POWERSOUTH EMPLOYEES GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE

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PHOTO CAPTION: PowerSouth Safety Manager Buddy Manring (right) presents Engineering Assistant Dennis O’Neal with the $100 he won during Monday’s blood drive.

ANDALUSIA, ALA. – Thanks to the generosity of PowerSouth employees, the Red Cross collected life-saving units of blood during its June 7 blood drive at PowerSouth’s headquarters facility.

PowerSouth Safety Manager Buddy Manring said he was pleased with the number of people that showed up to donate.

“We had 39 sign in, and the Red Cross was able to collect 36 units,” he said. “Our goal was 35.”

As an incentive to give, each employee who donated was entered into a drawing for $100. Engineering Assistant Dennis O’Neal won the prize.

O’Neal has been donating blood since his junior year in high school. “It went very well, and I had no adverse effects. Once I realized how easy it was to give and how important the need for blood was, I’ve tried to give when I could.”

From 1985 to 1995, O’Neal said he donated blood at least once a year. Since 1995, he has donated 18 times, giving as many as five times in one calendar year.

“I have always felt compelled to give,” said O’Neal. “For the past several years, most of my donations have been made here at PowerSouth. The company has made it very convenient for employees to give, and the $100 drawing makes it interesting, as well.”

Manring also began donating blood as a junior in high school. “I started giving because my Civics teacher offered five bonus points for donating,” he said. “Since that time, it has just been a personal decision to give when I can.”

“IT SEEMS LIKE A SMALL THING — TO GIVE 30 MINUTES AND A LITTLE DISCOMFORT TO BE ABLE TO HELP SOMEONE OUT WHEN THEY’RE IN NEED,” HE ADDED.

O’Neal said he encourages everyone to give at least once. “As they say, the life you save may be your own.”

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About PowerSouth:

PowerSouth serves the wholesale energy needs of 16 electric cooperatives and four municipal electric systems in Alabama and northwest Florida, with more than a million consumers in 39 Alabama and 10 Florida counties. PowerSouth is dedicated to providing reliable energy at the lowest possible cost to its members.

For more information:

Mark Ingram, Corporate Communication Manager

334.427.3330

mark.ingram@powersouth.com

www.powersouth.com

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