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Employee Receives Presidential Award for Volunteering

Mike Johnson volunteered in Coniri, Bolivia, alongside fellow linemen.

Mike Johnson, a Chief Lineman from our Chestertown District Office, was recently presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award for his work to help bring power to the region of Coniri, Bolivia, for the first time.
Chairman of the Board, Jeff Rathell, and Mike Malandro, President and CEO, proudly presented the award to Johnson during the August Board meeting. 
Johnson spent two weeks alongside fellow linemen from the co-op community, to bring electricity for the first time to 52 households across five communities in the Oruro region of the South American nation. Read the original article at https://choptankelectric.com/committed-community, or scan the QR code.