TITLE: Honoring Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association on the 75th anniversary of its founding.

SUMMARY: Honoring Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association on the 75th anniversary of its founding.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2013, and this significant milestone provides a welcome opportunity to honor the organization; and WHEREAS, CCECA has been dedicated to providing power to rural homes and businesses since its founding in 1938; originally serving 98 members, the cooperative has grown steadily over the years and today supports more than 9,400 residents in Cooke, Montague, Grayson, Wise, and Denton Counties; and WHEREAS, CCECA also sponsors a scholarship program, which benefits 12 high school seniors each year; moreover, its employees play an important role in the community as volunteer firefighters and as church, youth, and civic leaders; and WHEREAS, For seven and a half decades, Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association has fulfilled its vital mission, contributing immeasurably to the quality of life of area residents; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association and extend to all those associated with CCECA sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the cooperative as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.