HAYS COUNTY —
Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS
KYLE — Pedernales Electric Cooperative employees and their families gathered at the Kyle office on Sept. 11 to put their best baked goods forward in celebration of the co-op’s 85th anniversary.
Staff Report JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) donated more than 2,500 school supplies to benefit schools across the co-op’s service territory.
‘We're trying to reach out to a multitude of different age groups and help them be better prepared in any walk of life’
JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is now accepting applications for community grants and encourages nonprofits within or surrounding PEC’s service area to apply for up to $5,000. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 2.
— Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is brightening the Texas Hill Country with grants to support local nonprofits in the co-op’s service area. Funded by the Power of Change program, PEC awarded more than $33,000 to seven nonprofits in June. These grants will be used toward projects that support nonprofits in their missions to serve the community.
— For the second year in a row, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) hosted campers and parents from across the cooperative’s coverage area on June 21 for a day of free learning and fun at the coop’s headquarters in Johnson City, according to a news release. More than 150 people, including 70 campers in kindergarten through third grade, attended PEC’s Camp Save-a-Watt Solar Car Derby. Attendees had the opportunity to learn about solar energy from PEC experts, as well as build and race solar cars.
— With the help of a $21,795 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC), Rambo Masonic Lodge. No. 426 will soon install new energy-efficient windows in its 141-year-old building within the historic district in downtown Dripping Springs.
