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Walton EMC Employees Win Relay for Life

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 21, 2004

Contact Greg Brooks, 770/266-2307
Contact Katie Woodall, 770/266-2572

MONROE, Ga. -- For the second consecutive year, Walton EMC employees have been the top team in the Walton County Relay for Life.

The event held at Walton County's Criswell Park drew more than 1,000 participants, 200 cancer survivors and 42 teams.   A record $160,000 was raised for the Relay with Walton EMC employees turning in $13,900.

“We enjoy working to help find a way to cure cancer,” said Boots Hendricks, who headed the Walton EMC effort.   “There's not an employee here who hasn't been touched by cancer both directly and indirectly through their family and friends.”

Employees held a number of events, including cookouts, raffles and the Power of Hope Motorcycle Ride in their winning effort.

Walton EMC is a customer-owned electric cooperative with 105,000 accounts in ten Northeast Georgia counties between Atlanta and Athens.

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