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KATHRYN GREEN
The Official Newsletter of Cobb Electric Membership Corporation | JANUARY 2024
Get cash for college
Join us for one of two virtual information sessions to learn more. Jan. 9 at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. Walter Harrison Scholarship: $1,000 need-based scholarship Application deadline: Feb. 5 cobbemc.com/scholarships
Small change, big difference Since inception, the Cobb EMC Foundation has awarded more than $8.3 million to local charities and nonprofits. Thank you to members who round up their bills each month through Operation Round Up. For a full list of recipients or to learn how to request funding, visit cobbemc.com/foundation. Offices will be closed on Jan. 15 for the MLK holiday. Crews are always standing by for emergencies. If you have an outage, report it at 770-429-2100 or via our outage center. cobbemc.com/outagecenter
When four local high school students embarked on the 2023 Washington Youth Tour (WYT), they joined nearly 2,000 students from across the country and became part of a longstanding Cobb EMC tradition. From a total of 57 applicants, Cobb EMC and its volunteer Women’s Task Force selected the following delegates to win the George R. Ford Scholarship and attend the annual WYT: Chaithanya Ganji, Harrison High School; Sydney James, North Cobb Christian School; Julia Randall, Lassiter High School; Anna Roberts, Cobb Online Learning Academy. But the WYT isn’t an all-expenses-paid sightseeing tour. This top-notch leadership experience includes meetings with state and national leaders, leadership training and visits to many major sites. What made the 2023 trip extra special was the opportunity for Ganji to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In addition to the trip, Cobb EMC’s delegates participated in a Youth Leadership program aimed at developing networking and leadership skills while learning more about their electric cooperative and the community. The program is open to high school juniors. A paid internship is awarded annually to one of the four Cobb EMC WYT delegates as part of Cobb EMC’s Youth Leadership Program. During the internship, students are assigned multiple projects, including organizing volunteer activities and coordinating events for Cobb EMC employees and local charities. Representing 34 electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) in Georgia, the 2023 event held June 15-22 was the Youth Tour’s 58th year in Georgia since 1965. Cobb EMC has been sending delegates since 1977.
WANT TO REPRESENT COBB EMC ON THE 2025 TOUR? Applications for the 2024-2025 Cobb EMC Youth Leadership Program will open in fall 2024. Learn more: cobbemc.com/youthprogram
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KATHRYN GR EEN
Cobb EMC Foundation Scholarship: $5,000 Application deadline: Feb. 23
WIN A SCHOLARSHIP, TRIP TO D.C. AND PAID INTERNSHIP
LOUIS TONSMEIRE JR.
Cobb EMC is proud to help our members pursue a college education by offering the opportunity to earn the Cobb EMC Foundation Scholarship or the Walter Harrison Scholarship. To be considered, applicants must live in a primary residence served by Cobb EMC.
