Energizer. State President s Message. A statewide newsletter for Citizens of Georgia Power and Company Management September 2013

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1 Energizer A statewide newsletter for Citizens of Georgia Power and Company Management September 2013 State President s Message Josh Stallings A few years ago, a good friend of mine turned me onto the 1954 film Rear Window. The film was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starred James Stewart and Grace Kelly. It is a great suspense movie and offers an interesting look at human psychology. Stewart plays the main character, LB Jeffries, and the movie is set almost entirely in his apartment. Jeffries knows his neighbors not through a lot of personal interaction, but through the limited glimpse he gets of their lives through their apartment windows. Jeffries comes to believe that one of his neighbors commits a murder and the suspense takes off from there. Aside from the plot, Rear Window captures my attention because of the audience s perspective. Although the neighbors are characters in the film, we only get to see them through their apartment windows. The plot centers around an event that may or may not have happened, leaving part of the mystery up for speculation based on the limited view that the window provides. Whether we realize it or not, all of us are viewed through windows that offer a brief, limited perspective of our lives. A Citizens of Georgia Power chapter is no different. All of our chapters operate in areas in which not all of our co-workers are Citizens members. In addition, not all of our members are active in the chapter. This group of people has the same point of view relative to your chapter that LB Jeffries had relative to his neighbors. Do you ever think about what they see and how that affects their desire to get more involved in Citizens? There is no question in my mind that this will be another good year for our organization. I am not doubting that at all. If we are going to continue to build on our success in future years, we have to be able to get those around us excited about serving others and involved in the work of our chapters. If we are going to attract new people to our chapters, what they see through their rear window must be a positive reflection of what we say we are people who provide that personal touch and caring attitude in support of our employees, their families, and our communities. As you prepare for the events you have planned for the last quarter of the year, give some thought to how you and your chapter can offer those around you a larger view of what you do. In doing so, you might stoke a flame within them that opens up new service opportunities for your chapter in the future.

2 Third Quarter Classic Legacy Awards Four times during the year, we will recognize chapters chosen by the State Board for doing a GREAT job with projects, fundraising, membership drives, inputting information into CHARITY and CARES, and exemplifying what it means to be A Citizen Wherever We Serve. Nominations come from local management, state board members, and information submitted for the monthly Energizer. Chosen by the State Board for the third quarter and receiving $500 each are: Augusta Savannah Gainesville Plant Vogtle September 13 September 27 September 30 October 1 October 4 October 4 October 8 Nov 1 & 2 Metro South Golf Tournament Committee Chairs application due in State Office Metro East Golf Tournament Metro South Pecan Sales Annual Meeting reservations/delegate forms due Chapter Information for Annual Meeting program due to State Office Gwinnett Chapter Golf Tournament for Electric Kids Annual Meeting Classic Center - Athens "Happiness isn't always found by searching... it can come quietly when you are helping others."

3 Melba Price Customer Service Representative Eatonton Car purchased from Kia of LaGrange 2014 Kia Sorento LX Proceeds benefited Electric Kids, Inc. 501(C)(3) Charity of Citizens of Georgia Power benefitting the children of deceased & disabled employees We raised $40,175 to benefit the children of deceased and disabled employees.

4 The 3 rd Annual Kylan Warren Golf Tournament presented by North Fulton and Gainesville Chapters The North Fulton and Gainesville Chapters partnered together to host the 3 rd Annual Kylan Warren Golf Tournament. The event raised $10,925 which will be split between the Grady Foundation and the Georgia Power Family House. Thirty-six teams participated in the tournament. Kenny Warren, Kylan s father, attended the event and pulled the winning ticket for the KIA raffle. Thank you to everyone who helped make the event success.

5 Customer Care and Metro South Left to right: Darroll Mitchell, Colleen Kuhlman, June Wood, Darryl Brown, Tangela Martin, Congressman David Scott, Kaprena Seymore, Joe Dixon, and April Murdock The Customer Care & Metro South Chapters partnered together for Congressman David Scott s Annual Health Fair. Volunteers touched over 500 people with tips on energy efficiency and gave out over 900 CFLs. Nurse Colleen was onsite giving free blood pressure checks. Plant Yates Check Presentation The Plant Yates Chapter presented a check to Relay for Life (ACS), Alzheimer's Association, and March of Dimes from the golf tournament. Approximately $15,000 was raised and split between these three organizations. Pictured are Dempsey Long (far right), President of Yates chapter and Carzell Walton (far left), Yates Plant Manager.

6 Valdosta Chapter School Supply Drive The Valdosta Citizens of Georgia Power collected school supplies and donated them to Teacher s Harvest. Teacher s Harvest distributes school supplies to fulltime, certified teachers at public schools where 60% or more of the students are on the free- or reduced-price lunch program. Qualified teachers are eligible to shop at the store one day per month. All items are free-of-charge to teachers or the school. And United Way Day of Caring The Valdosta Chapter also participated in the United Way Day of Caring. The group packed 1800 boxes of food for the needy at the Second Harvest Food Bank breaking a previous record of 1200 boxes packed in the same time frame.

7 Heart of Georgia/Macon Chapter School Supply Drive Pamela Alston and Claudia Wise(left to right)were co-chairs of the"2013 School Supply Drive" which assisted Bibb County students with much needed school supplies. And Ice Cream Social Heart of Georgia/Macon held their annual "THANK YOU Ice Cream Social". It's their way of thanking everyone for their support throughout the year. Pictured LEFT to RIGHT is Winnie Brown and Eleanor Mitchell serving with Lillie Battle and James Webb enjoying!

8 Clayton Chapter Relay for Life The Clayton Chapter participated in the Rabun County Relay for Life Event. Pictured above are (L-R) Tenille Barrett, Kreed Barrett, Terry Barrett, Dorothy Hopper, Colton Gragg, Cami Hopper, Kyia Barrett, Brittany Spivey, Kristi Matheson, Joe Rickman, Mina Brown, Tim Matheson, Shirley Rickman, Greg Brown Athens Chapter United Way Day of Caring The Athens Chapter participated in the United Way Day of Caring event. There were 34 volunteers total for the day with projects including work at the Boy Scouts Camp in Gainesville, Community Council on Aging in Winder and Custom Industries in Winder. A great time was had by all who volunteered at the local agencies.

9 North Fulton Chapter BBQ Competition The North Fulton Chapter recently participated in The Lionheart s School annual barbecue competition in Alpharetta. All proceeds benefitted the school which is a non-profit organization dedicated to children with autism and other challenges of relating and communicating. Thank you to the grill team of Mike Walden and Olin Craven. Metro South Check Presentation The Metro South Chapter recently presented a check to the state office with proceeds from their recent clay shoot benefitting Electric Kids. The event raised $39,531 for the charity. Pictured above are (left to right) Matt Goff, Metro South and Chris D Andrea, Volunteer Services Manager.

10 Statesboro Check Presentation Kay Nay, Community Manager for American Cancer Society, receives $500 check from Kenny Griffin, Swainsboro Local Manager. Statesboro Chapter of Citizens of Georgia Power donated a total of $2, to the 2013 American Cancer Society s Relay for Life. Bulloch County s Relay received $1,723 with the remaining $500 going to Emanuel County s Relay event. Milledgeville/Plant Branch School Supply Drive Milledgeville-Plant Branch Chapter collected a wide variety of school supplies for students at Oak Hill Middle School to help encourage success in the Science curriculum. The Chapter partners with the school on many environmental and educational events during each school year.

11 Just a quick reminder that Annual Meeting is on November 1-2 in Athens at the Classic Center. Be sure you have your reservation form in to the State Office no later than October 4 th. We hope to see you there. See your chapter President for further information.

12 Citizens of Georgia Power Northwest Mountain Plant Hammond Rome Clayton Tallulah Falls Chapter locations - 48 Power Generation = 9 NW & Metro = 15 NE, East & Coastal = 13 West, Central & South = 11 Carrollton Plant Bowen Cartersville Gainesville Plant Wansley North Fulton Area Gwinnett Metro West South Cobb General Office Jefferson Street Forest Park Metro East Conyers Plant Yates Metro South CCC Plant Scherer Athens Thomson Milledgeville/Plant Branch Augusta Plant Vogtle Waynesboro Heart of Georgia/Macon Dublin Piedmont Columbus Americus Tifton Vidalia Plant Hatch Effingham Statesboro Savannah Savannah Generation Hinesville/Jesup Albany Waycross Brunswick Bainbridge Valdosta Kingsland