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Badgett Sawnee EMC Employee Elected to Board of Directors of CUMMING-FORSYTH COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce recently elected its 2008 Board of Directors. The new directors were unanimously approved at their Board meeting on September 18, 2007. Mr. Blake House, Sawnee EMC’s Vice President of Member Services, will serve as one of the 14 newly elected directors. Mr. House stated that he is “excited to be part of such a successful organization that provides leadership, information and solutions to its members in Forsyth County.” Mr. House further stated that he “was honored to represent Sawnee EMC on this Board”; he will serve a three-year term that will be effective on January 1, 2008. The Chamber of Commerce is the voice of businesses and focuses on fostering a strong economic environment and a superior quality of life in Cumming and Forsyth County. The Chamber of Commerce has become a vital resource for business expansion, retention and relocation in the area it serves. Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation is a distribution electric cooperative headquartered in Cumming, Georgia. Sawnee serves electricity to over 143,000 accounts in seven counties of greater north Georgia. Sawnee’s assets exceed $368 million with annual energy sales of 2.23 billion and revenue of $201 million. With about 300 dedicated employees, Sawnee’s team of professionals meets the needs of its member-owners through its complex network of over 9,420 miles of distribution facilities. Georgia’s 42 electric cooperatives now serve more customers than any other state network of EMCs in the nation. |