October is National Cooperative Month and provides an opportunity for cooperatives to celebrate the benefits of cooperatives with their members and the community.  As a special thank you to their members, Colorado Valley Telephone Cooperative teamed up with Fayette Electric Cooperative to host a special Shred Day on October 26. 

PROSHRED, a document shredding firm, provided the on-site shredding truck to shred documents for FEC members in the morning and for CVTC customers in the afternoon. 

“October being Cooperative Month and Cybersecurity Month, we wanted to use this opportunity to provide our customers a secure means to dispose of confidential documents.  We are proud to partner with Fayette Electric Cooperative and provide this service to our members and the county,” said General Manager Kelly Allison. 

“We always enjoy working with Colorado Valley Telephone Cooperative and Cooperative Month was a perfect time to team up with their employees to provide this valuable service to our members,” said General Manager Gary Don Nietsche. 

Chartered in 1953, Colorado Valley Telephone Cooperative has been committed to providing our customers affordable and reliable advanced telecommunications and broadband services.  CVTC serves over 900 square miles keeping Fayette County connected. Over the next four years, their expansion plans include bringing high speed Internet to their customers by placing more fiber in their service area. 

Organized in 1937, Fayette Electric Cooperative provides reliable, cost-effective service to over 9,600 member’s residences, farms, ranches and businesses in portions of Fayette, Bastrop, Lee, Washington, Austin, Colorado and Lavaca counties.  FEC owns and operates 2,894 miles of line and serves over 14,680 meters.