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Middle Georgia EMC Newsletter
Member Newsletter
Middle Georgia
Middle Georgia
The Official Newsletter of Middle Georgia Electric Membership Corporation
P.O. Box 190, Vienna, GA 31092
May 2005
hree local students
have been chosen to
participate in Middle
Georgia EMC's annual
Washington Youth Tour,
an all-expenses-paid
leadership experience
sponsored by electric
cooperatives.
Lauren Warbington,
daughter of Teel and
Jeanie Warbington of Vienna, attends
Fullington Academy in Pinehurst.
Jessica Thompson is the daughter of
David and Lisa Thompson of
Pineview and also attends Fullington
Academy. The third and final student
to go on the Washington Youth
Tour in June will be Ashleigh Young,
daughter of Mike Young and Pamela Rogers
of Hawkinsville. She attends Hawkinsville
High School.
Middle Georgia EMC's Washington Youth Tour Winners
They will travel to Atlanta and Washington
D.C. with 91 other Georgia high school students
to learn about U.S. history, government and
careers in public service.
This tour, June 16-23, exposes students
to politics, leadership and agenda-setting.
The Washington Youth Tour challenges
teens to consider their role in history, govern-
ment and the cooperative movement, encourages
them to become involved citizens and educates them
about public-service careers.
Years of Service Recognition
Years of Service Recognition
Years of service recognition goes to Middle Georgia EMC's
employees who celebrated an anniversary in April 2005.
Nat Lewis
, Middle Georgia EMC's first class lineman, is cele-
brating 26 years.
Randy Kent,
Middle Georgia EMC's office man-
ager, is celebrating his 22nd year.
Terry Heath
EMC's member service representative, is celebrating his 7th year
with us. Congratulations, guys!
Christy Troupe
, who is our part-time fill-in, has been with
Middle Georgia EMC for a year now and we certainly appreciate
all that she does for us.
Lauren Warbington
Jessica Thompson
Ashleigh Young
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Middle Georgia EMC's Walter Harrison
Scholarship Winners
iddle Georgia EMC has selected three
senior students to receive a $500 Walter
Harrison Scholarship to help with their book or
dorm costs. Carrie Ealon Arant is the daughter
of Leon and Donna Arant of Pitts. Carrie is a
senior at Wilcox County High School and plans
to attend Georgia Southern University in the fall
of 2005. Brittanie Faircloth is the daughter of
Wyatt and Janice Faircloth of Rochelle. Brittanie
is a senior at Wilcox County High School and
Middle Georgia EMC's Annual Meeting is
Approaching ... Make Plans to Attend!
Middle Georgia EMC is hosting its 65th Annual Meeting
Thursday, July 28, 2005
at Dooly Campground, west of Vienna.
All members of the cooperative are invited to attend.
Details will be in the June issue of GEORGIA Magazine.
plans to attend Valdosta
State College in the fall
of 2005. Cassie Quick is the
daughter of Ronnie and Linda
Quick of Hawkinsville. Cassie is a
senior at Hawkinsville High School and plans to
attend Middle Georgia College in the fall of 2005.
Carrie Ealon Arant will also be eligible for a chance
to win the statewide contest and vie for an additional
$1,000 scholarship.
Carrie Ealon Arant
Brittanie Faircloth
Cassie Quick
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Time of Use Rates
For those of you taking advantage of this
optional rate, the on-peak pricing begins on
June 1 with the peak hours being 2-7 p.m.
this year. This will be in effect until Sept. 30.
During the peak period, the kWh charge is
30 cents; so avoid usage during those hours
if you can. Weekends and holidays do not have the peak hour
charges.
On-Line Bill Payment
Last month, we gave instructions about paying your bill online
and access to your account. There is one change in those instruc-
tions: Input your entire account number instead of just the first four
digits. We hope this service is working well for you. If not, let us
know at mgemc@sowega.net.
Annual Meeting
The 65th anniversary of our EMC and Annual Meeting will be
held July 28 at the Dooly Campground. Please make plans to join us
this year.
Electric Rate Changes
Most rates will increase $5 per month starting with the May
billing. This is our first retail increase since 1991. Rates are also
higher this year from our increase in wholesale power cost and are
reflected in our monthly power cost adjustment. I will keep everyone
informed about the status of our power cost and what to expect next
year as we near the end of this calendar year.
Statement of
Nondiscrimination
Statement of
Nondiscrimination
iddle Georgia Electric
Membership Corporation is
the recipient of federal financial
assistance from the Rural
Electrification Administration, an
agency of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, and is subject to the
provisions of Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, as amended;
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended; the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975, as
amended; and the rules and regu-
lations of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, which provide that no
person in the United States on the
basis of race, color, national ori-
gin, age or handicap shall be
excluded from participation in,
admission or access to, denied the
benefits of, or otherwise be sub-
jected to discrimination under any
of this organization's program or
activities.
The person responsible for
coordinating this organization's
nondiscriminating compliance
efforts is Lisa L. Laney, Secretary to
the General Manager. Any individ-
ual, or specific class of individuals,
who feels that this organization
has subjected them to discrimina-
tion may obtain further information
about the statutes and regulations
listed above and/or file a written
complaint with this organization;
or the Secretary, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Washington, DC
20250; or the Administrator, Rural
Electrification Administration,
Washington, DC 20250.
Complaints must be filed within
180 days after the alleged
discrimination. Confidentiality
will be maintained to the
extent possible.
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Our Offices will be closed on
Monday, May 30, 2005 in
observance of Memorial Day.
Notice
MANAGER'S
MANAGER'S
Comments
Comments
By Hugh Richardson
Reminders:
Reminders:
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Board of Directors
Don Wood
President
Johnny Noble
Vice President
Kay West
Secretary
John David McCall
Treasurer
Jerry F. Rhodes
Director
Royce Conner
Director
Ronnie Fleeman
Director
Ronnie Youngblood
Director
David Dunaway
Director
Davis and Forehand
Attorneys
Staff
Hugh Richardson
General Manager
Lisa Laney
Executive Secretary,
Newsletter Editor
Randy Kent
Office Manager
Mike McGee
Manager of Operations
and Engineering
Vienna Area (229) 268-2671
Rochelle
(Day) (229) 365-2263
(Night) 1-800-342-0144
Hawkinsville
(Day) (478) 892-3436
(Night) 1-800-342-0144
Office Hours
Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
(Branch offices closed from
12-1 p.m. daily)
Closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
There is a dispatcher on call 24 hours
a day for your convenience.
GEORGIA MAGAZINE
Electric co-op members vote for
their co-op magazine
demographic survey taken in December 2004 of readers of electric
cooperative magazines nationwide shows that co-op publications
are highly accepted and well read.
A full 87 percent of co-op readers read at least three out of every
four issues they receive, and 77 percent read every issue they get. With
an average reading time of 42 minutes per issue, readers say they learn
more about their consumer-owned electric cooperatives from their co-op
magazine than from brochures that come with their electric bill by a mar-
gin of 66 percent to 7 percent.
The survey also shows that, compared to U.S. consumer behaviors,
co-op magazine readers:
·
Are more likely to take a domestic trip (70 percent to 56 percent)
·
Take twice as many domestic trips (5.7 per year)
·
Are far more likely to own their own home (94 percent, com-
pared to 71 percent for the U.S. as a whole)
·
Are significantly more likely to be married (71 percent, compared
to 57 percent)
·
Are two-and-one-half times more likely to make improvements to
their homes
·
Are, at a rate of 32 percent, likely to purchase a new car in 2005
(for a potential 5.7 million new automobile sales)
·
Own more personal computers than the nation as a whole (73
percent versus 69 percent)
·
Are three times more likely to own fishing equipment
·
Are four times more likely to own an All-Terrain Vehicle
·
Are five times more likely to own a rifle
·
Own 25 times more land than the average U.S. household (20
acres versus .8 acres)
·
Are as likely to have graduated from a four-year college, and
more likely to have a post-graduate degree (13 percent versus
8 percent)
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Completed in December 2004 by MRI Custom Research Division, the survey drew responses from 4,457
co-op members in 15 states. The study was commissioned by the Austin, Texas-based National Country
Market (NCM) Sales Cooperative. Organized in 1994, NCM is owned by a group of electric co-op publi-
cations with the mission of improving the quality and quantity of advertising in the co-op magazines,
which reach more than 7 million households each month.