Mission: to offer quality cooperative educational programs.

The 2009 Cooperative Education Conference for Couples was held June 26-28 at Pawleys Plantation Golf & Country Club near Pawleys Island, SC.

Nestled among mature oaks, natural wetlands and salt marsh, Pawleys Plantation is a 582-acre golf resort in Pawleys Island, SC, offering guests a great resort destination reminiscent of a Southern plantation. The resort also offers restaurants, a new fitness room, two swimming pools, a business center and a beautiful Southern veranda for outdoor functions.

Program

Couples had the opportunity to learn more about the different cooperative businesses represented through encounter sessions, you will learn about the economic and service benefits of cooperatives and how cooperatives differ from other corporations, and you’ll have the chance to exchange ideas and experiences with other young couples and cooperative leaders.

Objectives of the Conference:

· to network with leaders of cooperatives

· to learn about the economic and service benefits of cooperatives and how they differ from other corporations

· to exchange ideas with other young couples and cooperative leaders as well as strengthen your relationships with the cooperatives with which you do business.

Thirteen couples from South Carolina attended the 2009 Cooperative Education Conference. L-R, front row: Calvert & Suzie Sherard, Donna & Justin Boyce, Ashli & Ashley Young, Laurie & Tommy Harmon; second row: Karen Lyons, Jack & Kim Reeves; Beth Crisp, Susan & Lee Wessinger, Donna & Stephen King, Duane & Melanie Birchmore; back row: Shawn Lyons, Hugh & Melissa Bland, Nelson Crisp, Cherie & Kenny Graham; Flint & Beverly Holbrook.