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Assunraxron uILau1s1au.: Elecmc Coopersuves
n’. non cvcry day n11.1nan And nhe na11y 1nn1udes emengeney peup1e can hardly beheve 1n. But 1n's
aud1nunu1n lull or genen11 11ne wunk pcxfoxmcd honh an hume 1ea11y a nesn11no11y as nu huw eumnunned
managens gens naken no n.1.k. and away, .ueh .1. when SLECA .enn L‘vL‘r_\/body 1n n11e uxgamzatmn 1s nu
"tr. nr111 1‘ d nh n1- 1n~-.hnd
Em Kmmy Mam“ had a mung a enew u 1..1. e um coopnm 1ve. cung 1ng. 1e ng 1 w a) en 11.
1h F1o11da aftcx Hu1neane11ma1n.n uvcrv day, n1umn11e1n.1de e1np1oyee.
1ne.sage no de11ven nu lop exeeunwes , d f H 1 _ k mgl ; y 1 _ ‘ k
mm ‘mm mm] "Mung of am )car an n e um ou1.1nna eoup on u e 1neme11 w 1u an uu war mg
“ nhe .uunhwe.n s1de un nhe .nane .1nne1 un nhe palm and 11nes.Mv1n1n's off nu
A.sun.1n1un on Luu1s1.111a Elccm: ,, '
Hunnenne Hanvey. nhem, BcrgL‘z1ux.sn1|d
cuopennuve. 1n Izanun Rougc
Whr 1’ ',SLECA’. 1.11 d H z\d1l.tSLECA . 1 1n 1-
Marvin, a 1'-1e1d mp [or Fedenaned Rural ‘ ‘ "‘°“ ‘°“ ‘ "‘ ‘"5 ° “" ‘ “ “ ‘ '“" ‘P ‘
safety 1eeu1d n1.u1nn1udes nhe avemge pasn1ee1p1ennorn11e annual Slz1tL‘w|dL‘
E‘“‘"'“ ‘“‘“"“““ EX°“““?‘" "|""“‘ 7110 mm 1n11e.n11e euo '.11nennen dnve Safct 'Tm 11 1 1ne1ud1n 121117 The
d11een1v nu nhe nmnagens dllnng h1s 11 P’ ’ P >’ 5
V ene yenn euupe1an1vew.1.n1.on11e1=11.n111n11e
splntcd pnesennnuun un n11e 1mpunn.1nee _

,, none to pn1rl|C1pakL‘ 1n nhe nnn1on.11.nnenv
ur ~afcty: Managens, you 11eed no Aeeundmg nu open1n1un. mmdmmon m mm —
11.nennuw11.1n1'mne111ngyou—1n SupcnnlcndL‘nlMn1ll Pene1..,a P 5 ‘ ‘

1uu'1e non en.una11 1 annend1n Your .ueees.ru1 o ennn1ons 1u 1a1n11ke T1e11e11 atknuwlcd ed nhan 1n e.111 he

1 P 1 1: 1 P P 14 g

1.»rgn1n|zn1l|un’~ sareny meeung.-, you SLECA’- doe.11'n1n1ppen by atcldcnl, dufficult no .u.n.11n .unee.s uven n
.11uu1d bc. T11.1n's youn yob. In’. n1mn .u nu apcak 1n n.1ke. c\‘crynnL‘ 1nvu1ved 1ong pound of n1me when 1n n.»mL‘~
Important." 1n nhe ongan1znn1un nu play a .u11snann1a1 nu p1eve11n1ng 1u.nn11ne n1ne1denn..

1 1k wen-n11. N11-H--.11.

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"°‘‘"‘“‘‘’“'“‘ 5°‘‘‘‘‘ ’“"“""“"“ E‘°°‘"‘ fmfn n11e‘u111ehou.:3 nu n11e 1'-1e1d eum l'1ccnc':a’n .umen11ne.sen1n
cuopennuve A.~'~uc1z1uon (SLECA) ‘ ’ ’ P ‘ ’

M.1nv111 was .1ng1ng nu nhe than "WE don't n.1ke .ho1neun.s. 1: 1n nuke. an But SLECA h.1. n11.o had no eonnend

exnnn 15 un 21» m1n11ne. no du nhe,u11 w1nh anonhen unuxpcctcd thallcngc: n

T‘°h““' ‘‘’‘‘° ‘W "W1 “" “““"Y “‘"°“‘‘’‘ 11 hn nlnx’. wlnl we do " Penen. .a1d de ne..ed 10(il1L‘(Oh()l‘n

an SLECA 1n zuuo and bummc CM ,, 5 ' ‘ ‘ ' ’ ’ P ’ Y’

we sn1e.. gmund—tu—gmund, lock-m—
111 21111, make. 1n .1 pnunty nu annend V , Marc cn1dwe111. bxanch mnnagen ui
1oek un eveny pb, L‘vL‘rv day. 1 knuw 1n . ,
a11sareny1nnen1ngs, 1ntlIIdmg n11u.e hm‘ M W hmmm ghmcumm but R,‘ skscnxs Ame11a umee, a11 oukpo~k
gnnhenngs un nhe n}()p’~ two en1p1oyee ‘mpmm M admw me h|EMk’gOfl1 nh.1n was eneaned to .enve an .11ea nh.1n
..1neny eum1n1nnee. wn. unee neenung w1nh u11 a11d gm
we have, and nhan 1. no gu back home an
,, 11us1ne..e.. But neeenn ye.1n. hove ausn
T11e 1e.1.u111s .11np1e: Mv prcsmxcc .1n nhe end us every day nu nhe peup1e whu «
— , ,1 a .eve1e duwntum 1n L‘n.»n<\m|c aen1v1nv
nhu.e n1een1ng.1. paramount 1n .end1ng 1o1 e us. —
1n nhe Amehn and Mungnn enny 1eg1un.

W‘ ""“ W‘ “"“'“"‘$“°“* "‘°"'“5“ ‘° Penens 11.u nuned SLEL‘A’s- 1nvu1ve1nenn ‘

oun e1np1oyees nhan ~'afcty 1. cnucal," In M; ,:uumm Lmmn Tmmng And a1ung w1thtl1n1lc0mc~ .1 .nnong
T1ehe11 .n1d Pmgmm admmmmd at the mc\“dc lL‘mptam.m no nnn eunnen.

T11e pmof 1. 1n nhe hgunnuve puddmg. offitc 1n 13anun Ruuge. cn1dwe11.n1d nhan hn.n'n been nhe m..e
A. of nhe end of ]u1v, SLECA hn.n'n Dunng nhe [1.»IIx—yL‘z1I pnugnann, "”'”h SLECA" b‘‘‘"‘‘ ““d "“‘““g°’“"““
mmrdcd a l1.»~k—umL‘ nee1denn .1nee 11nemen learn nhe1nnesnp1ueedu1e. ~snneny 1s unnen one un nhe hnsn nh111gs
Dccumbcr ul 1995. Fun nhu.e whu a1e and sk111. neee..any no any uun runny rnan:]gQ[5 look .11 when [hey need
coilnung, nhann. 3,529,304 m1111un wu1k nhe11 work a..1gn1nenns .n1e1y, bun nu .11u1e up nhe budgen, L‘~pL‘uaIly 1n
huuns. nhev .11so tollabuxatc and 1ntL‘m:t tguglq m,,.(,m,C ..mc,.,~ caldwdl Md,
Tl _ ‘,1 dx w1nh other coupcmuvc 1111e1nen and ”Bul wc’vL‘ bccn venv runnunnne nhan ou1

"* " “°"‘" "‘*'E"' W‘ ‘“"' "“ “ aupL‘nntcndcnt~' from throughout n11e board hn.n'n dune than Thev haek u.
any e11eumsnnnee.., but 1n 1. e.pee1n11y _ —
. ..n.1ne. mo peneenn a11d g1ve us evenynhmg we
11np1e..u~e eun.1denng nhan n11e nnaek , d
_ need nu do nun wu1k.T11eyne .1maz1ng

mmrd 1ne1ude.11nem11v duzen.u1 M1ke Bcrgcaux, dlmtlor ur snrenv mm ‘ht amount 0‘ unwwmn
n1up1e.11sno11n. and h111ne.11.es nhan and 1os. control an nhe snanew1de m an the V M H‘ ,, ‘ *4

have swepn nhnuugh n11e Lou1.1ana non.n as.ue1an1on, mmmnndcd SLECA on nhe * PP > 5 "

uven nhe nn.nnu1o ducadci, 1ne111d1ng euope1an1ve's .uenes.. SLECAbo11xd p1e.1denn, Alcxandcx
Hunnenne. 1<an11na, R1na, <:u.nnv, 1ke ,. , Duy1e, eunhnned n1n1n11ua1d nnemhens

when we na1k nhuun nhe a1nnz1ng
a11d unhe1s a1e 1n eu1np1ene ngneemenn nhan ..1neny
wunk SLECA has done, so1nen11nes
.hou1d neven he ~hurl:hangL‘d.
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