REC Connects with Community at Rassawek Autumn Festival
Friday | November 5, 2021

REC employees from various departments came together for Goochland County’s Rassawek Autumn Festival. 

Dee Jackson, Talent Acquisition Specialist; Fafa Baker, Organizational Development Specialist; Kellie Thompson, Member Service Representative; Jason Morris, First Class Serviceman; Alister Pollard, Apprentice Lineman; Mike Willis, Line Foreman; and Stuart Schools, Energy Management Technician & Master Technician, joined together to bring a live line safety demonstration and prize wheel to the 2021 Festival. 

The festival educates children and their families about various trades through up-close demonstrations. Attendees were able to learn about being a lineworker and how to stay safe around electricity.

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