Once again, GUC employees were busy in April sharing information at career fairs and events in the communities we serve. Take a look at where we were:

Touch A Truck

Kids of all ages enjoyed GUC equipment at the Junior Women's Association's annual Touch A Truck event in Greenville on April 1st. Thank you to the following employees for making that happen: Brantley Lawrence and Stephen Briley (Electric), William Morning and Justin Oakes (Gas), and Gregg Lyons and Derek Averill (Water Resources).

Teachers' Executive Institute

On April 6th, teachers with the Pitt County Schools Teacher Executive Institute toured many of GUC's facilities. Thank you to Emily Garner (Public Information) and John Britt (Garage), for serving as tour guides, and to each of the operating departments for hosting the teachers throughout the day.

G.R. Whitfield Career Day

Bobby Green and John Sheppard from Gas shared information to students 4th through 8th grade at G.R. Whitfield Career Day on April 7th.

Pirate Fest

Employees joined others from our community to help make the 12th annual PirateFest event a success on April 8th. PirateFest is a large outdoor celebration in Uptown Greenville offering food, art, and entertainment to people of all ages. Some of our employees were on hand to provide information and give prizes to ensure event goers had a fun time at our booth with our bucket trucks. Lineworkers David Bunch, Billy Owens, Jeremy Wallace, Jason Gaskins, and Remington Gaskins wowed kids and parents with a bird's-eye view of PirateFest.

Thanks to Pamela Barnes (Finance), Megan Fowler (Finance), Emily Garner (Public Information), Emily Cruse (Customer Relations), John Britt (Garage), Simon Stroud (Garage), Tracy Hodges (Electric) and William Morning (Gas) for helping to make GUC's adventure at PirateFest a huge success!

ECU Biodiversity Earth Fair

Crystal Respess and Karen Preston (Wastewater Treatment Plant, WTP) shared fun facts to students of all ages during an Earth Day celebration at ECU's Biodiversity Earth Fair on April 11th.

Edna Andrews Elementary School

Julius Patrick and Chad Flannagan (WTP) represented GUC at the Edna Andrews Elementary School STEM Expo on April 11th.

PCC Career Fair

Tracy Hodges and Chanel Richardson (Electric) shared GUC career information to students at the Pitt Community College Career Fair on April 12th.

Nash Community College 

Kendra Nettles and Stormi Amendt (Water Treatment Plant) were on hand for the Nash Community College Career Fair on April 25th.