FAQ

The annu­al meet­ing is dri­ve-thru, so just stay in the com­fort of your car. YEC employ­ees will be there to help guide you through each step of the process to reg­is­ter and cast your vote.

Yes – the annu­al meet­ing will be held, rain or shine.

The door prize win­ners, includ­ing the grand prize win­ners, will be announced dur­ing the vir­tu­al busi­ness meet­ing. All door prizes that can be mailed will be sent direct­ly to win­ners. If your name is cho­sen we will con­tact you to pro­vide you details about your prize on Mon­day fol­low­ing the annu­al meet­ing.

All oth­er door prizes will be announced dur­ing the vir­tu­al busi­ness meet­ing. Win­ners will be con­tact­ed on Mon­day fol­low­ing the annu­al meet­ing.

Each mem­ber will receive an offi­cial announce­ment in the April South Car­oli­na Liv­ing mag­a­zine, as well as a reg­is­tra­tion post­card. Please keep your reg­is­tra­tion post­card and bring it with you to the annu­al meet­ing.

No park­ing will be avail­able at the annu­al meet­ing because it is com­plete­ly dri­ve-thru.

We accept 12 dif­fer­ent forms of iden­ti­fi­ca­tion for mem­bers.

The can­di­dates for the YEC board of direc­tors elec­tion can be reviewed here.

A sam­ple bal­lot is avail­able to review now.

The Annu­al Meet­ing is a meet­ing of YEC’s mem­bers and a spe­cial occa­sion for mem­bers to par­tic­i­pate in coop­er­a­tive busi­ness and meet their coop­er­a­tive lead­ers and employ­ees. As a demo­c­ra­t­i­cal­ly con­trolled, not-for-prof­it busi­ness, our bylaws indi­cate we host a meet­ing for mem­bers to gath­er and vote on impor­tant mat­ters each year. We’ve adapt­ed the meet­ing to be safe for all and con­ve­nient for you by host­ing reg­is­tra­tion and vot­ing as a dri­ve-thru expe­ri­ence and vir­tu­al busi­ness meet­ing. Each mem­ber who is present and reg­is­ters receives a reg­is­tra­tion gift and will be eli­gi­ble to win door prizes. Most impor­tant­ly, mem­bers can exer­cise their coop­er­a­tive right to vote in the elec­tion for seats on the cooperative’s Board of Trustees. Dur­ing the vir­tu­al busi­ness meet­ing that will be streamed on our web­site and our Face­book page, our Pres­i­dent and CEO, attor­ney, and Board Chair­man will update you on impor­tant Coop­er­a­tive busi­ness and share elec­tion results.

Each mem­ber who attends the annu­al meet­ing and reg­is­ters will receive a $25 pow­er bill cred­it.

Only mem­bers who attend the annu­al meet­ing, pro­vide prop­er iden­ti­fi­ca­tion and their reg­is­tra­tion card are eli­gi­ble to receive a reg­is­tra­tion gift, vote and be entered into the door prize draw­ing. 

YEC has three grand prizes avail­able to win at this year’s annu­al meet­ing. They include a 2014 Ford F‑150 and (2) $500 pow­er bill cred­its. Win­ners will be con­tact­ed on Mon­day fol­low­ing the annu­al meet­ing.

All mem­bers of the coop­er­a­tive are eli­gi­ble to reg­is­ter with a valid pho­to ID and their reg­is­tra­tion card. The reg­is­tra­tion card will be on the front cov­er of your April issue of South Car­oli­na Liv­ing Mag­a­zine.

Yes! After vot­ing and reg­is­ter­ing your atten­dance, cars will have the option to loop through a spe­cial line to receive a bag of free hot dogs, lim­it­ed to one bag per mem­ber­ship. Hot dogs will be avail­able on Sat­ur­day, May 6, begin­ning at 9 a.m., while sup­plies last.

The YEC annu­al meet­ing will be held in Fort Mill on Wednes­day, May 3, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at our oper­a­tions cen­ter at 2000 High­way 21, right across from Cap­tain Steve’s, and at our main office, 1385 E. Alexan­der Love Hwy. on Sat­ur­day, May 6 from 7:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Mem­bers may reg­is­ter and vote at one of these two loca­tions. The vir­tu­al busi­ness meet­ing will be live online Sat­ur­day evening.