The 2024 86th Annual Meeting of the Members
will be held on Thursday, July 11, 2024 – Registration 4:30 p.m. / Business Meeting 6:00 p.m.
1732 Finney Road, Murphysboro, Illinois
Notice of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Members will be given to the membership by method of the July 2024 Illinois Country Living magazine, that will begin arriving the end of June. The Annual Meeting of the Members will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at our headquarters facility at 1732 Finney Road, Murphysboro, Ill. Gates will open, registration, and food service will begin at 4:30 p.m., drive-thru style. Boxed hot dog dinners, Dairy Queen dilly bars, kettle corn & drinks will be provided to all in attendance, and $20 bill credits will be issued to each registered member (credit will be applied to August bills, one per membership). Live music will be provided until 5:45 p.m. The business meeting will take place on-stage outdoors within our truck bays promptly at 6 p.m. Consumer-members will have the choice to join the meeting in person near the stage, or by listening to the radio broadcast (87.9 FM) while in their vehicle in on-site parking. We will conduct attendance prize and scholarship winner drawings immediately following the business meeting (must be present to win).
The July 2024 Illinois Country Living magazine issue will include the official 2024 Annual Meeting notice. The printed barcode on it, can be brought to the Annual Meeting to expedite registration, but is not required.
Three directors seats will be elected this year. Following the meeting, scholarship winners will be drawn. To download the 2024 scholarship application, visit our Annual Meeting Scholarship page, or below. The scholarship application will also be included as page 6 of the June issue of the Illinois Country Living magazine. We require a “Letter of Authorization” for all organization accounts, such as churches, schools, hospitals, etc., registering at the Annual Meeting of the Members. This can be done by completing the Letter of Authorization form (below) or bringing an actual authorization letter.
