Q Scholarships for Teens Operation Roundup awards $20,000 to local students. page 2
Q Youth Tour Winners ECE selects winners of the 2016 Rural Electric Youth Tour. page 2
Q Luther Serves Dist. 7 Trustee Dwight Luther serves members in District 7. page 3
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MAY 2016 PUBLISHED FOR MEMBERS OF EAST CENTRAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
ECE Lineman Selected for Bolivia Project Bourne joins cooperative effort to bring light to remote Bolivian villages
lineman from East Central Electric (ECE) will lend his
skills to a special project that will bring electricity to remote villages in Bolivia. The Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives (OAEC) selected Lineman Stacy Bourne and six other linemen from various Oklahoma co-ops to serve on the Energy Trails Electrification Project that will take place later this year.
The OAEC International Committee, comprised of trustees from the statewide association board, received 39 applications from linemen, electricians and engineers representing 17 out of 27 distribution systems in the state.
“We were very excited with the number of applications we received for this first project. Each candidate was excellent,” Jimmy Taylor, International Committee chairman, said. “Due to the tremendous response, we will
operation roundup update
Operation Roundup funds support local charitable organizations, civic groups, youth programs, community services, and needy families and individuals. For more information on this voluntary bill roundup program, please visit
www.ecoec.com.
continue to seek opportunities to serve on international projects through the NRECA International Foundation.”
The Energy Trails project marks the first electrification project sponsored by Oklahoma’s electric cooperatives. OAEC is joining forces with the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives (AMEC) to electrify two remote villages in northern Bolivia. Seven volunteers, plus one safety director will represent Oklahoma in the project that is slated for the period of August 1 to August 17, 2016.
“Rural electric cooperatives are known for bringing power to areas that would not otherwise have electricity,” Chris Meyers, OAEC general manager, said. “It’s rewarding to know we will play a part in making a difference in the lives of families who are striving to have a better quality of life.”
The project is possible through the coordination
ECE Lineman Stacy Bourne will travel to Bolivia in August to participate in a cooperative project to electrify two remote villages.
and leadership of NRECA International Foundation, the philanthropic arm for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association based in Arlington, Va.
Figures to date: Applications reviewed...........................796 Applications granted..............................556 Applications denied................................224 Applications tabled...................................16 Scholarships awarded..................$169,000
Total Disbursements.........$1,305,940.61 Average member contribution............44¢
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