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Date: September 14, 2006 Contact: Cindy King, Director of External Affairs Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation Donates $26,250 to Local Charities On September 8, 2006, the Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation awarded $26,250 to four (4) local charities. They will utilize these much needed funds doing projects that will enrich the lives of those that are less fortunate and better the communities they serve. “These donations provide local charities with a monetary gift that will allow them to provide assistance to those that need it. The Foundation is the perfect vehicle for our generous members to pool their money together and help others in there community”, states Blake House, Vice President of Marketing and Member Services, Sawnee EMC.Funds are awarded through an application process and approved by the Foundation’s volunteer Board of Directors. Recipients in the third quarter gifting cycle were: · Challenged Child and Friends, Inc. – Maggie Garriot, Executive Director, accepted a check for $5,000 to be used to purchase special equipment for the multi-sensory room in their school located in Hall County. · Resources & Residential Alternatives – Carol Holman, CFO, accepted a check for $6,250 to be used for much needed repairs to their group home located on Holcomb Bridge road in Fulton County. · Childkind, Inc. – Alphanzo Thomas, Executive Director, accepted an $11,000 check for their foster parent program for disabled children in the Forsyth, Gwinnett and North Fulton area. · MUST Ministries – Kim Loesing, Executive Director, accepted a check for $4,000 to purchase diapers for underprivileged toddlers that visit their food pantry in Cherokee County. Participating Sawnee EMC members are contributing pennies, yet are making a great impact on the lives they touch through their generosity. Since the programs inception in 2003, the Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation has donated over $170,000 to local charitable organizations. “This program has the ability to reach all of the charitable organizations within our service territory.” stated Cindy King, Director of External Affairs. “We are now accepting applications for the fourth quarter gifting”. Sawnee EMC adopted the Operation Round Up program in April 2003. Through a voluntary sign up process, members are able to have their electric bills rounded up to the next whole dollar, donating the extra change to the Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation. By donating the change to Operation Round Up, members can be sure that 100% of the donation will go to qualifying 501 (c)(3) or 501 (c)(4) charities within the communities that Sawnee EMC serves. To sign up today, call Customer Service at 770-887-2363 or sign up by visiting Sawnee’s website at www.sawnee.com. The website is also a great place to find the complete list of organizations that have received gifts and to access an application to receive funding. About Sawnee EMC: Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation is an electric distribution cooperative headquartered in Cumming, Georgia. Sawnee serves electricity to over 140,000 accounts in seven counties of greater north Georgia. Sawnee assets exceed $370 million with annual energy sales of 2.56 billion kWh and revenue of $222 million. They have over 300 dedicated employees making up a team of professionals that meets the needs of the members/owners through a complex network of over 8,300 miles of distribution lines. Sawnee EMC is the 9th largest EMC in the United States.
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