Safety Coordinator Jacon Johnson paid forward $500 to Line Brother’s Keeper, a non-profit organization founded by a Journeyman Lineman who was injured on the job and truly understands the needs of injured electrical linemen and their families.
Line Brother’s Keeper is dedicated to assisting fallen and injured electric industry workers and their families, providing emergency financial, emotional, and physical assistance in the wake of work-related injuries, burns, or fatalities.
For Jacob, the donation is a reflection of the work he does every day.
“Working in line safety, we try to eliminate or mitigate safety incidents, but accidents do happen,” Jacob said. “This organization helps close the circle for us. It’s personal to me to help these families.”
As a Safety Coordinator, Jacob spends his career focused on prevention: identifying hazards, training crews, and building the culture that sends every lineman home safely at the end of the day. But he knows that even with the best preparation, the unexpected can still happen on the line. When it does, Line Brother’s Keeper steps in to help injured workers and their families find their “new normal,” covering urgent needs when they need it most.
Jacob’s contribution will go directly toward that mission, helping the organization deliver emergency assistance to line families across the country when tragedy strikes.
To learn more about Line Brother’s Keeper or to make a donation of your own, visit linebrotherskeeper.org.
The Pay It Forward program began in 2015. Every Laurens Electric Cooperative employee is entered into a random drawing to receive $500 to pay forward in any way they choose. Each month a new name is drawn, and the employee then has one month to apply the funds toward their own act of kindness.
This initiative is budget-neutral; the funds come from Laurens Electric’s charity events, which employee volunteers make possible.