Sunflower Electric

Living the seventh cooperative principle, Ed Wiltse, general manager of Lane-Scott Electric Cooperative, Inc. in Dighton, participated in the eighth annual Kansas Electric Cooperatives-sponsored community service project in New Orleans, La., on Feb. 13.

Lane-Scott Electric Cooperative is one of  Hays-based Sunflower Electric’s six member owners.

Wiltse, along with 100 volunteers from 40 co-ops, repaired five homes belonging to elderly and disabled homeowners.

“It’s important to help your local community, but it’s important to help nationally, too,” Wiltse said. “I’ve always believed that people should try to volunteer for community efforts if they are able.”

The community service project coincided with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s annual meeting.