MEC donation gives Search and Rescue volunteers added power

Mohave Electric Cooperative Board Directors (L-R) Deborah Johnson (Dist. 2), Toni Barbaro (Dist. 3) and MEC Board President Lyn Opalka are pictured with Ways and Means Officer Casey Bevando and Captain Sean Borland from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Bullhead City Unit, as Borland holds a box of 40 donated power banks. The idea for the donation originated with a pair of MEC employees who are also SAR volunteers. The two recognized a need in the field, where charged batteries for flashlights and radio equipment are SAR essentials; the concept could also extend to cell phones (see inset). The donated power banks from MEC will give each member of the all-volunteer Bullhead City Unit approximately 90 minutes of additional charge on their mobile devices.