REMC Newsletter

June 2009
Satilla REMC Newsletter
Local Students Selected for Prestigious Washington Youth Tour
Alli Gainer, Erin Gillis, Hope Patton and Karen Roberts to enjoy trip of a lifetime
Alli Gainer
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Erin Gillis
rea high-school students Alli Gainer, Erin Gillis, Hope Patton
and Karen Roberts have been selected to participate in the
2009 Washington Youth Tour sponsored by Satilla REMC and the
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).
The teen-delegates will explore government on a local and
national level, gathering in Atlanta before departing for
Washington, D.C. Gainer, Gillis, Patton and Roberts will join more
than 100 other students from Satilla’s sister electric co-ops across
Georgia for this once-in-a-lifetime trip, set for June 11-18. After
their arrival in Washington, D.C., Georgia’s delegation will convene with more than 1,500 youth representing cooperatives
across the nation. The delegates will have the opportunity to mingle with peers from other states and exchange views concerning
local and national issues.
The Washington Youth Tour challenges teens to consider
the part they play in history and government. The cooperative
movement encourages them to become involved citizens and
prompts them to consider careers in public service. They will see
firsthand the sacrifices that have been made by influential individuals throughout the country. Satilla’s representatives already
understand sacrifice to some extent, as all are leaders in their
respective schools and communities.
Alli is the daughter of Dana Worth and Georgia Gainer. She
is a senior at Jeff Davis High School in Hazlehurst. Alli is very
involved in her school’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter serving as its current president and the Area VI president as
well. Alli gives of her time participating in community development events such as Toys for Tots, M-Fuge, and Farm City Day.
After graduation, she plans to major in pre-medicine and hopes
to become an optometrist.
Erin is a senior and attends Coffee County High School in
Douglas. Her parents are Andy and Elisa Gillis. She is active in
KEY Club, Student Council, and cheers for her favorite team, the
Coffee County Trojans. She spends time reading to Pre-K and
Head Start students. Erin also volunteers in her local church and
school, and feels that doing service of all kinds is very rewarding. Erin is very enthusiastic about the Washington Youth Tour
and feels that she will become a more productive citizen by seeing places of historical significance and meeting the representa-
Hope Patton
Karen Roberts
tives that shape Georgia and the nation’s capital.
Hope is a senior at Appling County High School in Baxley.
She is the daughter of Jack and Janet Patton. She assists in the
obstetrics department at the Appling HealthCare System and volunteers for an outreach program for the handicapped. Hope
believes that community involvement is the key to bettering a
community as a whole. After graduation, she plans to attend the
University of Georgia and pursue a degree in the medical field.
Karen is the daughter of Randy and Charlene Roberts. She
is also a senior and attends Coffee County High School in
Douglas. Karen’s involvement in Coffee County’s Agriculture
Awareness Day, Facing Autism Together Everyday (FATE), and
the Kiwanis Club’s Santa Stroll has provided her with sympathy
and awareness for people in need. After graduation, Karen plans
to earn a degree in animal science and hopes to have a large animal veterinary practice. She looks forward to growing as a person as a result of meeting leaders of both Georgia and the United
States and feels this experience will positively impact her future.
Of the 19 candidates interviewed, the decision to pick four
was challenging. All of the candidates would have represented
Satilla well, and they are to be congratulated for being nominated by their school counselors for outstanding leadership qualities
and abilities. Emily Smoak, of Appling County High School in
Baxley, and Parker Ogden, of Wayne County High School in
Jesup, were chosen as alternates. If the first-place winner is
unable to attend, an alternate will be chosen.
Sen. Lyndon Baines Johnson inspired the Youth Tour when
he addressed the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
(NRECA) Annual Meeting in Chicago in 1957. The senator and
future president declared, “If one thing goes out of this meeting,
it will be sending youngsters to the national capital where they
can actually see what the flag stands for and represents.”
Since 1965, the Washington Youth Tour has given more
than 2,000 students in Georgia and more than 50,000 students
nationwide the opportunity to take part in this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Satilla REMC and other cooperatives continue
to realize Johnson’s dream by providing a means for young
leaders to witness firsthand the sacrifices and efforts expended
on their behalf.
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Directors Carver, Mosley and Sellers
Earn National Rural Electric Cooperative’s Credential Certification
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embers from the Satilla REMC Board of Directors
Brenda Carver, Atkinson County; Hinson Mosley,
Wayne County; and Herman Sellers, Jeff Davis County,
recently received Credentialed Cooperative Director
Certificates (CCD) from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). NRECA’s Credentialed Director
Program requires attendance in five courses and basic competencies related to Director’s duties, liabilities, Board roles
and relationships, strategic planning and financial decision
Brenda Carver
making.
During the sessions, Directors learned the latest in strategic planning, financial oversight, new and emerging technologies, emergency response planning and the complex
issues associated with rate decisions, among other topics.
“These men and women already have a solid understanding of their responsibilities as Directors,” said Paul
Wood, President/CEO of Georgia EMC. “This training
allowed them to expand their body of knowledge.”
Directors at Satilla REMC are elected by Members to
Hinson Mosley
provide oversight and guidance to senior management at
the REMC who are responsible for the day-to-day operations
of the company.
Carver, Mosley and Sellers take seriously the duties and
responsibilities of their positions. They uphold the unique
democratic business model that distinguishes Satilla REMC
from other utility companies.
At Satilla, the guiding principle is service, and the Board
of Directors is there to uphold that mandate with knowledge,
integrity and vision.
Herman Sellers
‘The core responsibility of the Board of Directors is
to exercise their fiduciary duty to act in the best
interests of the EMC and its Members.’
—Bobby Darwin, President/CEO of Satilla REMC
Summary of Bylaws Relating to the
Committee on Nominations for the Election
of Directors at the 2009 Annual Meeting:
Nominations.
It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to appoint prior to the next
Annual Meeting a committee on nominations consisting of three (3) Members
from each District in which a Director is to be elected. The Members on any nominations committee must not be candidates for Director, incumbent Directors,
or close relatives (third cousin or closer) of known candidates for Directors or
incumbent Directors, and such Members of the Nominating Committee must not
be Cooperative officers, employees or agents. The committee shall prepare and
post at the principal office of the Cooperative at least seventy-five (75) days prior
to the Annual Meeting its nomination(s) for the office of Director for the Districts
represented by the Nominating Committee. Any one hundred fifty (150) or more
Members from any District from which a Director is to be elected, acting together over their signatures, and not less than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting,
may make an additional nomination; provided that the signatures on all such
nominations will be subject to verification. Should the sixtieth (60th) day fall
upon a weekend or holiday, then said petition shall be due by 4:00 p.m. on the
last working day prior to the weekend or holiday on which the sixtieth (60th)
day actually occurs. The President/Chief Executive Officer, upon being personally presented with any such additional nomination(s) shall, immediately following verification of the validity of the petition, post such nomination(s) at the
same place where the committee nominations are posted.
The Secretary shall mail to the Members, with the notice of the meeting, or
separately, but in any event at least five (5) days prior to the meeting, a statement of the names and addresses of each nominee and opposing nominee(s),
if any, showing nominee(s) nominated by the committee separately from the
nominee(s) nominated by petition, if any. After all nominations by committee
and nomination(s) by petition, if any, have been verified and duly posted within the time limits prescribed above, the nominations will be closed, and there
will be no nominations made from the floor, and there will be no write-in candidates. Provided, however, that one or more nominations may be made from
the floor under the provisions set forth in Article IV, Section 9 – Special
Nominations and Elections. No Member of one District shall have any right to
vote for the Director of another District, except (a) Brantley District Members
who will vote with Pierce District Members for a Pierce District Director, and (b)
Irwin and Ben Hill District Members who will vote with Coffee District Members
for a Coffee District Director.
Districts up for election in 2009 are Bacon, Pierce and Ware. Appointed to
the 2009 Nominations Committee for the Bacon District are Mr. Dan Boatright,
Mr. David H. Lee, and Mr. Danny Stanaland. For the Pierce District, Mr. Joe
Boyett, Mr. Paul Ferre’ and Mr. Herman Moore have been appointed. Mr.
Bradley Jordan, Mr. Ronnie McQuaig, and Mr. Donald Tuten have been appointed to serve on the Nominating Committee representing the Ware District.
The Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, at
Waycross Memorial Stadium.
Statement of
Nondiscrimination
The Satilla Rural Electric Membership Corporation is the recipient
of federal financial assistance from
the Rural Utilities Service, an agency
of the United States Department of
Agriculture, and is subject to the
provisions of Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, as amended;
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, as amended; and the Age
Discrimination Act of 1975, as
amended; and is bound by federal
law and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s policy that prohibits
this organization from discriminating on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex, religion, age, or
disability, and no person shall be
excluded from participation in,
admission or access to, denied the
benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any of
this organization’s programs or
activities.
The person responsible for coordinating this organization’s nondiscrimination compliance efforts is
Robert M. Darwin, President/Chief
Executive Officer. Any individual, or
specific class of individuals, who
feels that this organization has subjected them to discrimination may
obtain further information about the
statutes and regulations listed above
from and/or file a written complaint
with this organization; or file a complaint of discrimination by writing
USDA, Director, Office of Civil
Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410; or
by calling (202) 720-5964 (voice or
TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Complaints must be filed within 180
days after alleged discrimination.
Confidentiality will be maintained to the extent possible.
For Sale by Sealed Bids
A Publication of
The Satilla Rural Electric
Membership Corporation
P.O. Box 906
Alma, GA 31510
Unit #112
1996 C-1500
4.3L V-6, AT, A/C
Approx. 183,700 miles
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Unit #158
2000 C-1500
“A People/Power Partnership!”
BOARD
OF
4.8L V-8, AT, A/C
Approx. 197,700 miles
DIRECTORS
R.L. Lewis, Jr.
Chairman
Unit #184
2001 C-1500
Hinson Mosley
Vice Chairman
4.8L V-8, AT, A/C
Approx. 147,300 miles
Brenda M. Carver
Secretary
Kenneth M. Vickers
Treasurer
Unit #202
2003 C-1500
David L. Bennett, Jr.
Fred C. Harrison, Sr.
Julian A. Rigby
Herman Sellers
Robert M. (Bobby) Darwin
President/Chief Executive Officer
Romeo Reyes
Douglas District Manager
Ricky Ursrey
Hazlehurst District Manager
Mickey Whittington
Jesup District Manager
Sue Johnson
Editor
Telephone Numbers
Alma Headquarters Office
(912) 632-7222
Douglas District Operations Office
(912) 384-1964
Hazlehurst District Operations Office
(912) 375-7765
Jesup District Operations Office
(912) 427-9561
Toll-Free Number (888) 738-6926
4.8L V-8, AT, A/C
Approx. 133,000 miles
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hen bidding, please specify the unit number, amount of bid, bidder’s name, address, and daytime telephone number. Bids accepted in writing only, addressed to:
Attention: John Sweat
Satilla REMC
P.O. Box 906
Alma, GA 31510
Place the words “Bid Enclosed” on the envelope. Deadline for bid
submission is 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2009.
Vehicles may be seen at Satilla’s Alma Office at 928 Highway 32 East.
Vehicles are sold on an “as-is” basis. Buyers are responsible for all taxes.
Some repairs may be necessary.
Satilla REMC reserves the right to refuse any and all bids.
2009 Residential Energy Survey
The Satilla Rural Electric Membership Corporation will be
conducting a residential consumer survey later this spring.The
purpose of this survey is to collect information that we need to
plan for the future. A sample of customers will be randomly
selected for the survey.Your participation in the survey is very
important to us, so please consider taking the survey if you
receive a questionnaire in the mail.We know your time is valuable, and we appreciate your effort to participate in the survey.