Galleries
Holiday Gallery 2011
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Good Cause Claus
As part of a fundraiser for its energy assistance fund, West Oregon Electric Co-op sells photos of Santa Claus with members. (Photo By: John Murray)
Deck the Truck
The Victory Electric Cooperative in Kansas decked out a truck for the Dodge City Parade of Lights. (Photo By: The Victory Electric Cooperative)
Winning Artist
Mary Peyton Mullin proudly displays her winning entry in the Wiregrass Electric Christmas card contest. Her drawing will be featured on the official WEC Christmas card and the cover of the December Alabama Living magazine. (Photo By: WEC)
Special Tree
Linda Looman (left), and Kelly Alsum of La Plata Electric Association in Colorado decorate a tree for the Festival of Trees, benefiting Community Connections, supporting people with developmental disabilities. (Photo By: Indi Reed, LPEA)
Operation North Pole
Aiken Electric Cooperative staffers gather in their Aiken, S.C., headquarters to take gifts to disabled people and their families. The co-op has supported Operation North Pole for 11 years. (Photo By: Muriel Carter, Aiken EC)
Festive Festooning
Jeffrey Hohlt (left) directs traffic while fellow lineman Larry Pieper helps guide holiday garland into position so Richard Blum can attach it to a Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative pole in Burton, Texas. (Photo By: Sarah Beal, Bluebonnet EC)
Angels
Margaret Davis (left) of Georgia System Operations Corporation, with her daughter and grandchildren, put Christmas presents under the tree for the Salvation Army Angel they adopted this holiday season. (Photo By: GSOC)
Smile
Steve Day of The Victory Electric Cooperative was a hit as Santa. (Photo By: The Victory Electric Cooperative)
Wish List
Mary Olson (left) and Debbie Hames-Jones of Flathead Electric Cooperative share their holiday cheer with youngsters involved with the Court Appointed Special Advocates Association in Montana. Each staffer picks at least one wish list and brings gifts for the children to co-op headquarters in Kalispell. (Photo By: Wendy Ostrom-Price, Flathead EC)
Decisions
Carol Carmicheal of Carroll EMC in Georgia, shown with Chris Miller, buys a raffle ticket to benefit Toys for Tots. The raffle raised more than $400. (Photo By: Kelly Hester)
Deck the Lampposts
Kevin Tenfelde, apprentice lineman at Leavenworth Jefferson Electric Cooperative, helps the city of McLouth, Kan., hang its holiday decorations. (Photo By: Jennifer Fisher, LJEC)
Friends Indeed
Each holiday season, staff at Surprise Valley EC in California donate food baskets filled with turkey and trimmings for local members who need an extra hand. (Photo By: Lynn Culp)
Head Elf
Barry Bowman of SECO was head elf at the party for employees of the Florida co-op. (Photo By: SECO)
Concern for Community Week 2011
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The Gift of Light
NRECA’s 2011 Concern for Community Week opened with a presentation by Guernsey-Muskingum EC’s Gary Mbiad on his volunteer work in Uganda. (Photo By: Adam Parnes)
A Big Haul
Some of the thousands of cards and letters from NRECA staffers and co-ops nationwide for Operations Seasons Greetings, which sends holiday cheer to troops. (Photo By: Victoria A. Rocha)
Only 38 Left
NRECA’s Joan Dawson and others on her team handwrote special messages on 39 cards. Dawson’s nephew is a Marine. (Photo By: Victoria A. Rocha)
A Friend Indeed
NRECA’s Ellie Cetto does her part to honor a close family friend currently serving in Iraq. (Photo By: Victoria A. Rocha)
Eyes on the Prize
A volunteer concentrates on making Happy Hats for sick children. (Photo By: Marcia Gaysue)
NRECA employees show their finished products that will later be sent to a Washington, D.C., children’s hospital. (Photo By: Marcia Gaysue)
Wrap-a-Thon
NRECA employees wrapped 175 toys donated by co-workers for needy children in the Washington, D.C., area. (Photo By: Adam Parnes)
Artistry in Action
A volunteer puts the finishing touches on a Christmas gift. (Photo By: Victoria A. Rocha)
Kentucky Honor Flight 2011
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Kentucky Honor Flight
Jay Warden, 86, of Winchester, Ky is greeted by cadets from the Naval Academy at Baltimore/Washington International Airport on Saturday, October 22, 2011. (Photo by Tim Webb)
Kentucky Honor Flight
Edward Ehalt jokes with a Navy cadet at the Baltimore airport. (Photo by Tim Webb)
Kentucky Honor Flight
E.G. Lusk, a World War II veteran from West Virginia, examines the World War II Memorial with Robert Ford, who stands nearby. Ford is a Korean War veteran from Kentucky. (Photo by Tim Webb)
Kentucky Honor Flight
Hunter Priest, 15, from Maryland, is one of the first faces veterans see when entering the WWII memorial. Priest and his family handout flags to the veterans while thanking them for their service. (Photo by Marcia Gaysue)
Kentucky Honor Flight
Former Kansas Sen. Robert Dole comes out every Saturday to meet and speak with the veterans. (Photo by Marcia Gaysue)
Kentucky Honor Flight
Lee Bauermeister, 86, from Ohio worked stateside for the Navy during World War II. (Photo by Marcia Gaysue)
