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AUGUST 2020 • VOLUME 41 • NUMBER 7 - - WREC OFFICES - - PASCO: Billy E. Brown Corporate Center: 352-567-5133 - P.O. Box 278, Dade City, Florida 33526-0278 One Pasco Center District Office: 352-588-5115 | New Tampa / Wesley Chapel: 813-979-9732 Bayonet Point District Office: 727-868-9465 | Land O’Lakes / Odessa: 813-972-9233 CITRUS: Dunnellon: 352-489-6818 | Crystal River District Office: 352-795-4382 HERNANDO: West Hernando District Office: 352-596-4000 POLK: One Pasco Center District Office: 863-687-4396 | SUMTER: Bushnell: 352-793-7813 To Report An Inoperative Or Malfunctioning Street Light, please call your local Cooperative Office, OR you may also log on to wrec.net and click on the Repair Street Light button, then complete and submit the Street Light Repair Request Form, or you can download the SmartHub app and request a street light repair. CONNECTIONS is published by: Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Inc. Billy E. Brown, Executive V.P. and G.M. | P.O. Box 278, Dade City, FL 33526-0278 VISIT US ON THE INTERNET AT: wrec.net Your Board of Trustees meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at the Corporate Office in Dade City to conduct the business of the Cooperative and its’ subsidiaries. LEGAL NOTICE: Operation Round-Up is a Registered Trade Name for WRECares. 100% of all contributions are available for disbursement. Registration #SC-02353. A copy of the official registration and financial infor- mation may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free from within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the State. 1-800-435-7352. AUGUST 2020 • VOLUME 41 • NUMBER 7 See Back Page... WREC 2021 SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS Each Applicant Must... • Be a high school senior and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA. • Be the dependent of a WREC Member. • Be a bona-fide resident within the service area of Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Inc., “WREC” for at least one year prior to December 31. • Plan to attend an in-state college, university or technical school full-time (minimum of 12 credit hours per semester) .* • Maintain a 2.0 GPA each semester (or higher if mandated by the institution) to maintain eligibility. Each successful candidate will receive $1,375 per semester (maximum $ 11,000) for undergraduate studies. The screening and recommendation of candidates will be at the discretion of a committee designated by WREC. Application forms will be available after December 1, 2020, at your high school guidance office, any WREC district office or online at wrec.net. Completed applications must be mailed to WREC Corporate Center office and postmarked no later than March 26, 2021. WREC Educational Foundation • P.O. Box 278 • Dade City, Florida 33526-0278 NOTE: Funds used for Scholarships would otherwise be forfeited to the State of Florida. Scholarship funds are acquired through unclaimed Capital Credits and cannot be used for other purposes. *Schools must be accredited by one of the six regional accrediting institutions, such as SACS, recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. If the institution is a technical school, it should be accredited by the Council on Occupational Education or its equivalent. 2021 SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS √ Students are selected in their senior year of high school by local guidance counselors and Cooperative personnel. √ Applications will be available after December 1, 2020, and must be postmarked no later than March 26, 2021. √ Scholarship applications can be obtained at any local Cooperative office, high school guidance office or online at wrec.net . $$$ PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION $$$ $ 14 Million In Scholarships Awarded! Investing in our communities and families continues to be one of the guiding principles of electric cooperatives across the country. Since 1997, your Cooperative’s Educational Foundation has awarded 2,084 college schol- arships with a potential payout of over $14 million. The recipients of these scholarships may attend any in-state regionally accredited college, university or technical school. The Cooperative funds this worthwhile program using abandoned Capital Credits that would otherwise be forfeited to the State of Florida as abandoned property. Dear WREC Scholarship Committee, I want to express my sincerest gratitude for the very generous scholarship you have bestowed upon me. As the recipient of this gift I will be able to continue my educational journey. My inter-personal, community, and social relationships will strengthen as I pursue my academic goals thanks to the generosity of the Withla- coochee River Electric Cooperative. My target moving forward is to immerse myself in the Honor’s Program and the Engineering Department within the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus, creating a positive track for my future and the world. Again, thank you for your generosity and kindness. Sincerely, James “Ryley” Price Class of 2020 - Lecanto SEE INSIDE FOR ALL OF THE 2020 WREC SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS. James “Ryley” Price Class of 2020 - Lecanto
