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Inside… Retirementsn George Flew p2

n Sam Turner p3

n Mike Zowada p3

n Sam Petty p4

n Richard Emisonp4

n John Rochelle p5

n Vincent Hurst p5

Other storiesn Births p2

n Anniversaries p4

n Sympathies p5

n Flower arrangementsbrighten Tennergy offices p6

n New employeesp7

n Promotions p7

n Employees giveneedy children a Christmas p8

Extreme cold breaks gas records,causes broken water mains, pipes

EJackson Energy Authority Newsletter Winter 2014

January 2014 was a record-setting month for Jack-son Energy Authority as temperatures plunged andcrews worked long, cold hours to meet the extreme

demands placed on all systems.On January 6, the mercury dropped to 4 degrees

Fahrenheit and never topped 14 degrees. It was thecoldest day in 20 years. Water pipes burst and naturalgas usage soared.

Robert Mullins, Senior Manager of Operations,said January 6 was the highest gas-flow day in the com-pany’s history with 61,358 million cubic feet of gasmoving through the system. The previous peak wasJanuary 23, 2003.

Robert said the department worked with its suppli-er, Texas Gas, and its industrial customers to make surethe system was prepared to handle the increaseddemand. And while Texas Gas delivered its lowest pres-sures ever to JEA, customers did not experience anyproblems.

“It didn’t effect us, but it sure got our attention,”Robert said.

He credited System Operators for looking at his-torical gas usage and anticipating the appropriateamount of demand. “Their preplanning has been very

good,” Robert said. “They performed very well.”He also credited Gas System employees for closely

monitoring pressure and making adjustments whennecessary. “It was definitely a team effort.”

Because temperatures were cold throughout themonth, January had the highest gas-flow total since thewinter of 1984 and 1985, Robert said.

Fred Cunningham, Superintendent of Field Servic-es, said JEA employees responded to 345 burst waterpipes and 142 gas trouble calls at customer addressesbetween January 6 and January 8. During the sameperiod last year, crews responded to 24 water troublecalls and 46 gas trouble calls.

The water problems at customer businesses andhomes were most often caused by empty homes withwater on, but no heat on; fire sprinkler lines broken innon-heated areas of warehouses; and yard sprinkler sys-tems with broken backflow preventers that were neverwinterized, said Mike Stegall, Superintendent of Waterand Wastewater Distribution.

Field Services employees responded well to the vol-ume of customer calls and made sure everyone wastaken care of, Fred said. “The employees are really close

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Water Department employees fix a water main leak on North HighlandAvenue, above, and on Hollywood Drive, at right, after cold weathercauses breaks throughout the city.

Talking to George Flew is somewhat ofan adventure. You never know wherethe conversation will take you. No

question has a simple answer, but everyanswer holds the strong possibility that you’lllearn something new. When George retired in December, heleft with a wealth of information about thecompany and many stories still to tell. George, who retired as Vice President ofEngineering, first arrived at Jackson UtilityDivision in spring 1969 as a co-op student.(He replaced co-op student Danny Wheeler,retired JEA President and CEO.) He went to the University of Tennessee atMartin for two years and then transferred toUT Knoxville to get his engineering degreebecause Martin didn’t have a four-year engi-neering program at the time. When he came back in fall 1976 for afull-time job, he replaced John Williams(another retired JEA President and CEO) asProject Engineer in the Electric Department. He spent the 1980s working for consult-ing and design firm Allen and Hoshall, buthe continued to do many projects for JEA,including the design of the Madison WestIndustrial, East Park and Oakfield Primarysubstations and a long-range plan to upgradethe Electric System to 161kV. He returned to JEA in fall 1994 after the1993 reorganization that aligned departmentsby what they did rather than by utility sys-tems. He was the Planning Engineer for allsystems. “In a major paradigm shift,” George said,“the first thing I did was build the CarriageHouse 161kV substation.”

“Coming backafter the reorgani-zation was excitingfor me,” Georgesaid. He eventuallybecame Vice Presi-dent of Engineer-ing, then VicePresident of Infor-mation Systemsand Vice Presidentof Engineeringagain. “I thoroughlyenjoyed my timein InformationSystems,” he said.“In Engineering,we deal with problems all of the time. In IT,every day someone had a problem. The factthat we could solve it was greatly satisfying.” When he heard his former boss at Allenand Hoshall comment that an employee waswearing “one of those ugly Hawaiian shirts,”it gave him the idea of having an annual UglyHawaiian Shirt contest in his department. Healso enjoyed taking his staff out for lunchesand breakfasts on his ticket. He also enjoys talking about his travels.He particularly loves Scotland. “AmazingGrace on the bagpipes was a Top 40 hit inthe 1960s, and I loved it,” he says. Years laterwhen he went to a Scottish festival inNashville and watched “60 pipers and 40drummers walk across a field,” he washooked. His website, where he talks about histravels, is at www.clanmcmuffin.com. He’s been to Scotland four times, and

once to Ireland, England, Africa and Aus-tralia. In Australia, he learned something sur-prising: “I went to Alice Springs in the Out-back where I learned Alice Springs chicken isnot very good. It’s better at Outback.” Though he will continue to do somework for JEA, he plans to live in Knoxvillenear his daughter, Amy, who is a curator atthe Knoxville Zoo and his frequent travelcompanion. Beyond that, his only plans “areto do whatever volunteer work they need atthe zoo that involves a shovel.” Will he miss JEA? “Gosh, yes,” he says,“particularly the people. I have good friendshere, and it won’t be easy.” So, he’s probably talking to the animals atthe zoo these days, answering questions andtelling his stories. “There’s a lot to be learned,” he says, “bywandering the universe.”

George Flew retires with a few more stories to share

George, center, is surrounded by coworkers at a going-away lunch at Baudo’s.

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n Gerald “Bubba”Plemons and LaurenVaughn are the proudparents of a baby boy.Drake Ryan was bornNovember 22. Geraldis a Gas Pipelayer in Dis-tribution.

n Zack and BeccaZehner are first-timeparents. Their baby girl,Zoey Nicole, was bornDecember 28. Zack is aPlant Maintenance

Tech in Operations.n Jason and Jala

Galloway have a newbaby boy. CasonMichael was bornDecember 29. Jason isa Plant Operator inOperations.

n Lee Ann Priddyhas a new grandson.Garrick Jermaine Tran-sou Jr. was born Janu-ary 8. His parents areGarrick and Chummere Transou. Lee Ann isSenior Billing Coordinator in Billing.

n Chesley andJenny Dennison havea new baby girl. SophieElla was born on Janu-ary 16. Chesley is theTelecom CommercialSales Manager.

n Clint Newsomand his wife, Melinda,have a new baby girl.Amelia Rose was bornon February 6. Clint isan Environmental Sam-pler in Treatment Operations. Amelie’s grand-father is JEA Retiree David Newsom.

Births!

Zoey Zehner

Drake Plemons

Cason Galloway

Garrick Transou Jr. Amelia Newsom

Retirements …

Sophie Dennison

Sam Turner workedhis way from agroundman in the

Electric Department toSenior Manager of Market-ing and Communicationsduring 36 years of employ-ment with JEA.

His first day on thejob was in January 1978,and he was a groundmanfor a year before enteringthe Apprentice Linemanprogram. During thecourse of about 10 years,he moved from ApprenticeLineman to Lineman toLead Lineman.

After becoming a Sys-tems Dispatcher, a positionhe held for four to five years, Sam took class-es at Jackson State Community College,earned an associate degree and took an open-ing in the Customer Service Department. Hethen worked on obtaining undergraduate andgraduate degrees from Union University.

He held management roles in the Cus-tomer Service Department and was Vice Pres-ident of Business Analysis before assuming hislatest role in marketing and communications.

“I’m very blessed,” Sam said. “We’vegot a good organization to work for. I’vebeen able to work and acquire an educationand opportunities for advancement andimprovement.”

He added that he enjoyed being able tomake a living while serving the community.When reflecting on his many years at JEA,he said he would remember the people heworked with above any storm or notable

company event. “JEA has a lot of good,dedicated people who arenot only employees orcolleagues, they becomeyour friends, and they area special part of what isunique about JacksonEnergy Authority.” In retirement, he plansto stay busy making knick-knacks in his woodshopfor friends and volunteer-ing at his church. And, hehas three children, fourgrandchildren and onegreat-grandchild in Ten-nessee with whom he’llspend time.

Sam was able to openhis own business with the education hesecured while working at JEA.

He plans to continue working as a per-formance improvement consultant for com-panies.

Still, he remains fond of his time at JEA. “It’s been a good organization to work

with, and I’ve enjoyed my time there. After36 years, though, it’s time to open a newbook.”

Sam Turner joined JEA as a groundman

Mike Zowada spent 34 years in Gas Department

Gas Department Foreman MikeZowada retired from JEA on January31 after 34 years with the company.

It was a great job and a great experience,he said. And although Mike said you mightnot believe it, he got a little teary-eyed whenhe thought about leaving the company hehad been with for so long.

“It was a great bunch of people to workwith everyday, and I enjoyed the work.”

He has many memories that he’ll takewith him — particularly the weather-relatedwork required to support JEA in the after-math of a storm. “I’ve been in every ice stormand all the tornadoes,” Mike said. “They’veall been experiences that I’ll never forget.”

A pipe welder since high school, Mikesaid he would continue welding in his retire-ment, taking on odd jobs as they arise. He also plans to hunt, fish, travel and spend

time with his wifeand two grandchil-dren. One thingwon’t change: he saidhe would still get upevery morning at 4or 5 a.m.

“I’m just amorning person, butI’m going to enjoynot having to go towork every day.”

Mike will stay inthe Jackson area, andhe plans to attendspecial events hostedby JEA. He alsoplans to keep in touchwith the people he has worked with for somany years.

“I can’t forget my coworkers, that’s forsure. I’ve just been with them too long.”

Sam signs his retirement papers, while his wife, Paula, watches.

Mike Zowada and his wife, Nyoka.

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AnniversariesJanuaryRick Webb 1/26/76Richard Cogdell 1/30/78Mike Zowada 1/11/80Teresa Whiteford 1/26/81Charlie Jones 1/04/93Robert Mullins 1/21/97Stacy Scoggins 1/24/00Matthew Coffman 1/02/01Barry Harrison 1/16/01Edward Coffman 1/14/02Penny Knipper 1/27/03Jay Emison 1/10/05John Bray 1/10/05Darryl Ross 1/31/05Mitch Pigue 1/03/06Brandon Butler 1/12/06Kelly Readhimer 1/15/07Tracy Webster 1/22/07Bradley Henson 1/29/07Regina Kelly 1/29/07Angela Bond 1/09/12Jason Gable 1/23/12Gerald Plemons 1/29/12Tanisha Buford 1/02/13Dale Justice 1/13/13Charles Johnson 1/25/13Jim Halbrook 1/30/13

More retirements!

Sam Petty, a Pipelayerin the Gas Depart-ment, retired from

JEA at the end of 2013.He began as a temporaryemployee in 1998 andjoined the company fulltime in 2000.

He worked with sev-eral crews installing gasmains and fixing leaks, aswell as terminating gasservices when necessary. “Ienjoyed the work andliked working with thedifferent crews. I got to know quite a few people.”

Sam also said he enjoyed the company of his col-leagues during the many company picnics and din-ners he attended throughout the years.

During his time at JEA, a couple of events stand

out, he said. He remem-bers working long hoursrestoring services after atornado swept throughthe area in 2003.

“That was an experi-ence because it was thefirst time I had seen anydevastation like that.”

Another tornadotouched down in 2008,causing $60,000 in dam-ages to his house. Samsaid JEA helped him gethis lights back on and

recover from the storm.In his retirement, Sam said he plans to travel

some, but he’ll continue to live in the Jackson area. “I also plan to do a lot of work I need to do

around the house, inside and out,” Sam said.

Richard Emisonlogged 39 years ofwork in the Water

and Wastewater Depart-ment before retiring onDecember 31.

He began in 1975 as awork order clerk and retiredas a foreman on an outsidecrew after several years as apipelayer and foreman inthe maintenance shop. Andhe’s not finished. Richardwill stick around as a part-time inspector in the Engi-neering Department andwork on an as-needed basis.

“It’s bitter-sweet,”Richard said. “I reallyenjoyed working aroundthe guys, and I’ll miss seeing them. But it’s not likeI’m going to be completely gone.”

He said his new role would bebeneficial for JEA as well as himself.It’ll help keep him busy in retirement. “I’m not ready to sit down — I’mjust ready to slow down.” He has enjoyed his time at JEAand looks forward to a continuedassociation with the company. “It’s been a good place to work,”Richard said. “This has really beenthe only full-time job I’ve ever had.It’s been good to me and good to myfamily.” When he’s not working part timefor JEA, Richard said he would fix

items on his honey-do list, spend time with his twograndchildren and travel.

Lee Haskins 2/15/82Randy Nipp 2/13/83Mona Gates 2/23/90David Wright 2/12/91Donnie Garey 2/18/91Joe Poteet 2/18/91Sandra Wall 2/25/91Janeil Day 2/20/92Ricky Martin 2/24/92Janet Wilbanks 2/28/96Mark McCage 2/03/97Braxton Williams 2/16/98Hameen Harris 2/01/99Alan Couch 2/01/01Kathy Hopper 2/05/01Willie Rogers III 2/19/01Jennifer Ferrell 2/26/01Aaron Cooper 2/11/02Wes Alexander 2/28/02Phil Utley 2/10/03Kyle Dudley 2/11/03Jennifer Melugin 2/17/03Clint Lee 2/02/04Tim Rogers 2/01/07Alice Coleman 2/19/07Sheri Baker 2/04/08William Hill 2/19/13

February

Sam Petty enjoyed being a pipelayer

Richard Emisonsays he’s readyto slow down

Coworkers, above, say goodbye toRichard Emison at his retirement party.At left, he signs his retirement papers.

Joyce Petty watches Sam sign his retirement papers.

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John Rochelle joined JEAin 1995 as a maintenancehelper in the

Wastewater Treatment Planton Miller Avenue. It was agood job, he said.

“The job mostly involvedelectrical installation andtroubleshooting on lift sta-tions and the wastewatertreatment plants,” John said.“I enjoyed installing electricalservices, fabricating controlpanels and troubleshootingequipment.”

Much of his work at JEAinvolved programming Pro-grammable Logic Controllers(PLCs).

“When time rolledaround to replace the Foxborocontrols at the Miller Plant with the current controls, Igot to chase a lot of electrons around so they would dowhat they were meant to do,” John said.

He eventually moved to the Water Treatment Plantmaintenance group and then to WaterPro as a full-timeMaintenance Technician. “I enjoyed being at WaterProtremendously because of the opportunities to workwith the public,” he said. “Building and wiring controlpanels under Eddie O’Neill and Darryl Green’s supervi-sion was a pleasure.”

He continued to program PLCs as well as installhigh-speed ethernet radio-controlled Supervisory Con-trol and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems on watertanks. It gave him exercise, he said.

“I often kidded people about climbing tanks. I’dsay: ‘Some people pay gyms to exercise; when I climb, Iget paid to exercise.’”

John retired December31. During his time at JEA, heearned certification as a MasterElectrician and Limited Liabil-ity Electrician. He also earnedhis commercial driver’s license,Collection Systems II license,Grade II Water DistributionSystems license and Grade IVWastewater Treatment PlantOperator license.

He plans to continue towork with the company on apart-time, as-needed basis as aprogrammer.

In retirement, he will staybusy. The top of his to-do listis to keep his wife, Diane,happy. The second item is tobe nice to everyone withwhom he comes in contact.

And then there are the grandchildren. “We have 15with another grandson due soon,” John said. “Whenthe grandchildren are around, life is sweeter than applepie and vanilla ice-cream. Needless to say, we plan ontaking them to McDonald’s for an apple pie and vanillaice-cream cone often.”

John plans to host some overnight hog-roastingbarbecues for family and friends, as well as look forways to volunteer his time and skills to help others inthe community.

John also plans to finish writing his book about apoor farm boy in Tennessee based on true stories andmemories from the 1960s. And he plans to spend“10,000-plus hours” improving his family farm.

And, he’ll keep in touch with his friends at JEA. “Iworked with some very pleasant people. JEA was a niceplace to work. I was proud to have a job there.”

John Rochelle programmed PLCs

John Rochelle signs his retirement papers.

Sympathyto ... nThe family of

Betty Hill, Retiree,who died November25. She retired in1992 after 20 years ofservice to JacksonUtility Division. nThe family of

Jewel Stephenson,Retiree, who diedDecember 11. Sheworked at JacksonUtility Division from1963 to 1990. n Steve Cronin,Field Service Foremanin Customer Service,whose father-in-law,Mack Lee Hale, diedJanuary 24. n Erric Kellum,Superintendent ofInstrumentation andControls in Opera-tions, whose grand-mother, Elsie Kellum-King, died the firstweekend in February. n Ray Lamport,Electric Foreman inDistribution, whosewife, Beth, died Feb-ruary 11. n Chris Strong,Part-time CustomerService RepresentativeI, whose father, JeffStrong, died February15.

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Vincent Hurst, who joined JEA in1992, retired as a Water/Waste-water Plant Maintenance Foreman

on January 3. When he first started at JEA, he workedon the valve crew in the DistributionDepartment. As a Water/Wastewater Plant Mainte-nance Foreman, Vincent oversaw mainte-nance activities at the water and wastewaterplants, tanks, pump stations, lift stationsand other related facilities. He held a Grade IV Water TreatmentCertification and a Grade II DistributionCertification. Vincent and Wanda Hurst look forward to retirement.

Vincent Hurst retires after 22 years

Congratulations to LoriPhillips, Administrative

Assistant, who graduated fromUnionUniversityinDecemberwith amaster’sdegree inbusinessadminis-tration.

Graduation!

down here, and they’re all going to pitch in and tacklethe work load.”

Water Distribution employees had to repair 30broken water mains throughout the month of January,Mike said. During the cold snap, they were repairingtwo water mains a day. Typically, he explained, crewsfix an average of 100 water mains the whole year.

Water main breaks are caused by inferior pipe,aged infrastructure and expansion and contraction ofthe pipe and ground around it, he said. “We usuallysee most of our break activity in the winter months,often after temperatures have cooled down and thenstart warming up. No doubt this January has been aroller coaster ride with temps up and down.”

“The crews do an excellent job of responding tomain breaks within our system,” Mike said. “They pro-tect the public’s safety and maintain the integrity of thewater system.”

“They also do an extremely good job to minimizeany customer water outages,” he added. “Most of ourmain break repairs are made without shutting off thewater and fixing the break under pressure. Often cus-tomers never know anything occurred.”

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To avoid any potential contami-nation, JEA repairs most watermain breaks while they are still

under pressure.

But when repairs cannot be com-pleted while maintaining sufficientpressure, JEA follows a standard proto-col to fix the problem, explained MikeStegall, Superintendent of Water andWastewater Distribution. In a shortsummary:

n Crew members will first go toeach home or business affected by theoutage and turn off the meter or fireline as necessary.

n Side-street, main-line valves arethen turned off, and then the section ofpipe that contains the break is isolated.

n Once isolated, the crew removesthe damaged section of the water mainand replaces it with a new section,

which is disinfected before and duringinstallation.

nWhen the new pipe is installed,the section of water main that con-tained the break is turned back on.Crews then flush the section, usually atthe nearest fire hydrant, to remove anydeposits or air in the water main.

n Once the section is flushed thor-oughly, a bacteriological sample is takenand sent to JEA’s lab for analysis. Theresults are provided the following day.

n Crew members then return toeach individual home or business toturn the meters back on and flush cus-tomers’ service lines. If a customer isnot at home, the meters are left offuntil someone is home so service canbe turned back on. The crew thenturns the side-street valves back on,returning the system back to normal.

JEA follows protocol torepair broken water lines

Cold weather ...

Tennergy’s Char-lotte Arm-strong has been

picking flowers andmaking floral arrange-ments for as long asshe can remember. “I would go outand get my flowers andput them on my littleplay table,” said Charlotte, the Energy SupplyCoordinator. “My mother called it piddling.” Today, she grows her own flowers at homeand brings live bouquets to work. They adornher desk, Tennergy’s reception area and thetable in the boardroom. She has been bringingthem into work since she started with thecompany 17 years ago. “It has really grown

from year to year,” she said. She recently decorated the office with 18spring arrangements of flowersmade of silk; it’s too cold thistime of year to grow them in hergarden. For Thanksgiving, shecreated an extravagant tabletopdisplay in the boardroom, com-plete with candles, pumpkins anda bouquet of flowers as the cen-terpiece. “It’s like therapy for me,” saidCharlotte, who has a musicdegree from Union University. “Ifyou tend to be creative in anyway, it has to come out somehow. I love the flowers, and I loveto see smiles on peoples’ faces.”

Flower arrangements brighten offices

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Charlotte Armstrong’s flower and table arrange-ments, including her transformation of theboardroom table for Thanksgiving, at top, and aspring bouquet, bring beauty to Tennergy offices.

Charlotte Armstrong

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n Luke Cain, a Groundman in Distribution, who previouslyworked for DET Distributors. n Julie Cole, Part-time Customer Service Representative I, whocomes to JEA after working for E. Daniels Custom Tailor. n Ryan Landers, Temporary Water and Wastewater Pipelayer,who joined JEA after working for Central Distributors. n Jacob Myracle, Temporary Gas Pipelayer in Gas Distribution,who previously worked for Bird Family Farms. n Larence Pirtle, Temporary Serviceman Assistant for ProGas,who joined JEA after working for Volunteer Express. nMiller Pounds, Apprentice Lineman in Distribution, who pre-viously worked for Pike Electric. nMichael Richerson, Part-time Customer Service Representative

I, who previously worked for State Farm Insurance. n Chris Strong, Part-time Customer Service Representative I, whocomes to JEA after working for McCoy’s Heating & Air. n Richard Watson, Temporary Gas Pipelayer in Gas Distribution,who joined JEA after working for Storm Shelters of Tennessee.

Job changes …

Ryan LandersJulie Cole Jacob Myracle Larence PirtleLuke Cain

Wes Alexander

Miller Pounds

Congratulations to the following employeeson their promotions and job changes …

nWes Alexander is an Apprentice Lineman

in Distribution. He previously was a Plant Tele-com Technician. n Casey Brooks was promoted from Cus-tomer Service Representative I to Plant Mainte-nance Technician I in Operations. n Jason Brooks is a new Utility LocatorForeman in Distribution. His past position wasUtility Locator. n Brandon Butler is a Press Operations Tech-nician. He previously was a Groundsworker. n Matthew Coffman was promoted fromMaintenance Lineman to Superintendent ofTelecom Field Services. n Matthew David is a Plant MaintenanceTechnician I in Operations. He previously wasa Press Operations Technician. n Jason Gable was promoted from Gas Pipelayer to Senior GasPipelayer in Gas Distribution. n David Hale was named Plant Maintenance Foreman in Opera-tions. He previously was a Meter Tech II. n Noelle Lipscomb was promoted from Part-time Customer Serv-

ice Representative I to Full-time Customer Service Representative I. n Brian Seaton was promoted from Senior Gas Pipelayer to GasForeman in Distribution. n John Shilliday, who previously was a Groundsworker, was named

a Telecom Serviceman I in the Telecom Department.

Jason Brooks Brandon Butler

Noel Lipscomb Brian Seaton

Matthew Coffman Jason Gable David Hale

Casey Brooks

Matthew David

John Shilliday

Welcome new employees ...

Richard WatsonChris StrongMichael Richerson

Jackson Energy AuthorityP.O. Box 68

Jackson, TN 38302

E DispatchThe

MissionOur mission is to provide

exceptional utility services that create

value for our customersand our community.

VisionJEA will continue toimprove the quality

of life in our communitythrough the delivery

of high-quality services to our customers.

• JEA will be an industryleader in providing utility

services, exceeding the expectations of our customers.

• JEA’s employees will berecognized by those weserve as the most knowl-edgeable, highly-skilledand customer-focusedworkforce available.

• JEA will be a leader in the economic

development of the community we serve.

ValuesThe values that reflect

our culture and which ouremployees must possess to ensure our mission

and vision are:Integrity • Respect Fairness • Loyalty

Innovation

More than 50 children across Jacksonreceived Christmas presents this yearthrough the Tennergy and JEA Employees

Underprivileged Children’s Fund.The fund’s committee was given 54 names from

the Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center and theDepartment of Children’s Services, said CustomerAccount Clerk Donna Whitaker. Employees pickednames and purchased presents for children in need.The committee also raised money for gifts throughemployee payroll deductions and candy bar sales.

“We’re blessed with our employment, and we tryto share with others and give back when we can,”Donna said. “This is one of the ways we do it.”

Along with the presents, each child received atleast one set of clothes and a pair of shoes. Donnasaid the kids are elated when they receive their gifts.

“These are children that would not have verymuch of a Christmas, or any Christmas, if it weren’tfor groups like us.”

JEA’s Christmas fund committee membersinclude Donna, Michelle Weeden, Connie Clark,Penny Knipper, LaCosta Diggs, Julia Lester and Jack-

ie Arnold. Donna also said a special thanks goes toBeth Wilson for her help.

“We, the committee members, would like tothank all involved for giving of themselves so thatothers less fortunate could have a merry Christmas,”Donna said.

Employees support needy children

Employees are surrounded by presents for underprivi-leged children at Christmas.

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Jackson Energy Authority, 119 E. College St., Jackson, TN 38301

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