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Sawnee EMC Sends Students to Washington CUMMING, GA. – Alexandra Henke of Johns Creek and Sarah Overstreet of Forsyth were selected to represent Sawnee EMC during the 2007 National Rural Electrification Association Washington Youth Tour. Both delegates were chosen from applications submitted by students from schools throughout the Sawnee EMC service area. “It was a difficult decision. All of the applicants had very impressive academic resumes and I have no doubt they will all reach their goals in life,” states Blake House, Vice President of Member Services. Alex and Sarah will join other students from
Georgia and across the nation June 7-14, 2007. The Tour starts in Atlanta with
the students getting a quick look into what an EMC is and the important role
they play in our communities. The delegates will participate in leadership
exercises and tour Roosevelt’s Little White House in Warm Springs. Then it is
off to Washington to get a first-hand look at our government in action, visit
with our senators and representatives and tour many major monuments and museums. Senator Lyndon Johnson inspired the Washington Youth Tour at the NRECA Annual Meeting in Chicago in 1957. Since then, over 40,000 students have visited Washington to learn about electric cooperatives, American history and U.S. government. The rural electric cooperatives think education is important – education about electric cooperatives and education about America, therefore the tradition continues.
About Sawnee EMC: Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation is a distribution electric cooperative headquartered in Cumming, Georgia. Sawnee serves electricity over 140,000 accounts in greater north Georgia. Sawnee assets exceed $368 million with annual energy sales 2.23 billion and revenue of $201 M. With over 296 dedicated employees making up a team of professionals that meet the needs of its member-owners through a network of over 9,420 miles of distribution facilities in Sawnee’s complex network of distribution facilities.
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