Wake Forest, NC— Wake Electric recently awarded 40 $25 Visa gift cards to area students who received at least one “A” (or its equivalent) on their report cards through the co-op’s “Give Us an A” program. This program encourages academic achievement and Wake Electric encourages the winners to purchase a savings bond through www.treasurydirect.gov with their Visa gift card money. These awards are part of a drawing held three times a year.

Students in any grade in Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance and Wake counties are eligible to apply.
Funding for the “Give Us an A” program is made possible by Wake Electric members through the Operation RoundUp program. Members who sign up to participate in the Operation RoundUp program elect to have their monthly electric bill rounded up to the next whole dollar. These pennies collectively add up to major dollars for community programs.

The most recent “Give Us an A” winners include:
– Joseph Adgate V, Heritage Middle School in Wake County

– Sophia Adgate, Heritage Elementary School in Wake County

– Dominique Bateman, Charis Academy in Wake County

– Nathanael Bateman, Charis Academy in Wake County

– Ronald Berrier, North Raleigh Christian Academy in Wake County

– Joshua Blalock, Franklin Academy in Wake County

– Savannah Blalock, Franklin Academy in Wake County

– Dyvonne Body, South Granville High School of Health and Life Sciences in Granville County

– Aubrianna Bryan, Thales Academy in Wake County

– Alexander Butulis, North Forest Pines Drive Elementary in Wake County

– Christopher Butulis, North Forest Pines Drive Elementary in Wake County

– Nickolas Ebadirad, North Forest Pines Drive Elementary in Wake County

– Jessica Graham, Franklin Academy in Wake County

– Greyson Grybosky, Cleveland Elementary in Johnston County

– John Gura, Heritage Middle School in Wake County

– Drew Hill, Franklinton High School in Franklin County

– Matthew Hoffman, Cedar Creek Elementary in Franklin County

– Jessica Honhart, Franklinton High School in Franklin County

– Finn Jarrell, Heritage Middle School in Wake County

– John Kessler, Franklin Academy in Wake County

– Matthew King, Wake Forest-Rolesville High School in Wake County

– Elena Kidd, Sanderson High School in Wake County

– Ryan Kidd, Sanderson High School in Wake County

– Shane Majercik, Gorman Christian Academy in Durham County

– Kailyn Middleton, North Raleigh Christian Academy in Wake County

– Christopher Mills, Franklinton High School in Franklin County

– Joshua Mills, Franklinton High School in Franklin County

– Nolan Mullens, G C Hawley Middle School in Granville County

– Aden Perry, Sanford Creek Elementary in Wake County

– Anna Pollock, Glendale-Kenly Elementary in Johnston County

– Emily Rafferty, Franklin Academy in Wake County

– Nicole Rafferty, Franklin Academy in Wake County

– Alyssa Roland, Franklin Academy in Wake County

– Ashley Sajecki, Wake Forest-Rolesville High School in Wake County

– Laura Sales, Heritage High School in Wake County

– Kelsey Selna, Wake Young Men’s Leaders Academy in Wake County

– Thomas Simpson, Heritage High School in Wake County

– Emily Stephens, Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School in Wake County

– Julianne Strickland, Athens Drive High in Wake County

– Morgan Wilder, East Wake High School in Wake County

The deadline for the next drawing is January 20, 2014 by 5 p.m. Because each school district may have a different time for issuing report cards, if a student’s entry misses one deadline, the entry will automatically be included in the next drawing.

To enter, students should include:
– A copy of the report card with any “A”s highlighted
– Parents’ or guardians’ names (if applicable)
– Home address
– Email address that is checked regularly
– School attending
– Telephone Number

For more information on Wake Electric’s “Give Us an A” program, go towww.wemc.com/giveusana.aspx.

Wake Electric is a non-profit electric utility serving over 37,000 consumers in parts of Franklin, Durham, Granville, Johnston, Vance, Nash, and Wake counties. For more information on Wake Electric, please visit www.wemc.com.

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