APRIL 2019 The Official Newsletter of Tri-State Electric Membership Corporation Vol. 62, No. 1

Celebrate with Tri-State EMC

lease join Tri-State EMC and the Tennessee

Valley Authority for an event highlighting

energy conservation. Enjoy refreshments, register

for door prizes and gather information about solar

power, green power, eScore and much more!

Monday, April 22, 201910 a.m.-2 p.m.Tri-State EMC headquarters

Earth DayEarth Day

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ri-State EMC now has an outage map that anyone

can see. It can be found on our website, www.tsemc.net. You can report a power outage by entering your account num-ber, phone number or meter number. You may also report an outage through our automated telephone system or by downloading our TSEMC PowerPal App.

It is important to remember that in any outage situation, power lines may be down, so please avoid those areas.

Updating your phone number on your account is the most important thing

you can do to report a power outage.

Outage Viewer Available on Our Website

www.tsemc.net

With an accurate phone number, our out-age system can identify your address when you call, so you can report an outage by simply pressing 2!

You may update your account informa-tion by contacting us through our website, by telephone at (706) 492-3251 or in person at our office.

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ri-State EMC would like to thank all our

members who participate in Operation Round Up. By choosing to round up their electric bill each month to the nearest dollar, they put their pennies to work. Contributing members have allowed our TSEMC Foundation Board of Directors to grant just over $500,000 to enrich the com-munities we serve.

“Operation Round Up fits perfectly with the prin-ciples of our cooperative. By pooling our individual resources, we make a big difference for our communi-ties as a whole,” says Stacy Chastain, Manager of Tri-State EMC. “While individual contributions average only 50 cents a month, when added together with my contribution and those of many other TSEMC members, we can make a big impact in the communities we serve.”

For the average cost of one cup of specialty coffee per year ($6), our contributing members have helped fill com-munity food pantries. Their combined pennies, nickels,

Operation Round Up Reaches $500,000 markLook What We Did Together

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The Fannin County Special Olympics received a grant from Tri-State EMC’s Operation Round Up (ORU) program. These athletes enjoyed a bowling outing at Fannin Lanes in February 2019.

dimes and quarters provide hope, shelter and comfort for children and families in need and crisis. Schools in our com-munities have received funds to support technology and literacy programs.

With your continued support, Operation Round Up will continue to grow and enrich the communities in which we live and work.

Our volunteer group of Operation Round Up Foundation members includes, from left, Chris Foster, Gilita Carter, Glenn Harbison, Stephanie Murphy, Alan Collis, Sherry Hicks and Jon Stepp.

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Good Friday Closing

Tri-State EMC will be closed Friday, April 19, 2019, in observance

of Good Friday. We wish everyone a Happy Easter!

Students in Ben Sexton’s class will participate in the Mad Science program at West Fannin Elementary School, thanks to an ORU grant.

The Boys & Girls Club of Fannin County will use the ORU grant to help with their children’s programs.

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These are some of the organizations that received funds from Operation Round Up within the past year:

• Blue Ridge United Methodist Preschool

• Boys & Girls Clubs of North Georgia

• Community Thanksgiving Meal

• Copper Basin Crisis Center

• Copper Basin Elementary Snack Pack

• Fannin County Brain Injury Support Group

• Fannin County Senior Center

• Fannin County Special Olympics

• Good Samaritans of Fannin County

• Morganton Baptist Association

• Morganton Baptist Church/Food

• Rotary Club of Blue Ridge

• Snack in a Backpack

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P.O. Box 68 • McCaysville, GA 30555(706) 492-3251 • www.tsemc.net

Tom Ledford Retires from Tri-State EMC

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

fter spending several decades in the power

industry, Tom Ledford has retired from Tri-State EMC (TSEMC). Tom began his career in the electrical field in 1969 as a ground man for Georgia Power Co. While at Georgia Power, he also worked as a truck driver and a lineman.

On April 3, 1978, Tom began his journey with TSEMC as a lineman. He then became an engineer and retired in December 2018 as chief records and staking engineer.

Tom and his wife, Zenobia (“Z”), have two children, Keith (Trish) Led-ford and Alison (Darren) Danner. He is also the proud grandfather of Tommy, Hayden and Tatum.

Tom says he was glad he was able to work doing something he enjoyed for 50 years. His retirement plans include taking it easy and traveling.

Enjoy your retirement, Tom!

Keith Ledford, Trish Ledford, Tommy, Tatum, Tom, Zenobia, Hayden, Alison and Darren Danner

Tom and “Z” participate in a Relay For Life event in 2008.Tom and Lisa Hood participate in a Tri-State EMC Earth Day event in 2013.

Tom Ledford, third from right, is joined by several current and retired TSEMC employees. From left are Mac McKinney, Steve Kovsky, Donnie Johnson, Terry Arp, Paul Stepp, Joe Hickey, Ledford, Ricky New-berry and Charlie Cross.

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