Love of Cars with a Lesson in Safety
Youth Tour Student Combines His Love of Cars with a Lesson in Safety For one Michigan Youth Tour participant, the road to leadership led straight to the driver’s seat. Literally. Inspired by his love of sports cars and his passion for learning, Great Lakes Energy member Naaman Looy’s service project [...]
Training Opportunities Strengthen Cooperative Leadership and Financial Insight
Training Opportunities Strengthen Cooperative Leadership and Financial Insight Michigan’s electric cooperatives continue to invest in professional development that strengthens financial expertise and board leadership through hands-on training from national cooperative partners. The Michigan Electric Cooperative Association (MECA) recently hosted a CFC Workshop to help cooperative accounting staff sharpen their financial [...]
From Elmira to D.C. and Back Again: Youth Tour Creates a Lifelong Co-op Advocate
From Elmira to D.C. and Back Again: Youth Tour Creates a Lifelong Co-op Advocate When Alex Mason boarded a plane to Washington, D.C. in 2016 as a home-schooled high school junior, he couldn’t have imagined how much the trip would shape his future. Representing Great Lakes Energy (GLE) as a [...]
Michigan Students Find Inspiration in Nation’s Capital on 2025 Youth Tour
Michigan Students Find Inspiration in Nation’s Capital on 2025 Youth Tour Eighteen high school students from across Michigan took part in a life-changing journey this June, representing their electric cooperatives on the 2025 Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. The annual event, coordinated by the Michigan Electric Cooperative Association (MECA) in partnership with [...]
Michigan Delegation Unites to Support Federal Disaster Relief After Devastating Ice Storm
Michigan Delegation Unites to Support Federal Disaster Relief After Devastating Ice Storm In late March, an unprecedented ice storm tore through northern Michigan and parts of the Upper Peninsula, leaving behind a trail of downed trees, damaged power lines, and widespread outages that affected tens of thousands of electric cooperative members. Months [...]
Thumb Electric’s Mazure Testifies in Support of Tree Trimming Standards
Thumb Electric Cooperative’s Legal & Compliance Engineer Kevin Mazure testified before the Michigan House Energy Committee this week in support of House Bill 4361, which would establish statewide standards for tree trimming near power lines. The goal of the bill, introduced by Rep. Phil Green (R-Watertown Twp.), is to reduce outages and improve reliability [...]