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POWER CIRCUIT


Visit us on the Internet at: www.vvec.com SEPTEMBER 2012


Published for the members of Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative A Supplement to Oklahoma Living.


Trustees Return $500,000 in Capital Credits p. 3


Helping Those Who Protect and Serve


The heat was brutal; the


drought extreme. And the danger of fire was hold-your-breath fright- ening. But none of that stopped area fire-fighters from battling fires that popped up, including lending much-needed assistance to the dev- astating fires in Creek County. “Because they stand between us


and those fires, we wanted to lend a helping hand,” explains VVEC General Manager Alice Houston. So the co-op donated over 62,000 bottles of water and more than 7,600 bottles of Gatorade to about 40 fire departments in its five- county service territory. Each day for more than a week


and a half, a handful of co-op em- ployees, driving vehicles and trail- ers loaded down with pallets and cases of the water and sports drink, headed out down paved highways and dirt roads to deliver the sup- plies.


“Most of them seemed surprised


to see us come rolling up,” says VVEC Member Services Representa- tive Chub Brewer, grinning. “And everyone we talked to seemed gen-


uinely glad to get the donation.” “These fire-fighters protect our


lives, our families, and our prop- erty and do it in some of the most extreme conditions,” says Houston. “Because the conditions have been


so taxing this year, many depart- ments are already exhausting their budgets, so I’m glad we found a way to help them. It’s what good neighbors do.”


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