Letters and telephone calls were received complimenting the following foremen and their crews working on the property of the utility or organization listed below the employees' names. This listing covers all "Orchids" that were received in the Corporate Communications Dept. between August 25, 2001 and November 23, 2001. For their outstanding job performance or special volunteer efforts, we say . . .
Thank you and congratulations!

ALABAMA

General Foreman Gaylon "Gator" Bearden and Foreman John Henry Jones, for volunteering their time on a Saturday morning to help Northside High School in Northport, Alabama put plastic on a greenhouse used by special education students,
Alabama Power Company

General Foreman Richard Hines, Foreman Jimmy Ray Roden, Jr. and Crew Member Wesley Screws,
Cullman Electric Cooperative

Maurice Lee, Jr. and Crew Member Chris Lee,
Alabama Power Company

Jacob Marsh and Crew Member Craig Tilton, Jr.,
Alabama Power Company

Supervisor Randy Parham, General Foreman Troy Rice, Foremen Larry J. Fincher and Larry Leviner and Crew Members John Baker, William Hobby and Scottie Smithey,
Huntsville Utilities

Permission Person Terrell Roland,
Florence Electric Department

Robert Sanders and Crew Member Anthony Clepper,
Alabama Power Company

ARIZONA

Jerry Gallardo and Rodrigo Garcia and Crew Member Ismael Garcia,
Salt River Project

Crew Member Reyder Sierra,
Salt River Project

CALIFORNIA

Victor Arreola and Crews,
San Diego Gas & Electric Company

Rich Billheimer and Crew Members Sean Pope and Ben Tellez,
Modesto Irrigation District

Juan Castillo and Crew Member Gerardo Cendejas,
Pacific Gas & Electric Company

General Foreman Victor Vargas, Foreman Lauro Vasquez and Crew Member Diego Cardenas,
Southern California Edison Company

COLORADO

Permission Person Steve Beisner,
Xcel Energy

Permission Person Adam Pena,
Xcel Energy

CONNECTICUT
Shawn Clogston and Timothy Rolland and Crew Members Steve Cobb and Les Richardson,
Private Work

Robert Grondin and Crew,
Private Work

Thomas Hoefle and Crew Member Joshua Winn,
Private Work

General Foreman Margaret Samela, Permission Person Ben Hurd, Foreman Brian Bernardi and Crew Member Rodney Clinton,
Connecticut Light & Power

Michael Westcott and Crew Members Steve Cobb and Les Richardson,
Private Work

DELAWARE

Adam T. Schwegel and Crew Member Joe Giberson,
Conectiv/Atlantic Electric

FLORIDA

Asplundh Construction Co. General Foreman James Cantrell and Foreman Ashley Harrison, for their donation and delivery of mulch to The Ministries in Tallahassee for their Family Fun Day,
Tallahassee Electric Department

Bob Carson and James Edenfield and Crew Members Pat Carney and Dale Taylor,
Jacksonville Electric Authority

General Foreman Rodney Cole and Crew,
Florida Power & Light

Charlie Harris II and Pete Hernandez and Crew Members Luis Ramon and Robert Walling,
Florida Power & Light

General Foreman Marvin Hudson, Jr. and Foremen Cory Crum and Luckie Hutto, for their donation of wood chips to be used on new trails developed by the Office of Greenways and Trails,
Tallahassee Electric Department

Supervisor Tim Jessup, General Foreman Ron Jacobson and Crew,
Florida Power & Light

General Foreman Steve Jonas, Foreman Jackson Valmyr and Crew,
Florida Power & Light

Underground Construction Service Coordinator Randy Pooley and Crew,
Gulf Power Company

General Foreman Mike Skofstad, Foreman Herve Joseph and Crew,
Florida Power & Light

Bobby Walker and Crew,
Florida Power Corporation

GEORGIA

Mike Leverett and Steve Miller and Crew Member Chad Johnson, for rescuing and administering CPR to a fellow hotel guest who fell into the hotel swimming pool and knocked himself unconscious,
Georgia Power Company

ILLINOIS

Tom Higgins and Crew,
ComEd

INDIANA

David Harrington and Crew,
Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

Ben Ross and Crew,
Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

Rosendo Valdez and Crew Member Sammy Mayo,
Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

KANSAS

Tim Alexander and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.

Mike Finch and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.

Jason Mitchell and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.

Wes Prue and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.

Daniel Williams and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.

KENTUCKY

General Foreman Jerry Beverly, Foreman David Blackburn and Crew Member Mike Johnson,
Owen County Electric Co-op

MAINE

General Foreman Jeff Clapperton, Foreman Steve Engstrom and Crew Member Steve Heath, for quickly removing a danger tree from Main Street in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, so power could be restored and the
Dover-Foxcroft Homecoming Parade could be held the following day as scheduled,
Central Maine Power

Arthur Tolman and Crew,
Central Maine Power

MARYLAND

Permission Person Kelly Carmen, Foreman Juan Garcia and Crew, for volunteering to remove hanging branches around the Good Knight Child Empowerment museum in Beltsville,
Potomac Electric Power Company

MASSACHUSETTS

Jeff Bliss and Crew, for volunteering their time to participate in the "Big Truck Day" in Chicopee,
Chicopee Electric Light

General Foreman Barry Croke, Permission Person Dave Chamberland and Crew,
Western Massachusetts Electric Co.

General Foreman Richard Lee and Crews, for helping the City of Cambridge place flags around the city after the September 11 tragedies,
Office of the Mayor, Cambridge, MA

MICHIGAN

General Foreman Randy Cory, Foreman Marcus Broton and Crew, for donating and delivering sixteen loads of wood chips to the Holland Community Garden,
County of Ottawa

MINNESOTA

General Foreman Wayne Bailey, Permission Person Bob Warner and Crew Members Pat Franzene, Earl Hall and Tony Lendt, for volunteering their time to trim and cut down dead trees around YouthCare/Camp Sunrise in St. Croix Falls,
XCel Energy

Permisson Person Ray Felt, Foreman Jim Harris and Crew Member Keith Robinson,
Freeborn-Mower Coop. Service

Permisson Person Ray Felt, Foremen Mark Harris and Tim Hoppe and Crew,
Owatonna Public Utilities

MISSISSIPPI

General Foreman Jimmy Spicer, Permission Person Cecil George, Foreman Willie Howard and Crew,
Mississippi Power Company

MISSOURI

James Becker and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.

Phil Cheatham and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.

Warren Day and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.

Ricky Garrett and Crew,
Kansas City Power & Light Co.

General Foreman Tony Rampani, Foreman Tom Pewitt and Crew,
Ameren UE

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Foremen Dan Enman and Tony Tavares and Crews, for volunteering to clear trees for the Hillsborough
Balloon Fest and Fair,
Granite State Electric

Foremen Dan Enman and Tony Tavares and Crews, for volunteering to shred brush around Liberty House,
a homeless Veteran transitional house in Manchester,
New Hampshire Public Service Co.

NEW JERSEY

General Foreman Roy Hess, Foreman Robert McCloskey and Crew Members Paul Gass and Felix Rolon,
Conectiv/Atlantic Energy

Brian Hynson and Crew Member Mark Koenemund, for their excellent and conscientious line work service on Ridge Avenue in Park Ridge, New Jersey,
Borough of Park Ridge Public Works

General Foreman Ron Sprouse, Permission Person Jeff Kolb, Foremen Darin Greeley and Adam Pereira and Crew Members Gabe Ball, Steve Davis, Jim Delucia, Jesse Russell, Colin Smallwood and Ron Sprouse II,
Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

General Foreman Ron Sprouse, Foreman Mark Venanzi and Crew Member Daryl Mercantini,
Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

NEW YORK

Ed Dechent, Sr. and Crew Member Chris Turchyn,
ConEd

Asplundh Construction Co. General Foreman Thomas P. Keane and Crew,
Keyspan Energy.

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