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Powergrams is published biweekly by Alabama Power for its employees, retirees and friends. Please report address changes by calling the editor. THUMBS UP! Assistant editors: Donna Cope and Carla Davis Art director: Jay Parker THUMBS UP: 205-257-1433 Editor: Chuck Chandler 205-257-3651 Primary Metals Major Accounts Manager Andy Carden took a mission trip to Nicaragua, where he was joined by Pastor Antonio Herradora in Chichigalpa in front of the recently erupted Mount San Cristobal. Target Zero Heroes The Protection & Control Field Services SCADA group won a four-year Superstar Award. Back row: Lisa McLean, Brandon Cunningham, Jerren Hawkins, Trey Hughes, Blake Akers, Lee Limbaugh, Leslie Podbel, Brian Hunter, Randy Jackson, Rex Branham, Andy Mayfield, Luke Lawyer, Liz Stewart, Todd Marchman, Tracy Barton, Brandon Rigsby, Jerry Hall and Layne Walker. Front row: Tim Jernigan, John Ikner, Darrell Terry, Mark Phillips, Steven Pate, Chris Burroughs and Mike Jones. Not shown: Steve McCleskey, Kyle Atkinson, Chris Hollis and Jackie Duncan. IN MEMORIAM William m. Falkenberry, 87, retiree, eastern Division oFFice, sept. 17. DaviD m. Gibbs, 68, retiree, patton chapel creW heaDquarters, sept. 8. William GeDa hames Jr., 73, retiree, General services complex, sept. 15. Walter r. rose, 82, retiree, atmore, sept. 4. Customer Service Center-North employees volunteered at Ronald McDonald House in Birmingham as a teambuilding project. They cleaned the common areas of the house, including the children's play area, the kitchen, the lounge, the stairwells and the elevators. They washed the windows, inside and out, and provided lunch for the residents. Employees also assisted with putting together gift bags and hanging banners for a Volunteer Appreciation program hosted by the facility. On Aug. 1, 172 employees and family members donned their running shoes for the 35th annual Woodstock 5K Race in Anniston. The team, dubbed the Woodstock Kilowatts, won the award for most participants and placed third overall in the co-ed division with a total time of 1:51:58. As the largest team, the group received $750. The funds were given to Eastern Division APSO for donation to Venecia's Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in honor of a Tyler Union worker who died of cancer this year. The Kilowatts included employees from Eastern Division, Plants Miller and Gadsden, and Neely Henry and Harris dams. More than 1,000 people from across the country ran in the race, which was a qualifier for the Road Runners Club of America Southern Region 5K Championship. The Auburn area subchapter of Southeast APSO received several notes from third- graders at Ogletree Elementary thanking them for reading to their class throughout the school year. "It was so nice of you to come to our class and read with us," wrote Ella Thames. "We were always happy to see you every Tuesday morning. We were so glad you came." Grace Richardson wrote, "We enjoyed you taking time to read to us. Thank you so much. You are awesome." APSO members who volunteered to read included Jessica Mitchell, Chelle Foster, Titus Lindsey, Jenny Hinson, Julie Sprayberry, Yvonne Colburn, Morgan Glass, David Roberts, Angela Curlee, Will Brooks, Brandon Parker, Merrill Hammett, Ashley Brooke Clark, Kelsey Williams and Lance Raughton. Send us your photo holding Powergrams in an exotic locale.