Enjoying Wild Game and Focusing on Safety
Camel, alligator meat and safety instruction all came together this year for Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative’s 12thannual Wild Game Safety Luncheon. Each year the co-op hosts the event to celebrate its employees and their valued partners’ commitment to working safely.
225 people were in attendance this year and enjoyed wild game contributed and prepared by co-op employees and industry professionals from around the county. This event is much more than enjoying delicious and unique food though – it’s about the comradery that gathering together brings.
“We work in a demanding industry and sometimes it is hard to slow down, celebrate what’s been done and have those hard conversations,” Mike Partin, SVEC President and CEO, says. “Electricity is an unforgiving force, and it is of the utmost importance that our employees do not become complacent in the part they play in coming home safely each night to their family.”
Zach Spicer as the keynote speaker was able to drive home that point this year. Spicer is a safety instructor at Job Training and Safety. He shared with those in the room about his road to recovery after being electrocuted and burned on the job. Spicer shared about the toll his mistake took on not only himself, but the loved ones around him, bringing into focus the real dangers of this trade.
“I am proud of Team SVEC and the job they do. I commend them for their safety and continued focus every day,” Partin says.
