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From Left: Buzz Wood, Colleen Vodak, and Rachel Parrish

 

News Release

Reedsburg Utility Commission

Reedsburg, WI (June 25, 2010)  Colleen Vodak, of Reedsburg Utility Commission presents donations to Buzz Wood of the Fish Family Relay for Life Team and Rachel Parrish of the Beauty Within/Breneman Builders Team.  Every year Reedsburg Utility Commission presents donations to various organizations throughout the community through their community contributions fund.  Reedsburg Utility Commission prides itself in community involvement and find importance in local organizations well being.

Reedsburg Utility Commission/WPPI Energy
Public Power Scholarship

Eligibility guidelines

1. High school senior may submit an essay to win a $500.00 scholarship.  The student (or their parent or legal guardian) must be a customer of Reedsburg Utility Commission. Dependents of utility personnel are not eligible.

2. Optional essays should be on the theme: Our Community Connection: The Value of Our Municipal Utility. Essays should be between 500 and 1,000 words — typed and double-spaced — and include the following information on the cover: 

§  Student’s first and last name

§  Home address

§  Phone number

§  Name of parent or legal guardian

§  Utility account information
(Name on account; billing address; account number)

3. Deadline for submitting essays is determined by Reedsburg Area High School. Please submit all essays to the high school guidance office.

4. Awards will be announced in May at the scholarship awards night.

Resource Materials

Reedsburg Utility Commission, www.reedsburgutility.com is the best source of information through both printed materials and employee interviews. Information about public power is also available at libraries and on the Internet. Web sites of particular interest include our wholesale power supplier Wisconsin Public Power Inc. at www.wppisys.org; the American Public Power Association at www.appanet.org; and the Utilities Connection at www.utilityconnection.com.

Payment 

The scholarship will be paid to the winner when a copy of a fee statement or other proof of enrollment is submitted to: Reedsburg Utility Commission, Attn: Catherine Rice, PO Box 230, Reedsburg, WI 53959.