Public Power - September/October 2007 - (Page 16) Public Power (Every) Week The besta part on Public Power Week is of “putting face the utility,” said JoAnn Stak Bregnard, marketing and programming director of the Braintree Electric Light Department in Massachusetts. That’s when the utility’s employees can get to know Braintree’s residents on a social, rather than a business, level. “And food is a good way to get to know people socially,” added Stak Bregnard. The type of meal varies from year to year—a cookout, a Chinese dinner, a business breakfast, a lunch for seniors, an ice cream social. This year it could be pizza. The response has been “fantastic,” said Stak Bregnard. “Everyone looks forward to our annual meal.” Like Braintree’s Electric Light Department, other public power utilities identify those Public Power Week activities that appeal to the community, and then repeat them, with a tweak or two. Owensboro Municipal Utilities in Kentucky, for instance, sponsors a 5k Power Run/Walk, a breakfast for the business community, a customer appreciation day and a golf tournament. “Every year, we ask ourselves if we want to sponsor these events,” said Sonya Dixon, marketing director. The answer, so far, has always been yes. “We’re able to reach our customers, including the business community, through these activities—so we’ll stick with them,” she said. But the utility throws in a few little changes to maintain interest. Everyone who attended last year’s customer appreciation day, for example, was invited to take a compact fluorescent light bulb to use in the most-used light fixture in the house. For the last 15 years, Bryan Texas Utilities has sponsored Power Pedal Races during Public Power Week. Three years ago, BY ALICE CLAMP the utility added a 5k and 10k Power Run to the bike race. This year, During one week in runners will follow a October, customers learn course that includes roads and trails around about the year-round Lake Bryan, while cybenefits of public power. clists will compete on mountain bikes. “The races are great for camaraderie,” said Vicky Reim, the utility’s key accounts manager. 16 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2007 PUBLIC POWER
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