CEMC participates in 2024 Tennessee Electric Cooperative Day of Service

A group of 40 employees from Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation, along with 10 employees from the Tennessee Valley Authority, participated in the 2024 Tennessee Electric Cooperative Day of Service on Thursday, Oct. 17. This year, volunteers focused their efforts on assisting YAIPak, a nonprofit organization in Clarksville. Volunteers from CEMC and TVA spent the morning at YAIPak’s warehouse sorting through clothing and other items donated for the unhoused population, preparing a shipment of supplies that were sent to East Tennessee flood victims following recent hurricanes, and delivering furniture and other household goods to a newly housed veteran.

“We chose YAIPak because of their outstanding work in meeting the needs of those in crisis, wherever they are, by providing support, comfort, and resources. Their dedication to the neglected, hurting or those who have been affected by natural disasters, aligns perfectly with our cooperative’s mission to support and uplift our local communities,” said Community Relations Coordinator Susie Yonkers, coordinator of the Day of Service project at CEMC. “Electric cooperatives have a unique and deeply rooted relationship with the communities we serve. We are not just service providers; we are neighbors and partners who want to make this wonderful region we live in a better place,” added CEMC General Manager Chris Davis.

Projects like the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Day of Service are important to CEMC because they allow employees to give back and make a tangible difference in the lives of their own neighbors and friends.

Statewide impact The Tennessee Electric Co-op Day of Service is coordinated by the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association. Thirty-one separate community service projects were completed as a part of this year’s event. More than 630 electric co-op employees devoted more than 1,300 volunteer hours across the state. Since its inception, the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Day of Service has completed 210 projects with the help of 4,164 volunteers who have collectively contributed 10,000 hours of service.