SLEMCO will hold its 81st Annual Membership Meeting at the Lafayette Cajundome on June 2. Doors will open at 6 a.m.
SLEMCO members attending will be able to enter three grand prize drawings, with the first grand prize winner choosing between $20,000 cash or a new car, truck, camper, bass boat or tractor. The second grand prize winner will go home with $7,500 cash, while the third grand prize winner will receive $2,500 cash.
An early bird prize drawing will be held at 8 a.m. The winner will take home $5,000 cash. Thirteen other prizes will be awarded between 8 and 9:30 a.m.
Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie and Sweet Cecilia will perform.
The music and dancing begin at 6:30 a.m.
Throughout the morning, United Blood Services will hold its annual community blood drive. Community Coffee will be providing hot coffee, Advancial Federal Credit Union will be on hand to answer member questions and members of the Acadiana Cane Cutters Baseball team will be visiting with kids of all ages.
SLEMCO’s business meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Company officials will give updates on major projects recently completed and those planned for the near future.
Twenty college scholarships worth $2,000 each will be awarded by random drawing. Nearly 900 students who will attend college this fall are entered in the drawing.
SLEMCO provides electric power to over 108,000 members in Acadia, Avoyelles, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin and Vermilion parishes.
