A generous $7,000 donation from the Magic Valley Employee Community Fund will help heal hearts of parents and children in the Valley.
Children’s Bereavement Center Rio Grande Valley offers grief counseling services for grieving children, youth, their families and the community. The center began offering direct services, including peer support groups and individual counseling, in early 2017. Peer support groups are the heart of the healing process at the Center and designed to help children and families develop the relationships and tools needed to cope with a significant death loss.
“Our goal is to help children, adolescents and their caregivers understand the...
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ERCOT
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
manages the flow of electric power to more than
25 million Texas customers - representing about
90 percent of the state’s electric load.
ERCOT
During summer and winter, electricity usage across the state is at its highest. This is why ERCOT is most likely to issue Energy Alerts during these times of year. If you’re unfamiliar with ERCOT and ERCOT Alerts or why you need to be aware of them, the FAQs on this page are a great way to learn more. You can also find additional information about ERCOT by visiting their website at ercot.com. We also...
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Capital Credits
The retirement of capital credits is the tangible
demonstration of your ownership in Magic Valley.
Magic Valley Returns $5.5 Million in Capital Credits to Members
As a member-owned cooperative, MVEC operates as a not-for-profit utility. This year your board of directors has approved to retire capital credits to those consumer-members who received electric service in 1998 and a portion of capital credits in 2018.
What are Capital Credits?
Any profits made by the cooperative are referred to as margins. At the end of each year, the margins (profits) are allocated to each member in proportion to the amount of electricity they purchased. The more...
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Magic Valley employees presented checks in the amount of $3,500 to CASA of Hidalgo and $3,500 to CASA of Cameron and Willacy Counties.
This funding will help the Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy county-based programs continue training dedicated volunteers, increase the number of volunteers trained each year, and ensure that 100 percent of children placed into foster care in the Rio Grande Valley have a voice.
“The mission of CASA of Hidalgo County is to provide trained and supervised volunteers to speak for the best interest of abused and neglected children who are involved in the child welfare system,” said Veronica Whitacre, Executive Director of...
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You may have heard of imposters calling to demand that Magic Valley Electric Cooperative members make immediate payments to avoid having their power shut off.
Scammers don’t take summer vacations, as several MVEC members can attest. Reported efforts to scam consumers have been picking up in recent weeks, including one individual making claims of incorrect meter readings and another citing invalid checks.
We recently received a private message on our Facebook page from an MVEC member telling us “I just got a call from someone claiming to be from Magic Valley saying that my light was going to be cut off today,...
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Magic Valley employees presented a check in the amount of $7,000 on Friday, June 28 to the RGV Down Syndrome Association.
MVEC employees raised $3,250 through various fundraising activities at the Cooperative and received a matching grant for $3,750 from CoBank through the Sharing Success Program that CoBank offers each year to their cooperative members.
“We are blown away by the generosity of Magic Valley employees.” says President of the RGVDSA Board, Nellie Salazar “As a local independent community benefit organization, we work hard to raise funds. We are not part of a larger organization, so every dollar is vital and stays...
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Three South American Electric Cooperatives and a Texas Electric Cooperative lead the way in actions that fulfill the sixth cooperative principle.
The sixth cooperative principle – Cooperation Among Cooperatives – reads: "Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, national, regional, and international structures."
The brief 6th principle statement makes it clear that cooperation is about unity. Just as member-owners form cooperatives to achieve common goals, cooperatives join forces to work together and help one another when needed.
The sixth cooperative principle was carried out enthusiastically by Magic Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC), a Texas electric...
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As one of the longest standing supporters of Teach For America, Magic Valley Electric Co-op renewed its annual contribution of $5,000. With this donation, the organization supports excellence in schools for all local students, particularly those in our most under resourced communities. Teach For America partners with local school districts to find, develop, and support teachers and educational leaders to provide expanded opportunities to students.
This contribution is aligned with the Cooperative’s mission, to enhance people’s lives, and the 7th Cooperative Principle; Concern for Community, to empower the sustainable development of the Rio Grande Valley community.
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