July 2007 27Washington EMC Newsletter

70 Years of progress ... Washington EMC ... proudly serving members since 1937.

Serving members in Baldwin, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Warren, Washington and Wilkinson counties.

The Official Member Newsletter of Washington EMC July 2007

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Every day, underground digging and excavation results in far-reaching consequences from serious injury or death, to costly,large-scale service interruptions. To reduce such risks, 811 is thenational telephone number to call to provide advanced notice ofexcavation activities. Remember, call 811 before you dig.

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ightning season is here. Ifyou’re like most people, youvalue your home electronics

and appliances and want to enjoythem for a lifetime. That’s why youshould protect your investmentsfrom near-lightning strikes withTESCO® surge suppression fromWashington EMC. For only $9.99 permonth you can enjoy affordable pro-tection for phone, cable/satellite andelectric lines. To learn more, visitwww.washingtonemc.com.

Do you see the powerlines in this photo?

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Washington ElectricMembership Corporation

258 North Harris Street • P. O. Box 598Sandersville, Georgia 31082

e-mail: wemc@washingtonemc.comWeb site address: www.washingtonemc.com

Frank Askew, President/CEO

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

William W. Archer,Chairman, Sparta

Mildred D. Jackson,Vice-Chair, Tennille

Mike McCoy,Secretary-Treasurer, DavisboroD. Gilbert Smith, Warrenton

Joe Taylor, SpartaJewell J. Turner, Jr., Warthen

Ken Vickers, WrightsvilleRobert W. Wommack, Jr., Attorney

OFFICE HOURS:8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday

Night Depository available for paymentsmade after office hours

24-Hour Emergency Call CenterTo report a power interruption

please call:Local (478) 552-2577

Long Distance (800) 552-2577

APPLIANCE SALES & SERVICECENTER

319 North Smith StreetSandersville, GA 31082

Open Monday through Friday8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Milledgeville Local Office500 East Hancock StreetMilledgeville, GA 31061Phone (478) 452-1574

Sparta Local Office12860 Broad StreetSparta, GA 31087

Phone (706) 444-6650

Wrightsville Local Office100 West College StreetWrightsville, GA 31096Phone (478) 864-2593

Frank Askew, President/CEO

t’s been said, “when the goinggets tough, the tough get going.”This is when the men and women

who work for you come shiningthrough, ready to do their best.

Stop and think about it for amoment—not many folks would con-sider going to work for a place that isapt to receive calls in the middle of thenight, asking you to get out of yourcozy bed and come to work. But that’swhat happens when you work for anelectric utility on a regular basis duringthe summer thunderstorm season.

Washington EMC is not immuneto the destructive forces of nature.Summer thunderstorms often fill thesky with lightning that can wreakhavoc on an electric distribution sys-tem. The high winds that accompanystrong storms can break tree limbsthat collapse onto electric lines. Thesewinds can also uproot trees that fall,breaking power lines and poles.

When weather conditions are attheir worst, it is the time when the

folks who work for Washington EMCare at their best. Working through thenight to keep the power on is no easytask. Many times, such as occurred inone recent storm that raged all nightand into the next day, the electricitygets put back on in one location onlyto go out at another.

The Washington EMC servicearea covers 10 counties across 4,000square miles of land stretching fromabove I-20 in the north to near I-16 inthe south. There are a lot of thingsthat can go wrong during the hotsummer months. You can be sure thepeople who work for you do every-thing possible to keep the electricsystem working as it should. If thepower does go out, they’ll get it backon as soon as is safely practical.

The men and women at Washing-ton EMC are proud to work for you.You can count on them to get going atfull-speed when the going gets tough.Day or night, rain or shine, you candepend on them.

Dedicated ... determined ... dependable

The men and women whowork for you

Be prepared ...evere weather can occur any time. Be prepared. Have a Disaster Supply Kiton hand should you need it. A kit should include: A 3-day supply of water(one-gallon per person, per day) and food that won’t spoil • one change

of clothing and footwear per person • one blanket or sleeping bag per person •a first-aid kit, including prescription medicines • emergency tools, including abattery-powered NOAA Weather Radio and a portable radio, flashlight andplenty of extra batteries • an extra set of car keys and a credit card or cash • spe-cial items for infant, elderly or disabled family members.

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July 2007 29Washington EMC Newsletter

Operation Round Up® is now accepting applications. Visit www.washingtonemc.com

Operation Round Up

ashington Electric Member-ship Corporation (EMC) is

dedicated to improving thequality of life for its members. This isaccomplished daily by providingaffordable electric energy and serviceto its customers. In addition, thecooperative takes an unselfish involve-ment in many important communityactivities.

Operation Round Up is a way forWashington EMC customers to con-tribute to worthwhile causes through-out the cooperative’s 10-county servicearea. Just as the name implies, eachmonth Washington EMC rounds upthe electric bills of participating con-sumers to the next dollar amount.

All Operation Round Up dona-tions are placed with the WashingtonElectric Foundation, an independentorganization administered by a sepa-rate board of directors made up ofcommunity leaders who serve on a vol-

untary basis. The board receives andevaluates all requests, and determineswho receives funding and how allOperation Round Up monies are distributed.

“Operation Round Up is a greatopportunity for Washington EMCmembers to help others,” says WendySellers, Washington EMC Vice Presi-dent of Finance and Administration.Wendy serves as coordinator of theOperation Round Up program forWashington EMC and the WashingtonElectric Foundation. “It’s importantto know that the Operation RoundUp funds are available to eligible recip-ients in all 10 counties served by Wash-ington EMC. These include Washing-ton, Johnson, Hancock, Wilkinson,Baldwin, Laurens, Emanuel, Warren,Glascock and Jefferson counties.”

The program made its first dona-tions in April 2007. These donationsprovided needed funding to the King’s

Operation Round UpSmall-change donations benefit locally

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Chris Irwin, Washington Electric Foundation Chair-man and Wendy Sellers, Washington EMC Opera-tion Round Up coordinator, present Anne Brantley,Brentwood School Director of Development andJackie Holton, Brentwood School Head of School a$3,300 check for the Brentwood School Endow-ment Fund.

Kathy Fahey (center), volunteer house parent andco-founder of The King’s Cleft Inc., is presentedwith a Washington Electric Foundation OperationRound Up check for $10,000 from Washington EMCPresident/CEO Frank Askew; Veal Moorman, Wash-ington Electric Foundation board member; andWendy Sellers, Washington EMC Vice President ofFinance and Administration and Operation RoundUp coordinator.

Cleft, co-founded by David and KathyFahey of Wrightsville. The King’sCleft provides a family home environ-ment for mentally and physically dis-abled children who have been neglect-ed, abused, abandoned or displaced.

Another program, the BrentwoodEndowment Program, received $3,300.The endowment provides additionaldiscretionary funds that could bedirected toward many academic needssuch as new textbooks, enhanced tech-nology, enrichment programs andupdated research resources.

“Think how great members feelknowing their small-change dona-tions to Operation Round Up helpchange lives in local communities,”says Sellers.

To learn more about OperationRound Up or to complete an applica-tion for funding, please visit the Oper-ation Round Up section on our Website at www.washingtonemc.com.

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Shop price • Shop value • Shop Washington EMC for all your appliance needs.

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he Holland Grill® makes it easyto enjoy the taste of summer.Simply put your food on—

when it’s done, take it off. There is noturning or tending. The consistenttemperatures allow for a timed grilling.It’s the only grill that comes with a noflare-up guarantee, making it the easi-est, safest, healthiest way to enjoy yourfavorite grilled foods all year long.

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