A statewide newsletter for Citizens of Georgia Power and Company Management
January 2012
State President’s
Message
Ashley Koby
I’d like to start by congratulating each of you on a very successful 2011. As an organization, I believe we had our focus where it needed to be – on helping others through service. As most of you know, we exceeded our 60,000 hour service goal by 8,800 hours. That’s phenomenal!! Thank You!!
I’m actually quite humbled to be leading the organization into our 50 th year of existence. When you think about how many lives have been touched, how much service has been done, and how many relationships have been developed over those 50 years, it should touch your heart and make you proud.
Citizens has made a continuous positive impact across this state and for this company. I’m sure the ladies that came together in 1962 would be proud that we are over
3,600 strong and have a net worth of over $2m!
In addition to our continued focus on service this year, we are putting an emphasis on encouraging participation and marketing the organization. There are several things in the works – Gerardo Morales is developing three short videos to educate folks on our registered charities. Cheryl Davis is coordinating our new group on Yammer. This can be used to share upcoming dates, events, ideas, and successes across the state. If you are on Yammer, please join the group.
We are also revising some of our incentives to encourage participation. More about this and other initiatives will be shared at Officers Training.
I want to thank each of you on behalf of the state board for all you do. It was a great MLK Day of Service and it’s going to be a great 2012!
Lighting Up Lives –
Celebrating Fifty Years of Service
2012 State Board
President
1 st Vice President
2 nd Vice President
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Chapter Relationship I
Chapter Relationship II
Chapter Relationship III
Chapter Relationship IV
Educational Loan Fund
Electric Kids
Family House
Leadership Development
Marketing
Operations
Special Events
Special Projects
Parliamentarian
State Coordinator
Ashley Koby
Josh Stallings
Krista Pierce
Lisa Stone
Allison Dickson
Sherri King
Edie Scales
Gerardo Morales
Jason Manley
Johnny Powell
Todd McCawley
John Cornelius
Shane Ammons
Chris D’Andrea
Gloria Mize
Cheryl Davis
Bo Braswell
Leah Burch
Rachel Bailey
Zann Hayes
Peggy Grubb
Officers’ Training
Saturday, February 4
Each chapter may send up to four officers. Chapter Presidents have registration information.

Albany
Americus
Athens
Augusta
Bainbridge
Brunswick
Carrollton
Cartersville
Clayton
Columbus
Conyers
Customer Care Center
Dublin
Effingham
Forest Park
Gainesville
General Office
Gwinnett
H L Thomas
Heart of Georgia
Hinesville/Jesup
Jefferson Street
Kingsland
Metro South
2011 Chapter Membership & CARES Hours
38
101
26
154
319
128
61
99
45
45
215
32
45
40
54
74
30
452
Members Hrs.
56
18
229
453
79
110
30
42
644
1848
720
848
1131
197
1150
1295
1453
5899
523
307
6241
800
5703
2430
739
2759
398
1004
1884
3945
Metro West
Milledgeville/Plant Branch
North Fulton Area
Northwest Mountain
Piedmont
Plant Bowen
Plant Hammond
Plant Hatch
Plant McDonough
Plant Scherer
Plant Vogtle
Plant Wansley
Plant Yates
Rome
Savannah
Savannah Generation
Statesboro
Tallulah Falls
Thomson
Tifton
Valdosta
Vidalia
Waycross
Waynesboro
Membership Total = 3653
36
75
101
14
85
111
43
15
76
21
43
134
84
34
35
24
28
32
Members Hrs.
46
54
1114
1740
103
62
26
78
1979
1451
360
2469
535
1741
2831
1274
521
217
688
550
788
426
470
1843
929
1165
1324
359
70
314
Service Hours Total = 68,800
Includes 1042 State Hour Totals
•Effective January 1, the Hinesville Chapter is now the Hinesville/Jesup Chapter
•The Plant McDonough Chapter has joined the Metro
West Chapter.
•Valdosta’s 2 nd annual tennis tournament is April 21
•Mark Your Calendar – the 50 th Anniversary Annual
Meeting will be held in Macon on November 10
Electric Kids
Thanks
Gwinnett Chapter
For $7287
Donation
From
Their 2011
Golf Tournament

Thanks for the following year-end chapter donations !
Educational Loan Fund
Augusta
Carrollton
Gainesville
285
108
650
General Office 2,957
H L Thomas 641
Metro West 741
Milledgeville/Plant Branch 2,000
North Fulton Area 648
Plant Hatch
Plant Vogtle
Plant Yates
200
100
1292
Rome Chapter Raises $7000+ for
Van Program to Transport Children
For Medical Treatment
The Rome Chapter received a plaque from the
Rome Shrine Clubs Past Presidents in gratitude for hosting the Fifth Annual PowerSHOT Sporting
Clays Tournament. The tournament raised over seven thousand dollars for the Van Program which transports children with medical issues all over the country for doctor visits and therapy.
Bob Clark, VP Rome Chapter (center), delivered the check and received the plaque from Jerry
Collins and Gary Miller, Past Presidents of the
Rome Shrine Club.
Electric Kids
Athens
Carrollton
Forest Park
65
108
500
General Office 2,957
Metro West 741
Plant Bowen 343
Plant Hatch
Plant Vogtle
Plant Yates
200
100
683
Georgia Power
Family House
Customer Care Center 606
General Office 2,957
Plant Hatch 200
Plant Vogtle 100

Chapter Matching Funds Presentations
Continued from December edition
Metro South
$2500 to Coweta Samaritan Clinic
Clayton
$2500 to Kinship Care
Matt Goff (center) made the check presentation
Albany
$2500 to Second Harvest Food Bank
Greg Brown presents check to Julia Jesse, Kinship
Care Coordinator. Kinship Care provides assistance and programs for grandparents who have taken on the responsibility of raising their own grandchildren. They cover a 12 county area in northeast Georgia.
Thomson
$2500 to Lincoln County Food Pantry
Sidney Johnson (left) presents check
Athens
$2500 to Food Bank of Northeast GA
Angie Kinley (center) presents check
Lincolnton Local Manager David Kelly (on right) presents matching funds to Travis Reid of the Lincoln
County Food Pantry.

Chapter Matching Funds Presentations
Continued from December edition
Gainesville
$2500 to CASA
Plant Hatch
$2500 to Hand to Hand, Heart to Heart
Above is the presentation to Court Appointed
Special Advocate (CASA) of Hall & Dawson
Counties. CASA provides trained, screened, and supervised volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children requiring court intervention. Pictured from left are CASA supervisors Corey Buckley and Jennifer Moore and
Gainesville chapter president Tommy Davis.
Above, 2011 Plant Hatch Chapter President Bruce
Asberry (right) presents check to Martin Wardlaw,
President of the Hand to Hand, Heart to Heart
Mentoring organization.
$2500 to FERST Foundation
We are pleased to announce the
2012 “Lighting Up Lives” Awards
Ferst Foundation provides books to Georgia preschool children in order to prepare them for reading and learning success. Pictured from left are
Rick Boyd (Hall County CAT leader), Tommy Davis
(Gainesville chapter president), George Israel (Ferst
Foundation President), Josh Stallings (State 1 st Vice
President), Jena Moorhead, Monica Ash, and
Margaret Rios (Gainesville chapter corresponding secretary, recording secretary, and treasurer, respectively).
The State Board will select
4 chapters each quarter to receive a $500 award!
Chapters may be nominated for outstanding service by a member of the
State Board, their Local Management or a staff member in the State Office.
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Clayton Chapter Makes Year-End
Donation to Breaking Chains Ministries
General Office Hosts
Christmas Dinner & Gifts
For Christian City Residents
December 15, members of the General Office Chapter were hosts to the residents of a girls cottage and the house parents and their family at a dinner and party at the Corporate Headquarters. The girls always enjoy the special treat of coming to the Georgia Power building. A delicious meal was served and each person, including the house parents and their children, received gifts from the chapter. Angela Gillis and Leslie Lawrence co-chair the event each year.
Above is a picture of members of the Clayton Chapter making a $500 donation to Marty Wilson of Breaking
Chains Ministries. The ministry provides assistance to people suffering from substance abuse, counseling to prisoners and assistance to their children. Shown in the picture (l-r) is Derek Goodwin, Ryan Walls, Brent Edwards,
Ms. Wilson, Cristina Hodges and Tenille Barrett.
Plant Bowen Will Hosts
Duck Derby Plunge To Benefit
Advocates for Bartow’s Children
Saturday, February 11
10 a.m. Dellinger Park Pool
Proceeds benefit the Children’s Shelter
Great prizes for best jump, best
Costume, and most money raised!
Take the plunge for a good cause.
Contact is Angie Barnette
Chapter members Laura Grubbs and Bee Saxon (center) hosts one of the dinner tables.