Warsaw, VA — Northern Neck Electric Cooperative’s (NNEC) second annual Bright Futures Fun(d) Run raised over $5,000 due to a matching donation from Oasis Digital Properties, providing children in the area with over 4,000 books. To date, NNEC and its members have funded over 12,000 books through Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which offers free books to children from birth to age five in the region’s participating communities. The event occurred on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the headquarters of NNEC in Warsaw, VA.
More than 100 individuals, ranging from avid runners to families, participated in the various color runs offered at the event while raising more than $2,500 for the non-profit. The options included a 1/4-mile, 1/2-mile, and 1-mile run, catering to participants of all fitness levels. More than a hundred attendees and NNEC employee volunteers cheered on the participants and enjoyed the vast array of activities available, including bounce houses and a touch-a-truck.
A highlight of the event was NNEC’s dedicated lineworkers in bucket trucks, high above the participants, showering them with vibrant colors. Other NNEC employees enthusiastically joined in on the ground, throwing color on runners at different stages of each race.
Within the NNEC Warehouse, participants were able to interact with the event’s touch-a-truck exhibit, where children explored a variety of different work vehicles. This part of the event included NNEC’s linework equipment, the vehicles of the Virginia Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Forestry, and the Richmond County Volunteer Fire Department.
“We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all participants, attendees, sponsors, and volunteers who contributed to the success of this event,” said Brad Hicks, president and CEO of NNEC. “Our Board of Directors empowered us to live out our mission to improve the quality of life in our communities, and this event is a big part of achieving that mission.”
Oasis Digital Properties is developing a 9 million square foot data center campus in King George, Va, which will be served by NNEC.
