The Pay It Forward program, begun in 2015, was born out of a desire to continue the good work of the 75 Acts of Kindness community initiative.
Every Laurens Electric Cooperative employee is entered into a random drawing to receive $500 to pay forward in any way they choose. Each month a new name is drawn, and the employee then has one month to apply the funds toward their own act of kindness.
This initiative is budget-neutral; the funds will come from Laurens Electric’s charity events, which employee volunteers make possible.
Employees and the community will enable individual employees to help individuals in the community, and that’s a win-win situation.
Laurens Electric Cooperative’s October recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds is Crew Supervisor James Harlan. James paid forward $500 in food supplies to Upstate Backpack Blessings, a volunteer-based, donation-driven organization that provides bags of food to nearly 200 students each week in local elementary, middle and high schools. According to www.upstatebackpackblessings.org, over 34,000 students…
Laurens Electric Cooperative’s September recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds is Lineman Calvin Butler. Calvin paid forward $500 to the United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville Counties. “They help a lot of people,” said Calvin, “and there are a lot of families in need. I’ve heard first-hand about a lot of the good…
Laurens Electric Cooperative’s August recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds is Facilities Maintenance Coordinator Phillip Wicker. Phillip paid forward $500 to Joey Miller, a Line Technician at Newberry Electric Cooperative, who is battling cirrhosis of the liver. “On top of medical costs, Joey has to do a lot of travelling to Charleston for…
Laurens Electric Cooperative’s July recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds is Customer Service Representative Jamesia Downs. Jamesia paid forward $500 to single mother Loukevia Rowland. In addition to undergoing two brain surgeries this year for Pseudotumor Cerebri – also known as Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension – Ms. Rowland’s two sons both suffer from numerous…
Laurens Electric Cooperative’s June recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds ProTec Services Installation Manager Randy Brady. Randy paid forward $500 in supplies to Inman Mills Boy Scout Troop 26. The supplies will fill 2 patrol boxes for camping trips, and include such items as lanterns, camping stove, dishes, and other items to set…
Laurens Electric Cooperative’s May recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds Systems Information Technician Sherry Scott. Sherry chose to pay forward $500 to a fellow member of Laurens First Assembly of God. Johnny Godfrey, an active member and deacon of the church was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2013. After numerous treatments,…
Laurens Electric Cooperative’s April recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds is Staking Technician Scott Fletcher. Scott chose to pay forward $500 to a co-worker who, along with his wife, is suffering from medical problems that have rendered both unable to work. “Here at the co-op we are a family and a team,” said…
Laurens Electric Cooperative’s March recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds Customer Service Representative Sarah Craft. Sarah chose to pay forward $500 in supplies to the Laurens County Animal Control. The Animal Control facility, located at 79 Mount Vernon Church Rd., typically takes in around 20 dogs a week and employs four dedicated workers….
Laurens Electric Cooperative’s February recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds is Technical Services technician Johnny Langston. Johnny chose to pay forward $500 in supplies to the Set Free To Be Ministries in Laurens. There you go! Presently you can simply open the application and play the pokemesh for android rendition diversion effortlessly and…
Laurens Electric Cooperative’s January recipient of the employee Pay it Forward funds is Apprentice Lineman Chris Leonhardt. Chris chose to donate the entire $500 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. “I have a soft spot for children, and St. Jude’s has a good…
