TVA Today:
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Friday, October 10, 2003

TVA-Wide Employee Business Meeting To Be Broadcast Oct. 30
The second annual TVA-wide employee business meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 30, from 9:30-11 a.m. EST. The theme of the meeting is “TVA: Relevant, Reliable and Ready for the Future.”

The meeting will originate from Knoxville’s West Tower Auditorium and be broadcast to employees at several TVA locations across the Tennessee Valley. A tape of the meeting will be made available to second-shift employees at many sites. It will be broadcast at 5 p.m. EST Oct. 30.

Directors Skila Harris and Bill Baxter will join Chairman Glenn McCullough and other executive officers in providing information about TVA’s business performance and other strategic issues. The meeting will include a question-and-answer session.

Live Well Asks, ‘Do You Know Your Cholesterol Numbers?’
What can people do to reduce their risk of heart disease? Live Well says they should first identify their health risks and “know their numbers.”

Live Well encourages people to have their cholesterol levels checked once or twice a year, regardless of their age.

Anyone eligible to use the Live Well program can do this by completing a fasting-lipid profile, which provides numbers for total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides. (LDL, low-density lipoprotein, is sometimes referred to as “bad” cholesterol, while HDL, high-density lipoprotein, is often called “good” cholesterol.)

Knowing these numbers and associated risk factors can help people and their doctors determine what steps are needed to improve the numbers and reduce an individual’s risk for cardiovascular disease. Early detection, education and intervention are the keys to prevention.

Live Well provides this service, along with a blood-sugar screening and health-risk appraisal, free of charge to everyone eligible to use Live Well. To schedule a screening, Live Well users should contact their regional Live Well Project Manager. Here are the Project Managers and their phone numbers:

Bill Linville in Chattanooga, 423-751-2894
Vivian Jones in Chattanooga, 423-751-6600
Tim Clounch at Sequoyah and Watts Bar, 423-843-4258
Joan Lawson in Knoxville, 865-632-2380
Renee Turnbow in Nashville, 615-232-6421
Sue Harrell at Browns Ferry, 256-729-4825
Jacque Anderson in Muscle Shoals, 256-386-2218
Sonja Gillespie in Muscle Shoals, 256-386-2224

Click here http://www.home.howstuffworks.com/cholesterol.htm for more information on cholesterol.

Chili & Desserts Sweeten Smoky Mountain CFC Contributions Pot
The Chili/Dessert Cookoff held Wednesday in Knoxville raised $2,300 for the Smoky Mountain Region Combined Federal Campaign.

More than 115 employees entered chili and dessert dishes in the cookoff. Winners were chosen from each major organization that had entries, as well as for best overall in the chili and dessert categories.

Judges for the competition were Kelli Parker, WVLT-TV Channel 8; Ken Schwall, WBIR-TV Channel 10; Lori Tucker, WATE-TV Channel 6; Sharon Miller, Knoxville Greater United Way Chairperson; Jess Anne Cole, Norris Elementary Principal; Sheree Francis, Pond Gap Elementary Teacher; Jean Harper, Austin-East Magnet High School Assistant Principal; Rick Walker, South-Doyle High School Principal; Kip Fox, TVA Vice President of Risk Management; Richard Moore, TVA Inspector General; LeAnne Stribley, TVA Executive Vice President of Administration; and Tracy Williams, TVA Vice President of External Communications.

Director Skila Harris announced the winners, who included the following:

Chili winners (listed alphabetically by organization)

John Seviers, Administration
Elizabeth Moore, Chief Financial Officer’s organization
Emanuel Bailey, Chief Operating Officer’s organization
Katie Bell, Communications & Government Relations
Karen Pickard, Customer Service & Marketing
Valerie Roberts, Human Resources
Sherri Collins, Office of the General Counsel
Jill Matthews, Office of the Inspector General
Vicki Warren, River System Operations & Environment

Dessert winners (listed alphabetically by organization)

Jan Cable, ADMIN
Shelly Holt, CFO
Carol Hamill, C&GR
Freda Kirk, CS&M
Saundra Gill, HR
Arnett Underwood, OGC
Cheryl Liles, OIG
Forrest McPherson, RSO&E

Best overall chili (listed by category)

HOT
First place
Thomas Curtner, ADMIN

Second place
Valerie Roberts, HR

Third place
Brenda Goble, C&GR

MEDIUM
First place
Vicki Warren, RSO&E

Second place (tie)
Jill Matthews, OIG
Katie Bell, C&GR

Third place (tie)
Sherri Collins, OIG
Elizabeth Moore, CFO
Ellen Robinson, C&GR

MILD
First place
Jim Norris, OIG

Second place
Julie Griffin-Chamberlin, HR

Third place
Valerie Clark, CFO

Vegetarian chili
First place
Kristina Pleiss, ADMIN

Second place
Nancy Cann, C&GR

Third place
Donna Wilson-Renner, HR

Restaurants winning blue ribbons
Charlie Peppers
Copper Cellar
Downtown Grill & Brewery
J Scotts

Knoxville Team TVA Volunteers Sought for ‘Boo! at the Zoo’ Fund-Raiser
Team TVA volunteers from the Knoxville area are needed to help staff the Knoxville Zoo’s annual “Boo! at the Zoo” fund-raising event at the end of October.

“Boo! at the Zoo” offers children a safe Halloween alternative, and organizers say it is recognized as the “biggest and best” trick-or-treat event in the region. High-school students and other volunteers help transform the zoo into a whirlwind of activities, with costumed characters offering treats and station sponsors staging dancing, karaoke and other events.

Proceeds from the event are used to benefit the animals and to fund educational opportunities for children.

Volunteers are needed for each evening Assignments include distributing candy, face-painting and other activities. Volunteers can dress in costumes of their choice.

Anyone interested in participating should call or e-mail Robin Robinson (632-7119).

Chattanooga Alzheimer Support Group Meeting Tuesday
TVA’s “Brown Bag” Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Edney Building’s 9th-floor conference room (9-S701).

The ninth installment of the video series Understanding & Managing Difficult Dementia Behaviors, by Mary Lucero, will be shown, followed by a discussion period.

The support group meets monthly to give caregivers and others the opportunity to share and learn from one another’s experiences.

Those attending are welcome to bring a lunch. For more information, e-mail or call the Group Facilitator, Gloria Freeney (751-2534).

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Monday, Oct. 13

• Columbus Day holiday.

Tuesday, Oct. 14

• Chattermasters meeting (a Toastmasters club), 11:45 a.m., Missionary Ridge (MR 1 N403), Chattanooga. Club purpose: To develop skills and confidence in public speaking. Contact: Marie Colson, 751-2098; Chattermasters Web site: http://www.nonprofitpages.com/chattermasters.

Thursday, Oct. 16

• TVA public auction of heavy equipment, 9 a.m. CDT, TVA Investment Recovery Center, Hartsville, Tenn. Click here http://www.tva.gov/surplus/auctions.htm for more information, including a list of the items, directions to the center, inspection dates, bidder registration and terms of sale. Note: For safety reasons, children 12 and younger will not be allowed onsite.