Each year, Hancock-Wood returns patronage capital to members as tangible evidence of one of the benefits of being a cooperative member. Last December, the board of trustees retired more than $3 million to HWE members. On our website, there is a search option with the names of past members who are nearly out of time to claim their patronage capital checks. According to our code of regulations, if a past member fails to claim patronage capital within four years of its issuance, the money is allocated to current members’ patronage accounts. Click here to search for a past member's name.