Georgia Magazine - May 2022 - 17

SHORTTakes
Hart EMC supports botanical
garden's conifers
T
he Hart County Botanical Garden in
Hartwell celebrated the debut of its
newest addition, the Conifer Walk,
at a grand opening on March 27.
The Hartwell-based Hart Electric
Membership Corp. (EMC) Foundation
helped make the Conifer Walk possible
with a $4,160 grant that was used for an
irrigation system.
In applying for the grant, the botanical
garden noted that an irrigation system
will water the conifers late at night and
early in the morning, which is best for the
plants, and will enable the garden's
designer to incorporate perennials, grasses
and groundcovers that share the conifers'
horticultural requirements.
The new Conifer Walk also features
Reeling it in: Flint Energies in Reynolds
raised more than $14,000 at its annual Linemen
for Little Ones fi shing tournament at Oconee
Springs Park in Eatonton on March 26. The
charity tournament raises funds for food boxes
and toys that will be distributed to families in
need this Christmas. Joey Yancy and Jason Ellis
(above) won $1,000 in the bass category, with
a total weight of 17 pounds, 8 ounces, and
Silas Turner and Clint Kirk took the $1,000 prize
in the crappie category with a total weight of
8 pounds, 9 ounces.
large indigenous boulders, a seating
wall, a wind sculpture and a classic stone
labyrinth. (For more information about
labyrinths, see this month's Around Georgia story on page 26.)
To learn more about the Hart County Botanical Garden, go to hartcogardens.com.
The new Conifer Walk at the Hart County
Botanical Garden in Hartwell includes a
classic stone labyrinth. A grant from Hart
EMC was used for an irrigation system for
the conifers.
Flint Energies targets hunger,
illiteracy
R
eynolds-based Flint Energies
made $5,000 donations to the
Houston County Council on
Aging's Meals on Wheels program and
to the Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation
in Oglethorpe last year with assistance
from a matching grant.
Meals on Wheels delivers nutritious
meals to homebound senior
citizens and people of all ages with
disabilities.
The Dr. Annise Mabry Foundation
works to improve literacy in Macon
County. In response to the COVID-19
pandemic, the foundation began a
reading-intervention program to help prevent students in kindergarten through sixth
grade from falling behind in reading skills.
A portion of the funds are the result of a matching grant by CoBank, one of Flint
Houston County Meals on Wheels Executive
Director Kenny Weaver accepts a $5,000
donation from Marian McLemore, vice president
of cooperative communications at Flint Energies.
Friends of FFA: Carroll Electric Membership
Corp. (EMC) in Carrollton hosted its annual FFA
Day in March. More than 400 students from
FFA chapters in Carroll, Floyd, Haralson, Heard
and Troup counties came to the cooperative to
hear from agriculture professionals, learn about
electrical safety and take part in fun activities,
such as a calf-birthing simulation.
Truck time: Employees of
Carroll EMC participated
in " truck day " at Ithica
Elementary School in Villa
Rica on April 1. Students
enjoyed trying on the
protective equipment and
watching a demonstration
of the bucket truck while learning about
electrical safety and careers in the fi eld.
Budding scientists: Cobb EMC in Marietta
and its subsidiary, Gas South, sponsored the
Cherokee County Elementary Science Olympiad
in March. More than 500 students from
23 elementary schools competed in challenges
such as building bridges and constructing
protective contraptions for an egg drop. Eight
teams advanced to the state contest on May 7
at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw.
Energies' lenders. CoBank's Sharing Success program doubles the contributions of its
co-op customers to the charitable organizations of their choice.
Garden giving: Using mulch donated by
LaGrange-based Diverse Power, a group of
students from Troup County 4-H worked in late
March to spruce up the community garden at
Hogansville Active Life, a recreational center in
Hogansville for senior adults.
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COURTESY HART COUNTY BOTANICAL GARDEN
JENNIE LACEY / FLINT ENERGIES
COURTESY CARROLL EMC
COURTESY FLINT ENERGIES
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