Fayette Electric Cooperative, along with Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives, is pleased to announce the fifth annual #WhoPowersYou Contest celebrating local heroes. It’s a chance for Fayette EC members and employees to nominate someone making a difference in the community and an opportunity to celebrate the power of human connections. In addition to being nationally recognized, nominees can win up to $5,000 for the cause they champion.
To nominate a local hero in Fayette ECs service area, members and employees can go to whopowersyou.com and submit their nominee’s name, photo and a brief description of how they make a difference locally. Nominations open on September 8, 2020, and must be submitted by midnight on October 9, 2020.
An independent panel of judges will select the winning entry based upon the positive community impact and creativity of the entry. The winners will be announced in October.
Prize money totaling $9,000 will be awarded as follows:
- Grand Prize: $5,000
- Second Place: $2,000
- Third Place: $1,500
- Honorable Mention: $500
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives launched the #WhoPowersYou Contest in 2016 to celebrate people making a powerful impact in their community. Only members of Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, including those in Fayette Electric Cooperative, are eligible to participate.
About Fayette Electric Cooperative
Organized in 1937, Fayette Electric Cooperative provides reliable, cost-effective service to over 9,870 member’s residences, farms, ranches and businesses in portions of Fayette, Bastrop, Lee, Washington, Austin, Colorado and Lavaca counties. FEC owns and operates over 2,925 miles of line and serves over 15,070 meters.
About Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives (www.touchstoneenergy.com) is a national network of more than 700 electric cooperatives dedicated to serving their members and communities with integrity, accountability, innovation and commitment to community. Touchstone Energy co-ops collectively deliver power and energy solutions to more than 30 million members every day.