2023 Juneteenth Celebrations
Saturday | June 17, 2023

Keeping true to Cooperative’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity (DEI) efforts, REC employees took part in three different Juneteenth events the weekend of June 17th.

Justin Chandler, Member Service Field Representative; Stuart Schools, Energy Management Technician & Master Technician; Cameron Knowles, Apprentice Lineman; and Alister Pollard, Lineman, brought a bucket truck and fun games to Caroline County’s Juneteenth Celebration.

Just down the road, Ray Seip, Field Operations Foreman; Harold Billups, Member Service Field Representative; and Sean Davis, Apprentice Lineman, participated in the Juneteenth celebration in King William County.

At the Berryville Juneteenth Celebration, Jeff Hinson, Director of Member Services and Community Relations, accepted a Certificate of Appreciation for REC’s continued support of the annual event.

REC STORIES

Nearly 400 field personnel are working to make repairs and restore service for REC members who remain without power after Winter Storm Freya.
Some outages are expected to persist into the weekend. REC crews, contractors and teams from assisting cooperatives will continue their work until all...
REC crews and contractors are responding to storm-related outages as a result of ice, heavy rain and scattered storms overnight and this morning.