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.-4* - *' •*. ? • V| uc$Rappahannock Electric Cooperative is not like other types of utilities. Our Easiness model is Eased on the 7 Cooperative Principles. 1 his is the first in a series of seven to remind our members-owners of these basic principles on which the business they own is operated. ■ l ' ■ "
Cooperative Principle #1: Membership for All (Voluntary ami Open Membership)
\V' \ ’ ■ -f ■ ■. Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all persons able to use their'
services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, without gender, social, racial, political or religious discrimination. . . . . . ; — The 7 Cooperative Principles 1. Voluntary and Open Membership 5. Education. Training and Information 2 Democratic Member Control 6 Cooperation Among Cooperatives
, si •, VMS 3 Members' Economic Participation 7 Concern for Community - L ■ ‘ * •:. 1 Autonomy and Independence ---... —— • : if - V—-- ■‘C''V
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