Make plans to join us for this year’s SAIA meeting in June.  The summer meeting is hosted by Kentucky Association of Electric Cooperatives and will be held at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa in Lexington, Kentucky.  The meeting will be held from Tuesday June 13 – Thursday June 15.

We also invite you to join us on Monday, June 12, for a golf outing at the Griffin Gate Golf Club or sign-up for our “Thoroughbred Experience” outing.  Please be sure to indicate on the registration form your selection(s) and if you plan to attend the welcoming reception on Monday evening, June 12, beginning at 5pm.  You will not want to miss the Master Distiller presentation with tastings, as well as live Bluegrass band entertainment during the reception.

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Registration Form (Required)
Welcome Reception (Optional)
Golf Outing Form (Optional)
The Thoroughbred Experience Outing Form (Optional)
Spouse Event Form – Shopping in Midway, KY (Optional)

Forms are also available on the SAIA website:   http://www.southernareainstructorsassociation.org/

The Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa rate of $154.00 per night will only be held until May 26, 2017 (see registration packet for details).  Registration fees for this conference will be a very reasonable $375 per person.

On behalf of the SAIA Board and KAEC, we hope to see you in June!

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Officials with Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation are grieved to acknowledge the death of JPEC Line Technician Josh Franklin.

Franklin passed away at 12:30 p.m. January 16 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, according to family members, who authorized JPEC to release the information.

“There are simply no words to adequately convey the profound sadness of our cooperative family,” says Dennis Cannon, President and CEO.

“Our hearts ache for Josh and his family. We pray that they experience the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, as they endure this most difficult of times.

“Our focus remains on Josh’s wife Christa, their two children and all of Josh’s family and friends as we begin the long process of saying goodbye to him,” Cannon says.

After coming into contact with a live electric line during a routine maintenance call, Franklin was treated at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah before being transported via LifeFlight to Vanderbilt University Hospital where he was treated for various injuries until his death.

Franklin’s coworkers, in close coordination with his family, established two fundraising methods to aid his family. Those will continue to be used to supplement any monies that the family may receive from Jackson Purchase Energy’s workers compensation insurance carrier.

Those interested in donating to those funds may do so using one of the following two methods:

The primary method is the Joshua Franklin Beneficiary Account established at Regions Bank: Joshua Franklin Beneficiary Account, Regions Bank, 4111 Clarks River Road, Paducah, KY  42003.

The secondary method is the Injured Lineman Josh Franklin page on the Go Fund Me internet site – http://www.gofundme.com/injured-lineman-josh-franklin.