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The Paper | Thursday, April 11, 2013
Jefferson Motor Co. is President’s Award honoree For The Paper
Student leaders to serve as Youth Tour delegates Four high school students, including a Jefferson High School student, have been selected by Jackson EMC to spend a week in Washington, D.C. this summer for National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s annual Washington Youth Tour (WYT), an all-expense paid leadership experience sponsored by the nation’s electric membership corporations (EMCs). Among the 105 Georgia high school students to participate during the event set for June 13-20 with stops in Georgia and Washington, D.C., is Jordan Tyler, son of Gregory and Gena Tyler of Hoschton. Also selected was Dacula High School student Missy Johnson, the daughter of Kenneth and Deborah Johnson of Dacula; Flowery Branch High School student Allison Walls, daughter of Mark and Julie Walls of Buford; and Chestatee High School student Logan Allen, son of Connie Allen of Gainesville. The WYT competition allows the cooperative to recognize and reward emerging leaders in area high schools who are well-rounded and have the desire and/or experience as proven leaders, in their schools and their communities. Applicants excel in academics, extra-curricular activities, community involvement and leadership abilities. The finalists were also judged on short answer
and essay questions and letters of recommendation. The competition began with 46 high school counselors and educators, in Jackson EMC’s service area, selecting a student to compete for a spot on the leadership trip of a lifetime. The field was eventually narrowed to 10 finalists who then had in-person interviews before a panel of judges, with the four winners earning the top scores. According to Jackson EMC president/CEO Randall Pugh, the Youth Tour is an opportunity for exceptional students to meet faceto-face with members of Georgia’s congressional delegation and visit historical points of interest in Georgia and the nation’s capital. “Making the pilgrimage to D.C., with an emphasis on the nation’s rich heritage, is something many adults and certainly high school-aged student, never experience,” said Pugh. “Particularly during their formative years, the trip opens them up to possibilities they otherwise may not have considered. When you add personal tours of the memorials and monuments, and stories of sacrifices made by others, the Youth Tour offers a history lesson that can’t be learned from any textbook or classroom,” he said. The trip involves stops in Georgia and D.C. and include historic attractions such as the Little White House
in Warm Springs, and D.C. landmarks including the Smithsonian Museums, Holocaust Museum, Mount Vernon, Supreme Court, Capitol, Washington Monument, and the FDR, Jefferson, World War II and Lincoln memorials, joining more than 1,500 of their peers from across the country. As Georgia’s oldest and prestigious leadership program for teens, the Washington Youth Tour teaches high school students about U.S. history, government and the importance of public service. The Tour was inspired by former president Lyndon Johnson who, in 1965, encouraged electric cooperatives “to send youngsters to the nation’s capital where they can actually see what the flag stands for and represents.” Jackson EMC is a consumer-owned cooperative providing electricity and related services serves more than 208,400 members in portions of 10 counties, including Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison and Oglethorpe counties. Learn more about youth programs and opportunities at www.jacksonemc.com/ yourcommunity, Like us on Facebook at www.facebook. com/jacksonemc, follow us on Twitter, www.twitter. com/jacksonemc and check out our YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/ JEMCTV1.
Manji earns President’s Club Platinum Award
Jazzercise, the world’s leading dance fitness program, honored Colleen Manji, R.N., B.S.N., the owner of the Jazzercise Gainesville Fitness Center and of Jazzercise Braselton Fitness Center with the prestigious President’s Club Platinum Award. Jazzercise Gainesville is located at 199 John W. Morrow Jr., Parkway and Jazzercise Braselton is located on Spouts Spring Road in Flowery Branch. At Platinum status, Manji is one of the top money earners in the Jazzercise franchise operation, ranking in the top 3 percent of all Jazzercise franchisees during the past year. Manji’s
sales contributed to Jazzercise, Inc.’s record $96 million in system wide sales last year. Jazzercise ranks as the #1 fitness franchise according to the prestigious Entrepreneur Magazine Franchise 500 list. Overall, Jazzercise ranks #17 on the list, the company’s highest ranking ever. Jazzercise has advanced the business opportunities of women and men in the fitness industry by growing the program into an international franchise business that hosts a network of 7,800 instructors teaching more than 32,000 classes weekly in 32 countries. The workout program, which offers a fusion of Latin dance, hip-
hop, strength training, Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing movements, has positively affected millions of people worldwide. Benefits include increased cardiovascular endurance, strength, and flexibility, as well as an overall “feel good” factor. For more information about Jazzercise, contact Colleen Manji at 678-357-1690. For worldwide information and franchise opportunities, go to jazzercise.com or call (800) FIT-IS-IT.
Gorham retires from Jackson EMC board; Storey is his successor For The Paper
Charles K. Gorham is retiring from the Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) Board of Directors after 22 years of service. A member of Jackson EMC since 1963, Gorham spent most of his professional career with Westinghouse, later ABB, in Athens, joining the board fol- Gorham lowing the resignation of Aaron McKinney. He was graduated from Auburn University with an Engineering degree in Industrial Management, and received an M.B.A. from the University of Georgia. “Charles was the first engineer to serve on the board of an engineering-driven organization,” noted Jackson EMC’s board chairman Otis Jones. “He not only brought that technical knowledge to his board appointment, but also an MBA’s keen eye for detail. I’ve never served with another Storey board member who was more thoughtful on the issues, or more prepared for board meetings. He has served this cooperative’s members well and unselfishly, becoming a board member at the height of the tremendous growth we experienced in the ‘90s and the challenges that it brought with it.”
Shade Storey, a native of Jackson County, and Division Senior Vice President of Northeast Georgia Bank with 16 years of experience in the banking industry, has been appointed to fill Gorham’s unexpired term. “Shade brings to the board not only a strong financial background but also a solid understanding of Jackson County business issues, great strengths in a company such as ours that is impacted so much by both,” said Jones. Storey holds a B.B.A. from North Georgia College & State University and a graduate degree in banking from Louisiana State University. He is vice chairman of the Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority board of directors, chairman of the Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors, member and former president of the Jefferson Rotary, member of the Jefferson Boom Town Initiative steering committee, member of the Georgia Cattleman’s Association and volunteer with Friends of the Boy Scouts campaign. He has served as Chairman of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, as a student mentor at Jefferson Middle School, a Tree House Turtle Trek volunteer and as team captain for both Relay for Life and United Way.
Rotary Clubs partner for golf tournament The Rotary Clubs of Braselton and South Hall are partnering up again this year to host an April 30 golf tournament at The Legends of Chateau Elan. Northeast Georgia Medical Center is returning as presenting sponsor for the fundraising tournament which helps both clubs support their community, district and international projects. Teams and sponsors are being recruited
by Rotarians from both clubs, according to Braselton Rotary Club President Jim Joedecke, whose wife Stephanie is assisting in coordination of the event, and South Hall Rotary Club President Sabrina Sanderson. To register your team or get sponsorship information, visit www.rotarygolfevent. com. You can also contact Sabrina Sanderson at 770-256-6595 or Stephanie Joedecke at 770-500-8807.
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Jackson EMC’s 2013 Washington Youth Tour Delegates, from left to right: Jordan Tyler, Jefferson High School; Allison Walls, Flowery Branch High School; Missy Johnson, Dacula High School; and Logan Allen, Chestatee High School.
Jefferson Motor Co., Inc. is among an elite group of Ford and Lincoln dealerships to be recognized with the 2012 President’s Award by Ford Motor Company. The prestigious award honors dealerships that have excelled in automotive retailing in 2012, by providing exceptional customer service and satisfaction. “Earning this award is a reflection of our entire staff’s commitment to delivering the best customer experience possible” says Jefferson Motor Company owner Jimmy Bailey. “I couldn’t be more proud to receive this recognition, especially since it comes from the people we value most – our customers. They’re the reason we were able to achieve
this award,” Bailey said. The President’s Award was established in 1998. Dealers become eligible through survey responses from customers related to their sales and service satisfaction. Jefferson Motor Company has won the President’s Award a total of four times. “In order to achieve the President’s Award, dealers must exceed customer expectations every day in every department. The pursuit of excellence is not for the faint of heart – it requires passion, tenacity and, of course, hard work,” saidBailey. “This prestigious award salutes those top-performing Ford and Lincoln dealerships that embrace these philosophies, achieving among the highest levels of customer satisfaction – in both sales and service – in automotive retailing,” said Bailey.
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