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Carroll EMC NewsletterNovember 2014 24A

November 2014

In September, Carroll EMC had the opportunity to film a commercial for Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) in conjunction with the Georgia High School Association (GHSA). Participating Georgia EMCs, including Carroll EMC, have been sponsors of GHSA for almost 16 years.

Several Carroll EMC linemen were featured giving a high-voltage safety demonstration and presenting a local fire department with an automatic

external defibrillator (AED). Sandy Entrekin, Member Advocate for Carroll EMC, was also featured deliver-ing a Smart Board to a classroom at Central Elementary School.

The commercial is one of four new ad-vertisements that will air on GPB-TV during Friday night football games, as well as other broadcasts, this season. The commer-cials, filmed at select EMCs, represent all 24 of the participat-ing electric coopera-tives throughout the state and focus on how each serves its community. Be on the lookout for Carroll EMC showing Concern for Community, one of the seven cooperative principles.

Look for Carroll EMC on Your TV

Carroll EMC linemen Andrew Harris and Andy Yaughn, at left, present an AED to firemen at Carroll County Fire Department's Center Point station.

A representative of Georgia Public Broadcasting films Carroll EMC linemen as they present the high-voltage safety demonstration to Kate Nicholson’s second grade class at Central Elementary School.

Central High School Receives Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award

From left: Central High School Athletic Director Wes Shiver, CEMC representative Sandy Entrekin and Central High School Principal Jared Griffis.

Carroll EMC recently honored Central High School with the 2014 Georgia High School As-sociation’s Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award. This recognition, sponsored by 23 of Georgia’s electric cooperatives and the Geor-gia High School Association, is given to schools that exhibit exemplary sportsmanship during competitive events, both by student athletes and spectators. These qualities make this award a tribute to the entire school commu-nity. One school in each division, within each region, is chosen to receive this annual award.

Thanks to Sandy Entrekin from Carroll EMC, who presented the award on behalf of the Co-op during the September 5 football game in Carrollton.

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MEMBER RESOURCES

24B Stay connected with Carroll EMC on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Do you like saving money? Of course—we all do. However, many Carroll EMC Members still have not taken advan-tage of the Co-op Connections® Card program.

It’s FREE and simple to use!

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Joining the Co-op Connections program is free and easy. Visit carrollemc.com for more information.

Don’t want to get out in those crazy Black Friday crowds? With the Co-op Con-nection’s Cash Back Mall, Carroll EMC Members can earn cash back when pur-chasing items from the comfort of their own home. You may be among the mul-titude of shoppers who already do business online. If so, you’ll appreciate this benefit, which gives cash back to Carroll EMC Members who make online purchases from more than 5,000 participating stores on more than 300 million products.

To start earning, visit connections.coop/cashbackmall and click on the Cash Back Mall link on the Co-op Connections Card menu. Click the Download Now button and follow instructions, and a free shopping assistant toolbar will appear at the top of your Internet browser. This toolbar keeps track of the cash you’ve earned. Watch the money in your checking or savings account build up as you buy online from Best Buy, Walmart, Target and other big-name retailers.

When setting up your account, choose how you would like to receive your cash back, whether deposited directly into your ac-count or as a printed check and mailed to you.

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COMMUNity

Carroll EMC offices will be closed November 27 and 28 for Thanksgiving.November 2014 24C

Walter Harrison Scholarship: Carroll EMC is accepting applications for the prestigious Walter Harrison Scholarship. Appli-cants must reside in the household (primary resi-

dence) of a Carroll EMC Member or employee. They must also show proof of enrollment in an accredited undergrad-uate program, either full or part time. Carroll EMC selects one finalist from its service area to compete at the state level. Nine $1,000 scholarships will be awarded through-out Georgia in 2015 from the Walter Harrison Scholarship fund, which is administered by Georgia Southern Univer-sity in Statesboro. Carroll EMC must receive applications on or before February 1, 2015.

Lerlie and Millard Copeland Scholarship: The Lerlie and Millard Copeland Scholarship, sponsored by the University of West Georgia (UWG), is awarded based on academic achievement and financial need. The $800 award

is to be used by children of Carroll EMC Members or em-ployees. The Copeland family established the scholarship in memory of Millard Copeland, who was a well-known, longtime board member of Carroll EMC. The UWG’s finan-cial aid office must receive completed application packages by March 1, 2015.

Washington Youth Tour: Carroll EMC will select three high school students from its service area as delegates for the 2015 Washington Youth Tour (WYT), held annually in June. The tour brings together approximately 1,500 high school students from across the country to learn about electric cooperatives, American his-tory and U.S. government for one incredible week in our national capital, all expenses paid. The deadline for submit-ting applications to Carroll EMC is March 1, 2015.

Applications may be downloaded from carrollemc.com.

Scholarship Applications Now Available

Carroll EMC employees lived out the cooperative principle Concern for Community, by participating in the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) ice bucket challenge this summer. This viral phenomenon involved an individual or organization be-ing called out to take the challenge—dumping a bucket of ice water on their head, videotaping the event and calling out three more people to take the challenge, or as an alternative, donate money to ALS research.

ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, affects nerve cells in a person’s spinal cord and brain. This disease causes progres-

sive degeneration of motor neurons, leaving many patients paralyzed in the later stages. Through the ice bucket chal-lenge, organizations have raised millions of dollars for ALS research.

Carroll EMC’s administrative employees took the challenge August 26 and nominated Carroll EMC’s operations employ-ees, Coweta-Fayette EMC and Jackson EMC to take the chal-lenge. Two days later, Carroll EMC’s operations employees accepted the challenge and nominated Rappahannock EMC in Virginia, GreyStone Power and Coweta-Fayette EMC.

To view Carroll EMC’s ice bucket challenge videos, visit the Co-op’s YouTube page at youtube.com/CarrollElectric.

Source: alsa.org

Cold for a Cause

YOUTH TOUR

WASHINGTON

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Carroll EMC administrative department employees participated in the ice bucket challenge, using CEMC’s Annual Meeting buckets.

Carroll EMC construction department employees thought of a creative way to fulfill their ice bucket challenge—using a Bobcat!

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NOtiFiCAtiONS

24D November 2014

Carroll EMC now offers the opportunity to choose the day of the month an electric bill is paid when you choose to auto-pay with a credit card. To activate this convenient feature, go to Carroll EMC’s Member Portal, https://billing.cemc.com/oscp, then to the Payment tab. Select Auto-Pay from the drop-down menu.

You may then set up your electric bill to pay automatically via your credit card on the day of the month that you specify. Valid credit card information must be entered, as well as your email address. The agreement remains in effect until the ending date you select. If no ending date is selected, the credit card will be billed on the chosen date each month. You may cancel automatic payment at any time by selecting Delete on the Web page.

New Online Feature

New Hours for CEMC's Buchanan District Office

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Carroll EMC's Buchanan District Office will now be open from 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Friday. In order to bet-ter serve you, the office will remain open during lunch hours.

Remember to renew your GATE card prior to January 1, 2015. The Georgia Agriculture Tax Exemption (GATE) program is an agricultural sales and use tax exemption certificate issued by the Department of Agriculture that identi-fies its user as a qualified farmer or agricul-tural producer. The GATE program was created by Georgia House Bill 386, which offers quali-fied agriculture producers a sales tax exemp-tion on agricultural equipment and production inputs. The program replaced the Agricultural Certification of Exemption (ST-A1) form, effec-tive January 1, 2013. You can renew online at https://forms.agr.georgia.gov/GATE/GateRe-new.aspx.

Don’t forget to return a copy of both the GATE card and the GATE addendum to Carroll EMC. The addendum is also available on the website mentioned above and lists all accounts to be exempted.

Renew Your GATE Card