ATLANTA – Jan 29, 2015 – As millions of people across the country observed the 2015 MLK Day of Service this January 19, Georgia Power employees honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service by trading in their suits, uniforms and hard hats for coveralls, tool belts and paint brushes. Regardless of where they work in the company, employees rolled up their sleeves in memory of Dr. King and to celebrate the company’s pledge to be “a citizen wherever we serve.”

This year, more than 1,100 employees worked to make cities and towns throughout Georgia better places to live and work by participating in 54 separate service projects. Projects ranged from creating care packages for military families at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta; to constructing a pathway at the Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation in Augusta; to sorting food at the Statesboro Food Bank; to landscaping and gardening at Southview Cemetery in Atlanta.   

Since the company began tracking MLK Day of Service efforts in 2005, it estimates:

• 10,600 Georgia Power total employee volunteers.
• 470 individual service projects.
• 42,000 total service hours across the state.
• $900,000+ in hourly service value.

Although the MLK Day of Service is the company’s largest single day of volunteering, Georgia Power employees place a focus on community service year round including companywide engagement in Earth Day and the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life program. In addition, current employees and retirees (known as Georgia Power Ambassadors), identify and support various local causes and organizations which directly benefit their neighborhoods and communities. To learn more about Georgia Power’s commitment to citizenship throughout Georgia, visit www.georgiapower.com/community.

About Georgia Power

Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), one of the nation’s largest generators of electricity.  Value, Reliability, Customer Service and Stewardship form the cornerstones of the company’s promise to 2.4 million customers in all but four of Georgia’s 159 counties. Committed to delivering clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy at rates below the national average, Georgia Power maintains a diverse, innovative generation mix that includes nuclear, 21st century coal and natural gas, as well as renewables such as solar, hydroelectric and wind.  Consistently recognized as a leader in customer service, Georgia Power was recently ranked highest in overall business customer satisfaction among large utilities in the South by J.D. Power and Associates. For more information, visit www.GeorgiaPower.com and connect with the company on Facebook (Facebook.com/GeorgiaPower) and Twitter (Twitter.com/GeorgiaPower).

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