Today concludes nearly a full week of the Kentucky Electric Cooperatives Winter Conferences in Lexington. On Thursday, safety professionals heard from Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative President and CEO Marty Littrel, NRECA Senior Director Regulatory Affairs Martha Duggan, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange VP Corey Parr, plus updates from Kentucky State Police, Executrain, the Statewide Safety Team and an informative roundtable.
Friday, Safety attendees will complete the conference with a presentation by former Baton Rouge Louisiana Chief-of-Police Jeff Leduff about safety procedures and crisis reaction plans that help ensure the safety and survival of personnel, customers, protection of property and uninterrupted operation of business services. Longtime safety pro Bud Branham of NRECA will also discuss how to influence safety behaviors.
The four-day conference began Tuesday with a packed agenda for Engineering and Operations, followed by a full day Wednesday with programming dedicated to foremen and superintendents.
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United Utility Supply and Stopher Elementary School are hoping to start a "chain reaction of kindness" with their Dare to Care Food Bank drive. Along with the goal of collecting 14,000 boxes of cereal, Stopher is bringing a bit of fun to this year’s drive. They are attempting to break the world record for the "Longest Cereal Box Domino Chain", but they need some help from the community. As of Thursday, Stopher had only collected around 5,000 boxes of cereal, but they remain hopeful they will collect enough to break the world record! Stopher is accepting donations until 3 PM on Saturday, December 2.
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Photos from Jackson Energy's post
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