Help us shine the light on community volunteers this summer and consider making a nomination! Review contest rules and submission guidelines at IowaShineTheLight.com.

Guided by our commitment to community, ECI REC is encouraging our members to participate in the statewide Shine the Light contest to celebrate local volunteers! Sponsored by the Touchstone^® Energy Cooperatives of Iowa, the contest will accept nominations in June and select three winners, who will each receive a $3,000 donation to their local charity or nonprofit.

“We’ve been truly inspired by the growth of this contest,” remarked Erin Campbell, director of communications for the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives. “We’re excited to once again give out three donations of $3,000 each this year to recognize local volunteer efforts across the state.”

Member-consumers and employees of Iowa’s electric cooperatives are eligible to nominate local volunteers during the month of June. If you receive electricity from ECI REC, we invite you to nominate someone who is making a positive impact in the community. The volunteer being nominated does not need to be a cooperative member-consumer. Minors may be nominated with consent from their parents or legal guardians. Nominees from previous years can be nominated again for another chance to win.

Contest entries will be accepted online starting June 1. The three winners will be announced in September and featured in Iowa Electric Cooperative Living magazine and on social media.

Photo credit: Stephen Reasonover, NRECA