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September 2014 CCL
September 2014 CCL
[GCEA News]
[whats inside]
Chico Retires
n Youth Leadership Camp 2014
n Electric Vehicle Chargers
n Be Prepared Before a Storm
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Employee Anniversaries
MAILING ADDRESS
P.O. Box 180
Gunnison, CO 81230-0180
STREET ADDRESS
37250 West Highway 50
Gunnison, CO 81230
970-641-3520 [Gunnison]
970-349-5385 [Crested Butte]
gcea@gcea.coop [email]
www.gcea.coop [web]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Vader, president
District 6 [Gunnison East/Sargents]
Greg Wiggins, vice president
District 1 [Crested Butte]
Paul Hudgeons, secretary/treasurer
District 5 [Lake City]
Bart Laemmel, assistant secretary/treasurer
District 3 [Ohio Creek/Almont]
Chuck Cliggett, director
District 7 [at large]
Chris Morgan, director
District 2 [Mt. Crested Butte]
Steve Schechter, director
District 4 [Gunnison West/Powderhorn]
[GCEA News]
GCEA Investing in the Change Makers of the Future
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the number of students who had the opportunity to learn about electrical safety,
we cant know exactly how many injuries
may have been prevented or lives saved
as a result of an electric safety program.
Scholarship program
Another program that GCEA participates in is the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp. Like with the Washington,
D.C., Youth Tour, students are selected
based on demonstrated leadership abilities and a written essay. This is an outstanding educational seminar conducted
by electric cooperatives of Colorado,
Kansas, New Mexico and Wyoming.
Every July, nearly 100 high school
students travel to Clark, (north of Steamboat Springs) after being selected by
their local cooperatives as participants.
The primary objective of the camp is to
provide an educational experience for
young people on the organization and
operation of a cooperative. The seminar
strives to help develop leadership skills
that will assist students with the challenges they will face in the future.
The best way to learn about cooperatives is to form one, and that is what the
participants do. When students arrive
the first day, they form a cooperative and
elect a board of directors. Each member
of the cooperative is expected to take
part in the workings of the co-op by
seeking election to the board or by
serving on one of the camp activity
[GCEA News]
Katherine Ketcham, a student from GCEAs service territory, spent an exciting week with 100 other high school students at the Cooperative Youth
Leadership Camp. Every July, the camp is held at the Glen Eden Resort
near Steamboat Springs. For nearly 40 years the electric cooperatives of
Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming have provided this outstanding educational camp for students with interests in leadership and electric
cooperatives. Its primary objective is to provide an educational experience for high school students and teach them about the organization and
operation of an electric cooperative. The camp strives to help students
develop leadership skills that will assist them with the challenges they face
in the future.
The Leadership Camp was the most amazing experience of my life,
Katherine said about her time there. Ive been to many leadership camps
before, but this one was the most amazing and impacted me the most.
The Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp isnt a boring camp full of
seminars and lectures about electricity and leadership speeches. Every day
is full of fun activities that teach each camper how to be a leader. These
activities help them gain confidence in areas where they might be lacking.
My favorite part of camp was the activities, Katherine said. I had so
much fun with everyone! Every day was packed from wake up to bedtime
with many activities. I was never bored.
Campers have the experience of a lifetime working with students from
other states and interacting with counselors. Meeting people with the
same values and interests was amazing as I havent met anyone like them
before, said Katherine. I really enjoyed all the people. Ill never forget
them and how they influenced me greatly and for the better.
The Cooperative Leadership Camp is a joint effort of local electric coops, their statewide co-op associations and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. For more information on how you can participate in
the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp, contact GCEA at 970-641-3520 or
www.gcea.coop.
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[GCEA News]
[employee anniversaries]
Ron Copenhaver..............................Engineering Technician II 14 years
Christopher Schodorf....................... Systems Administrator 9 years
Brian Muth.......................................... Engineering Technician II 8 years
Keep it Covered
Consider placing a water heater
blanket on your older water heater
to help water in the tank stay hot.
They are available at local hardware
or home supplies stores, where a
professional can help determine if
your water heater would benefit
from a heater blanket.
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