Alabama Co-op Honors Linemen with
Power & Hope Award

Two employees from Baldwin EMC (Summerdale, Ala.) were honored with a Touchstone Energy Power & Hope Employee Recognition Award for actions that saved the life of a man in April, 2007. Linemen Kenny Foley and Tony Rice came to the aid of James Goree after he suffered a heart attack on a public beach in Gulf Shores, Ala. The two used a portable automatic external defibrillator to bring Goree, whose heart had stopped beating, out of cardiac arrest.

In addition to the Power & Hope Award, considered Baldwin EMC’s most prestigious accolade, Foley and Rice were honored with a special resolution from the State of Alabama commending their heroic actions.

A healthy James Goree (center) was on hand to be a part of the award presentation, along with Baldwin EMC Board President Tom Helton, Alabama Speaker of the House Seth Hammett, AEC Vice President of Government and Economic Affairs Horace Horn, and Baldwin EMC General Manager Bucky Jakins.