March 28, 2024

SMECO Sponsors 2023 Math Competition

Math

The Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative sponsored the 29th annual regional MATHCOUNTS. More than 150 students from 17 schools competed in the math contest.

SMECO Scholarship Deadline April 6

Scholarship

April 6 is the deadline to apply for a SMECO scholarship. Each year, the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative awards four $2,500 college scholarships to high school seniors who live in the co-op’s service area. Recipients are chosen based on scholastic achievement, financial need, and community and school involvement.

SMECO Members Helping Members

Meeting

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative reminds its members that they can help their neighbors who are struggling to pay their electric bills by contributing to Members Helping Members. Members can sign up to add $1, $5, or $10 to their electric bills each month.

SMECO Adds More EV Charging Stations

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative has commissioned 32 electric vehicle charging stations in Southern Maryland, as of December 2022.

SMECO Employees Donate to Center for Children

Employees

Employees at Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative donated $55,000 to the Center for Children, a nonprofit dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse in the region. The money was raised at SMECO’s annual golf outing in September.

Vet Resource Day Nov. 4 – Free

Veterans Affairs

Veterans Resource Day on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, from 9am to 2pm at the Univ. of Maryland at Southern Maryland, at 44219 Airport Rd, California, MD 20619. This free event is open to the public with support from Mission BBQ and SMECO.

SMECO Employees Help Florida Restoration Efforts

On October 2, five Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative employees drove to southwest Florida to assist in restoration efforts following a devastating blow from Hurricane Ian.

SMECO Holds 84th Annual Meeting

More than 8,600 voted in SMECO’s election of its Board of Directors for the next three year. The incoming directors are: W. Michael Phipps of Calvert County; George Heinze and Richard A. Winkler of Charles County; James A. Richards of Prince George’s County; and Scott White of St. Mary’s County.

 

SMECO Annual Meeting Aug. 25

Meeting

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative will hold its annual meeting Thursday, August 25, 2022, at the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall. The meeting will begin at 6 pm.

SMECO Hosts Engineer Like a Girl Group

Engineer

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative recently hosted more than a dozen high school students to help inspire the next generation of women engineers.