FIRST PERSON
Your cooperative takes safety demonstrations on the road
To Carteret-Craven Electric, Thank you, Mr. Bill Ward, for bringing your safety demonstration to Arthur W. Edwards Elementary School. My favorite was static electricity. I would appreciate if you would visit us again in the near future. Erin Schulte | Havelock To Piedmont EMC, As a teacher, I daily try to ignite sparks in my students’ imagination. At the beginning of the year, I announced all our units of study and the dates they would be taught. Afterward, a shy and quiet parent approached me and said he was a lineman for Piedmont Electric and he David Neems at work. would like to talk to my class. On Feb. 23, Donald Neems walked into my classroom. (I later found out he had little sleep after being on call on a very windy night.) He brought a huge demonstration cart and boxes of surprises and all of his equipment. From the moment he walked in, my students were in awe. His daughter’s smile may have been the brightest, but even my tough 4th grade boys were grinning. He talked about electricity in a language they could understand. He brought a very informative video that showed images of electricity and linemen. He answered questions, showed his equipment (letting the kids try it on), and continuously stressed safety. As he went through the safety demonstration using the house, truck and doll, there was not a sound in my classroom as every eye remained on him. At the end of his presentation, he asked each child to guess the weight of his tool belt as it passed from child to child. The winner received a Piedmont EMC truck, and each child was presented with a ruler and pencil. He even surprised the teachers with bags and mugs. He ended with, “If you’ve ever thought about being a lineman, I want you to know it’s the best job in the world.” Don’t be surprised if 10 years from now, you have an applicant in your office that remembers this presentation. Don’t be surprised if the spark he started carries over into your future employees—both male and female. Yvonne Wahlers | Hillsborough Cameron Park Elementary School
Lydia in spring
This is my niece Lydia on an early spring morning at my house. She loves the outdoors. There is nothing finer than to live in Carolina, for sure! Tammy Sims | Peachland Pee Dee EMC
A visitor
I took this picture of my grandson, Blake Horne, with a baby fawn that wandered into my yard. This little fawn was so tame and sweet, and all my grandchildren loved her. We took lots of pictures, but this one with 4year old Blake, turned out exceptionally well. A neighbor who had been tending to the fawn eventually came to get her, but we enjoyed her company while it lasted. Mae Murdock | Hays Surry-Yadkin EMC
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