A total of 527 people were served at the 2025 Member Appreciation Breakfast hosted by Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative at its headquarters in Rosholt Oct. 25.

We thank everyone who attended.

In addition to a pancake breakfast, there were plenty of activities for attendees. There was a Halloween costume contest for kids, games to play, and each child received a goodie bag.  

The annual CWEC Marine Toys for Tots campaign was launched at the breakfast. We received 88 toys, stocking stuffers, and books donated by members.

Non-perishable food items were also collected, with our generous members donating 532 items, which were then donated to area food pantries.

A special thank you to Northwest First Responders for providing blood pressure checks. They provided blood pressure screenings to around 25 attendees.

Door prize winners included: Kurt Bronk, Bruce Cady, Verlyn Hanson, Renee Luke, Jon Dalton, Kimberly Habeck, Kathy Johnson, Jim Brandl, Gerald Burmesch, and Allen Thulien.

Carol Knaup was the winner of the Christmas angel inflatable.

A girls and boys 20-inch bike and helmet were also given away. The winners were Alaina Richter and Nikolai Baxley.

Winners of the Halloween costume contest for kids included – Age 0-2: Oscar Richter and Tuesday Knaup; Age 3-4: Braelynn Stark and Grayson Rew; Age 5-6: Sadie Goldsworthy and Levi Brow; and Age 7-10: Phynn Waltenberg and Alianna Stark.