Giving back is the cooperative way
Giving back to our community is the cooperative way December 1, 2023 At Trico, we believe that connection powers our purpose. This connection brings us together as a community – with the understanding that we can do more together than we could do by ourselves. Trico employees live in the communities we serve and throughout […]
Trico Cares About Community
Trico Cares About Our Community November 1, 2023 Concern for Community is one of the seven cooperative principles that Trico lives by. Trico sponsors many community events and attends events when feasible. We enjoy engaging with our Members and educating them about the benefits of being a Member. Recently, Trico staff attended community festivals in […]
Trico Awards $35,000 in POWER Grants to Local Nonprofits
In June, five non-profit organizations received a total of $35,000 in grants from the Trico Electric Charitable Trust, which is funded through Operation Round Up. The grants are part of Trico’s POWER Grants program and are awarded twice a year to charities throughout southern Arizona. Receiving grants of $9,000 each were the Community Food Bank […]
Trico helps bring power to the Navajo Nation
Concern for Community and Cooperation Among Cooperatives are two of seven principles that cooperatives like Trico pursue. In June, Trico employees Bryan English, Joe Tsethlikai, Tyler Hornung and Conor Garcia spent a week in Chinle, Ariz. – near Canyon de Chelly National Monument – to bring power to the community as part of the Light […]
Keeping Our Communities Clean
Keeping Our Communities Clean February 20, 2023 Concern for community is one of the seven cooperative principles. In January, several Trico employees and their families picked up trash along a 44-mile stretch of Arizona Highway 286 from Three Points to Sasabe. Melissa Owen thanked Trico and the 120+ volunteers who donated a Saturday morning to […]
Trico 2022 Scholarships Benefited 97 Students
Trico 2022 Scholarships Benefited 97 Students January 24, 2023 Each year, the Trico Foundation awards scholarships to Trico Members and their families to attend a university, community or vocational college. In 2022, 97 students received $500,000 in scholarships. “I am so grateful to have received the Trico Scholarship throughout my time in college,” said Rylee […]
POWER Grants Make a Difference in the Community
How POWER Grants Impact Community December 9, 2022 At Trico, we believe that connection powers our purpose. This connection brings us together as a community – with the understanding that we can do more together than we could do by ourselves. One way we support our Members and the communities we serve is through The […]
Trico Donates Money to Veteran Creative Arts Competition
Trico Donates to American Legion for Veterans Creative Arts Competition November 11, 2022 Nationwide, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities use the creative arts as one form of rehabilitative treatment to help Veterans recover from and cope with physical and emotional disabilities. Each year, Veterans compete in a local creative arts competition. The competition […]
Trico Linemen Help Motorist
Trico Linemen Help Motorist August 26, 2022 Trico is dedicated to making a difference in the communities we serve. Trico journeyman lineman Bryan English and apprentice Anthony Anaya exemplified the cooperative’s concern for community when they stopped to help a woman change a flat tire while driving down Avra Valley Road. They parked behind her […]
Local Students Experience Trip of a Lifetime
Local Students Experience Trip of a Lifetime August 26, 2022 Every June, Trico and electric cooperatives across the country send local high school students to spend a week in the nation’s capital as part of the Washington Youth Tour (WYT). Throughout their week, students meet with elected officials, explore museums, visit historical monuments, and develop […]