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IEC FOUNDATION

IEC FOUNDATION

AT THE 2019 IEC

CONVENTION & EXPO

The IEC Foundation (IECF) hosted its 2nd IEC of Kentucky and Southern Indiana, The IEC Foundation was able to raise
annual Scholarship Cigar and Whiskey and IEC Texas Gulf Coast Chapter. over $80,000 at the IEC Amped-Up
Tasting. Over 125 attendees gathered at Lunch thanks to generous contributions
the Gamlin Whiskey House and enjoyed The IEC Foundation annual Tom Jones from the IEC Family. The money raised
premier cigars, specialty whiskeys and Memorial Golf Tournament was held will help us reach the goal of 100
a buffet dinner. IECF was able to fund at the Missouri Bluffs golf Club in St. scholarships in 2020! We are IEC! Thank
scholarships for 83 students in 2018 Louis. Golfers enjoyed a day of golfing you to Milwaukee tool for sponsoring
and is looking forward to increasing for a good cause and supported IEC the coin flip and congratulations to
those numbers in 2019. Thank you IEC Foundation programs. Everyone enjoyed a the winner Adam Lopez, of E3 Electric.
community for supporting this event and wonderful breakfast and lunch sponsored Our Board Chairman, Tom Alexander
raising money for the IEC Foundation by Graybar. Thank you to all event was so overwhelmed by the support
scholarship fund. Thank you to our annual sponsors and our premier sponsor, The of IEC that he did a cartwheel! I
scholarship sponsors Eaton Corporation, Home Depot. The money raised from think we can all agree that was the
The Home Depot and Graybar. This these fundraisers will help to continue appropriate response for over $80,000
event would not have been possible IECF programs like equipment grants, raised at lunch. Thank you, IEC!
without our event sponsors: ATP, 1st disaster relief and continued programs
Electric Contractors, Atkins & Stang Inc., for chapter development and support.

Are Old Habits Hurting Your Bottom Line?

Most electrical contractors see 40% of their electricians’ time on the jobsite taken up by nonproductive tasks.
If you’re relying on traditional techniques like jack stands to pull wire, Graybar can help your team be more efficient. IEC FOUNDATION RAFFLE
The IEC Foundation raffle was sponsored by Greenlee to benefit IECF programs and
Contractors who use the Graybar SmartReel report that they complete a pull with half the time they would scholarships. Donated by IEC Foundation partner Greenlee, the prizes were a Greenlee G6
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normally estimate – and that’s just one service we offer. Turbo™ 6000 lb Cable Puller and a Greenlee G3 Tugger™ Cable Puller.
Congratulations to our lucky prize winners, Rock Forry and Leo Vasquez.
Ask your local Graybar sales representative how Graybar’s logistics experience can give you the edge in bidding Look in a future edition of IEC Insights Magazine to see how our raffle
and building jobs profitably and competitively. winners are putting these awesome prizes to good use. Thank you to
Greenlee for your partnership and continued support of IECF Programs!

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