Energizer

A statewide newsletter for Citizens of Georgia Power and Company Management March 2013

State President’sMessage

Josh Stallings

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 first quarter and receiving $500 each are:

GwinnettHeart of GA/Macon

Jefferson StreetMilledgeville/Plant Branch

First QuarterClassic Legacy

Awards

Edie Scales is Retiring

Edie Scales is retiring after 27 years with the companyand the past 9 in Volunteer Services. She has servedas Assistant State Treasurer for the Citizens of GeorgiaPower and also a co-chapter coordinator for the MetroCentral Ambassadors. She is a member and past officer of the North Fulton Area Chapter. Best wishes to Edie and Bobby as they spend more time with theirson, daughter-in-law, and their new grandson due to arrive in August.

Thanks for yourhard work andfriendly smile!

It’s hard to believe that nearly three months have passed this year. Our chapters have accomplished so much in such a short period of time. The State Board recently recognized four chapters with Classic Legacy Awards. These four chapters have done a tremendous job supporting their communities in the first quarter. Remember that one source for nominations is material sent in for “The Energizer”. I am excited to see what the next three months holds.

In addition to highlighting the great work you’ve done over the past month, we wanted to spotlight all of our chapter officers this month. At the end of this issue is a listing of all of our chapter officers around the state. A great movie called The Sting won the Oscar for best picture in 1973. In the film, Robert Redford and Paul Newman play a couple of con men who pull one over on a mobster. While Redford and Newman are the faces of the operation, there is a team of dozens of people working with them to make sure their sting is carried out to perfection. While in many locations there may be one person who is the face of the chapter, it takes a team of people working together to keep a chapter running smoothly.

Whether you realize it or not, there are people in your chapter who are doing things like entering member information, keeping records in CHARITY, sending birthday cards, or organizing projects. As featured this month, there are also people who prepare hot meals, plant trees, and flaunt their “beauty” to fund cancer research. Whatever your role is, our organization and our communities are better because of the work you are doing.

Coming Attractions Mark Your Calendar

Available ON DEMAND

Educational Loan Fund, Inc.

Electric Kids, Inc. – Feature of the Month

Georgia Power Family House, Inc.

•March 23 – Hinesville/Jesup Softball Tournament

•March 29 – Savannah Generation’s March of Dimes Golf Tournament

•April 20 – Valdosta’s Tennis Tournament for Relay

•April 27 – Columbus 2nd Annual “Cast For Cause” Fishing

Tournament for ACS

•April 29 – East Region Golf Tournament for Relay (Augusta, Thomson,

Waynesboro & Plant Vogtle Chapters)

•May 3 – Forest Park Golf Tournament

•May 4 – Plant Vogtle Chapter Motorcycle Ride for Relay

•May 6 – Athens Golf Tournament (rescheduled from March)

•May 10 – 5th Annual Power Clays Event for Electric Kids

•May 18 – 4th Annual Roopville Ramble – Bicycle Ride for Camp Sunshine – Plant

Wansley Chapter

•May 24 – Customer Care Center Golf Tournament

•August 19 –Third Annual Kylan Warren Golf Tournament

•November 1 & 2 – Annual Meeting – Classic Center - Athens

Feature of the MonthElectric Kids, Inc.

Electric Kids was founded in 1991 to help the children of deceased or

disabled Georgia Power or Southern Company employees based in Georgia

What type of help does Electric Kids provide?

The general fund provides financial assistance with such things as medical and dental insurance premiums, various school associated

expenses, musical lessons or anything that benefits the child and might be curtailed due to the decrease in family income. There is a $4000

annual limit per child and $12,000 annual limit per family.

What is the Collin Banks Fund?

Collin Banks fund provides up to $4,000 per year for up to 5 years for educational expenses for secondary, college, post-graduate,

professional, technical and vocational schools.

How much did Electric Kids donate in 2012?

$77,600 to assist children of deceased or disabled employees.

How can I help Electric Kids?

If you are in the Club of Hearts area you can designate Electric Kids as one of the Club of Hearts agencies OR you can go to the Citizens of Georgia Power website

and sign up for monthly payroll tax-deductible donations or contact the State Office for a pledge form.

Savannah Generation SupportsCareer Day at Hodge Elementary

Members of the Savannah Generation Chapter werePresenters at the February 21 Career Expo at HodgeElementary.

Jameel Roberts and chapter president Angela Noles

Robbie Chapin and Derek David with a group ofstudents who greatly enjoyed their career day expo

Gainesville Supports Meals On Wheels

On Feb. 20, Gary Funk and Calvin Jones (center) volunteered at Meals on Wheels in Gainesville

Chapter Name Change

H L Thomas Chapter is now

Metro East Chapter.

Statesboro Chapter members set up a tent at the First Annual Chocolate Run, held in downtown Statesboro. The event, sponsored by the 2013 Leadership Bulloch Class, was held to support the Open Hearts Community Mission for the homeless. Members and family were on hand to sell World’s Finest Chocolate Candy in support of their 2013 Relay for Life project, and to cheer on chapter president Yolanda Tremble, who participated in the 5k race. Participating in the event were Kesha Ward, Molly Edenfield, Anthony Bing, Victoria Moore and Yolanda Tremble.

Statesboro Chapter Participates inChocolate Run

Statesboro President Yolanda Tremble braves the wind and rain to finish the 5K.

Relay Chairman Kesha Ward (right) and Molly Edenfield, daughter of Tracy Edenfield, man the candy sales during the event.

Kelly White (2nd VP), Terri Sapp Page (President and Lunch 4 Lunch Chair), Annetta Fugate (1st VP), and Stan Dawson (Executive Director, Crossroads)

Wednesday, February 20, the Jefferson Street Chapter, held another successful Lunch 4 Lunch project. Membersdonated bread, lunch meat, cheese, fruit, individual juices and other items. Then, the group met on their lunch hourthat day and assembled 819 bagged lunches for delivery to the Crossroads Mission to feed homeless men.

Jefferson Street’s 5th Annual Lunch 4 Lunch Project

The Awesome Assembly Line! Smiling Faces Helping Others

Jefferson Street Chapter’s Lunch 4 Lunch Crew

(left to right) Andy Foster , Jefferson St. President Terri Sapp Page, South Cobb President Jessica Hardaway, Holly Adams, and Leah Burch

Chapter Officers

President Terri Sapp Page1st V.P. Annetta Fugate2nd V.P. Kelly WhiteRec. Sec. Alia PotterbaumCorr. Sec. Antonio CampbellTreasurer Scott LongSponsor Ronnie Noble

The latest project has been collecting old, logo T-shirtsfor processing for use by local animal shelters. Shownat right are members of the South Cobb Chapter whodelivered 40 lbs. of shirts to Jefferson St. on March 8.

Gwinnett Chapter SupportsHi-Hope Service Center

The Gwinnett Chapter held a Valentines event at Duluth Operating on February 12.  Twenty-two members made Valentines cards and decorated cupcakes for the 140 clients at Hi-Hope Service Center in Lawrenceville.  They delivered these along with some sugar free cakes to Hi-Hope the following day.  Hi-Hope provides care for adults with developmental disabilities.  The chapter has developed a partnership with Hi-Hope and have plans for at least one project for the center each month.

Milledgeville/Plant Branch ChapterSupports Arbor Day at

Oak Hill Elementary

Members of the Milledgeville/Plant Branch Chapter participated in supporting the Arbor Day event on Feb. 12at Oak Hill Elementary School. Seedlings (50 Gobbler Sawtooth Oak) were donated to the school to plant oncampus.

The Athens Chapter began their fundraising efforts for the year with a flower sale for Valentines. The proceeds were for the March of Dimes. What better way to show support for the special unborn Valentines in their community than by honoring the special Valentines in their own personal lives. The project earned over $500.Chairing the project were Wanda Weldon, Angie Kinley, and Caroline Lewis.

Athens Supports March of DimesWith Valentine Project

Heart of GA/Macon ChapterIs GOING TO THE DOGS!

The Heart of GA/Macon Chapter is having a departmentalchallenge to see who can donate the most dog and cat food to benefit All About Animals, a local NO KILL animalshelter. In addition, they are taking the lead of theJefferson Street Chapter and collecting old shirts with thecompany logo to donate to the shelter. They will becutting the logo off the shirts prior to donation. The campaign is running the entire month of March. Thewinning department will receive the Golden Dog BoneTrophy!

Jefferson Street Makes Donationsto Atlanta Day Shelter

The Piney Grove Baptist Church Blanket Ministry madea donation of blankets (mother of member Eric Hufstetleris in the group) to the Jefferson Street Chapter for use to a charity. The chapter donated the blankets to the AtlantaDay Shelter for Women and Children. The shelter serves an average of 140 homeless women and children everyday. Two members (shown above) took time during theirlunch to deliver the blankets to the shelter on February 28.

Merid Alemayehu (left) and Fisseha Bartolomeos (right)make delivery and are thanked by Duffy of the Atlanta Day Shelter

RFL Mr. Relay Pageant Contestants, Alex Gonzales, Clint Massey, George Crews, Bryan Goss, Adam Simmons, Clayton Brown & Al McCullar

Team Georgia Power Customer Care Center has been feverishly fundraising for Relay for Life.  They currently have raised $5,233 and that number is steadily increasing.

Customer Care Raising Funds for Relay For Life

The Relay for Life Committee at the Customer Care Center has raised $2,345 to date, by hosting a Breakfast ($675) and a Mr. Relay Beauty Pageant ($1670).  They have initiated “Penny Wars” which will conclude in mid-April, as well as several upcoming fundraising events

SCRIP ProgramBenefits

Educational Loan Fund

and

If you like to give gift cards to your employees or family and friends, we have a program for you. It's called UnitedScrip. This program includes a wide variety of stores and restaurants who partner in fundraising for charities. The proceeds from our program will benefit the Educational Loan Fund (ELF). We can now accept credit cards for your purchase!

Employees can get an order form on our internal website:http://corpcomm.southernco.com/gpc/volunteer-services/

or contact Sherri King at scking@southernco.com or 404-506-2802.

Now Accepts Credit Cards

2013 Hunger Walk – March 97 Chapters Participate

More than 15,000 people came out to run/walk in the breathtaking display of community togetherness, and collectively logged 75,000 kilometers to take a stand against hunger in our community. That’s the equivalent of walking around the world almost twice!

Twenty members of the General Office , Jefferson Street, Customer Care, Forest Park, Metro East, MetroSouth and Plant Yates Chapters participated in the 29th

Walk held at Turner Field. Jim Hodges of the General Office Chapter was the chair. The team raised $700.

General Office at the Hope Lodge

(left to right) Debbie Hodges, Jeannice Hall, Jim Hodges,Debbie Blackwell, Loretta Young, Carolyn Wilson, Chair.

The General Office Chapter cooked and served dinner tothe cancer patients and caregivers at Hope Lodge onFebruary 28.

Augusta’s Adopt A Mile Project

On Saturday, March 2, eleven Augusta CGP volunteers participated in the chapter’s quarterly adopt a mile project. Jeff Grantham, East Region Engineer, led the project. Sixteen large bags of trash were collected on the cold Saturday morning.

Lights, Cameras, Action! These are the producers, directors, film editors, screenwriters, talent agents, and directors of special effects who make

our year possible…in other words…your 2013 chapter officers!Thank them for their leadership…but remember

YOU are our actors! We couldn’t be successful without YOU!

Albany President Lisa Battle-JacksonVice President Sidney JohnsonSecretary Faith RegisterTreasurer Tamala Davis

Americus President Joey BarrettVice President Susan WhiteRecording Sec Jay RobertsCorresponding Sec Laurie PilcherTreasurer Shay Batton

Athens President Mike Lewis1st Vice President Cal Holloway2nd Vice President Cameron HadinRecording Sec Wanda WeldonCorresponding Sec Stacey ComptonTreasurer Angie Kinley

Augusta President Jeff Butterworth1st Vice President Chris Dodgen2nd Vice President Jack DoganRecording Sec Jennifer KillingsworthCorresponding Sec Linda GobleTreasurer Jackie Powell

Bainbridge President Juan Madrigal1st Vice President Javier Valdez2nd Vice President Craig ChamblessSecretary/Treasurer Vanessa Stewart

Brunswick President Leah Beasley1st Vice President Stephanie D’Amico2nd Vice President Leo GeerRecording Sec Matthew ColemanCorresponding Sec Stacy BellTreasurer Ronnie Highsmith

Carrollton President Carrly Lovvorn1st Vice President Woody Rozier2nd Vice President Efronzer JonesRecording Sec Kathy YatesCorresponding Sec Jody MattoxTreasurer April Hale

Cartersville President Aditya Patel1st Vice President Mark Sallette2nd Vice President Jamie HockinSecretary Vickie AdcockTreasurer Connie Brock

Clayton President Ryan WallsVice President Flint McCullough

Secretary Tenille Barrett

Treasurer Brittany Spivey

Columbus President Jason Perez1st Vice President Kimberly Wilson

2nd Vice President Andrese Harris Burton

Secretary Emily Perez

Treasurer Amy Evans

Conyers President Lee Cronan1st Vice President Larry Ward

2nd Vice President Harry Lindsey

Secretary Jackie Lindsey

Treasurer Sherri King

Customer Care President Kaprena Seymore1st Vice President Daundra Fletcher

2nd Vice President Don Martin

Recording Sec Jecynta Smith

Corresponding Sec Preva Neal

Treasurer Farrah Brewster

Dublin President Neil Kyzer1st Vice President Charlie Scarbrough

2nd Vice President Mark Lauber

Recording Sec Michelle Wilcox

Corresponding Sec Mel Rivers

Treasurer Justin Cook

Effingham President Mike GreshamVice President Mackey Harrison

Secretary Melissa Graham-Sanchez

Treasurer Kenny Burgstiner

Forest Park Co-President Deborah Ann HillCo-President Diana Chow

Vice President Michael McBrayer

Recording Sec Pamela Hyaduck

Corresponding Sec Partrina Phillips

Co-Treasurer Raymond Nazon

Co-Treasurer Jason Payne

Gainesville President Tom Davino1st Vice President Allison Zafft

2nd Vice President Alan Winn

Recording Sec Calvin Jones

Corresponding Sec Kristi Barker

Treasurer Margaret Rios

General Office President Gena Scott1st Vice President Jim Hodges

2nd Vice President Connie Stroud

Recording Sec Mary Norris

Corresponding Sec Danna Clary

Treasurer Cindy Bachelder

Gwinnett President Tony Chow

1st Vice President Steven Scarboro

2nd Vice President Leslie Seals

Secretary Monique Hall

Treasurer Regina Sinclair

Heart of GA/Macon Co-President LaTonya LawsonCo-President Jan Edwards

1st Vice President Chanin Mitchell

2nd Vice President Karla Worthy

Recording Sec Toby Truett

Corresponding Sec Mary Lyn Choate

Treasurer Beth Ragonetti

Hinesville/Jesup President Collie Williams

1st Vice President Rebecca Cason

2nd Vice President Willie Cato

Secretary Uly Roberts

Treasurer Turiya Romer

Jefferson Street President Terri Sapp Page

1st Vice President Annetta Fugate

2nd Vice President Kelly White

Recording Sec Alia Potterbaum

Corresponding Sec Antonio Campbell

Treasurer Scott Long

Kingsland President J C Arnett

Vice President Aubrey Randall

Secretary Regina Adkins

Treasurer Roger Robinson

Metro East President Jon Balkcom

Vice President Garrard Vaughn

Secretary Kelly Balkcom

Treasurer Jennifer Whitmire

Metro South President Rick Shannon

1st Vice President Antoinette Wright

2nd Vice President Heath Meadows

Recording Sec Anson Ratliff

Corresponding Sec Gary WoodTreasurer Bill Maddox

Metro West President Tom Perkins

1st Vice President Shelby Weeks

2nd Vice President Patrick Tammy

HarrisHarrington

Recording Sec Debbie Pendergrass

Corresponding Sec Teresa Willliams

Treasurer Dana Rice

Milledgeville/Plant Branch President Alicia Meadows

Vice President Randy Woodcock

Secretary Jan Womack

Treasurer Kenan Davila

North Fulton Area President William Canady

1st Vice President Lisa Baldwin

2nd Vice President Mike Walden

Recording Sec Elaine Roberson

Corresponding Sec Polly Albitz

Treasurer Jennifer Simon

Northwest Mountain President Scott Griffith

1st Vice President Jimmy Thompson

2nd Vice President John Foust

Recording Sec Arlene Hardeman

Corresponding Sec Pam Jackson

Treasurer Tabitha Shepard

Piedmont President Jan Maxwell

Vice President Beth Loughridge

Secretary David Griffin

Treasurer Lori Quinlan

Plant Bowen President Drew Blankenship

1st Vice President Jeff Pajor

2nd Vice President Tari Whiteman

Secretary Angie Barnette

Treasurer Jackie Rowe

Plant Hammond President Sam Duncan

1st Vice President Vernon Jelks

2nd Vice President Vickie Brown

Recording Sec Steve Clayton

Corresponding Sec Janet Spivey

Treasurer Eric Collins

Plant Hatch President Benny Goodson1st Vice President Cynthia Hall2nd Vice President Bruce

JohnnyAsberryStrickland

Secretary Kim StancilTreasurer Sheila Toutai

Plant Scherer President Natalie Caster

Vice President Timothy Jackson

Secretary Marley Perkins

Treasurer Lynn Holder

Plant Vogtle President Robert Brinkman

1st Vice President Rabiyyah Malik-Jones

2nd Vice President Jessie Coley

Recording Sec Sylvia Lessington

Corresponding Sec Pam Lambert

Treasurer Ella Jordan

Plant Wansley President Mack McKinley

1st Vice President Tracy Mobley

2nd Vice President Kristy Ethridge

Secretary Tanya Klekot

Treasurer Christie Garrett

Plant Yates President Dempsey Long

Vice President Don Edwards

Secretary Tammy Woodard

Treasurer Kendra Chambers

Rome President Jeff Gilbert

Vice President Bob Clark

Secretary Haley McConkey

Treasurer Haley McConkey

Savannah President Andrew Monroe

1st Vice President Kate Bathe

2nd Vice President Ryan Poole

Secretary Diana Hodges

Treasurer Josie Watson

Savannah Generation President Angela Noles

Vice President Byron Cox

Secretary Patricia Kinney

Treasurer Tonya Ferguson

South Cobb President Jessica Hardaway

Vice President Steve Wilkes

Secretary Holly Adams

Treasurer Leah Burch

Statesboro President Yolanda Tremble

1st Vice President Kerry Bridges

2nd Vice President Dale Hardin

Recording Secretary Gail Johnson

Corresponding Sec Victoria Moore

Treasurer Tonja Gore

Tallulah Falls President Irene Gray

Vice President Barry Brookshire

Secretary Harold Pickett

Treasurer Rhonda Brookshire

Thomson President Parker Land

Vice President Bobby Tippins

Secretary Shannon Keller

Treasurer Carla Cole

Tifton President Mike Thomas

Treasurer Ashley Golden

Valdosta President Walter Dukes, II

1st Vice President Demetrius Penn

2nd Vice President Tiffany Thomas

Recording Sec Jamie Hancock

Corresponding Sec Jessica Johnston

Treasurer Angie Wisenbaker

Vidalia President Colby Hall

Vice President Kevin Mumford

Secretary Pat Taylor

Treasurer Melinda Miller

Waycross President Bill Kirkland

Vice President Heather Tyre

Secretary Connie Tyson

Treasurer Debbie Jones

Waynesboro President Kathryn Rocker

Vice President Suzanne Sharkey

Secretary Kathy Graham

Treasurer Kay Smith