EWEB Holds First Annual Truck-or-Treat Event at Roosevelt Operations Center
The magic of Halloween came early at EWEB as we held our first-annual Truck-or-Treat customer and crew appreciation event on Friday. Hundreds of customer and crew families came together under sunny skies at our Roosevelt Operations Center to gather candy and marvel at our fantastic fleet.
Twelve of EWEB’s community-owned fleet vehicles were decorated for the event. One of our large bucket trucks was transformed into a dragon, a backhoe into Bob the Builder, and a dump truck took on a harvest theme for photo ops.
Each of the trucks was paired with a poster describing its purpose and role in the fleet. The posters also included snapshots of crew members who work around the clock to keep water and electricity flowing to homes.
The event cost less than three cents per customer to produce as we leveraged owned equipment and set a modest budget for decorations, refreshments, and candy.
We were also able to incorporate one of our other beloved October traditions—a public power poster contest for fifth graders—with onsite voting for poster finalists.
Big thanks to our peer utility, Ravalli Electric in Montana, for giving us the idea for this low-cost way to connect as a community. And to the 4j, Bethel, Springfield, and McKenzie School Districts for supporting the poster contest.
We look forward to holding this event every October as a special way to say thank you to our community and crews!
