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Indian Land teen wins $5,000 scholarship

An Indian Land high school student won $5,000 in an audio podcast scholarship competition sponsored by South Carolina’s electric cooperatives. Felix Gonzalez of Indian Land (York Electric Cooperative) joined Leah Gardner of Bennettsville (Lynches River Electric Cooperative), Roshni Nandwani of Myrtle Beach (Horry Electric Cooperative) and Peyton Rollins of Woodruff (Laurens Electric Cooperative) in creating the winning podcast. Each competition winner receives $5,000.

Felix Gonzalez
Pictured with Felix (left) is Chris Singleton, one of many local leaders who presented to the students during the Virtual Youth Experience.”

Seventy-four high school students from across South Carolina competed in the competition. All were participants in the Virtual Youth Experience earlier this summer.

During the virtual experience, the students heard from state leaders including Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, R-S.C., U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., S.C. State Epidemiologist Linda Bell and Chris Singleton, whose mother, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, was one of nine killed in 2015’s Emanuel AME Church shooting. Using interviews from those leaders, the students then worked in groups to create audio podcasts that that completed the sentence: This is my country…

Virtual Youth ExperienceThe winning group was selected by a panel of journalists that included Cindi Scoppe of The Post and Courier newspaper, Kenneth Moton of ABC News, Dawndy Mercer Plank of WIS News, Ben Hoover of WSPA and Lucas McFadden of CN2 News.

In addition to the $5,000 winners, eight other students from across the state are each receiving $500 as finalists in the competition. The eight $500 winners are:

  1. Amy Crumley of Pinopolis (Berkeley Electric Cooperative)
  2. Carsen Grice of Aiken (Aiken Electric Cooperative)
  3. Aanem Hasnie of Greer (Laurens Electric Cooperative)
  4. Taylor Hollis of Winnsboro (Fairfield Electric Cooperative)
  5. Maggie Nolen of Piedmont (Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative)
  6. Ayoola Oladimeji of Goose Creek (Berkeley Electric Cooperative)
  7. Josh Sharpe of Sumter (Black River Electric Cooperative)
  8. John Sumter of Myrtle Beach (Horry Electric Cooperative)

Five students won $250 after receiving honorable mention. The five $250 winners are:

  1. Laney Brown of Conway (Horry Electric Cooperative)
  2. Rori Mae Condon of Goose Creek (Berkeley Electric Cooperative)
  3. Adrian Hayden of Summerville (Berkeley Electric Cooperative)
  4. Asheton Holden of Inman (Laurens Electric Cooperative)
  5. Katherine Morton of Summerville (Berkeley Electric Cooperative)

The announcement of the winners can be viewed here

Photos of the winning students are available here

All of the students’ podcasts are available here

NEW: Try CheckOut with PayGo!

YEC’s new program CheckOut by PayGo allows our members to pay their electric bills conveniently at the counter of local retail locations like 7-Eleven, Dollar General, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Family Dollar, and other independent locations displaying the green ice cream cone!

View video with open captions here

Vanilla Direct PayFor the low cost of $1.50, ask the cashier to scan your PayGo barcode located on the back of your billing statement, tell them how much you’d like to pay, check out with your purchases, and the payment will post to your account immediately.

  1. Get Your Barcode
    Print it, email it to yourself, or save it as a picture on your mobile device.
  2. Find Locations
    Look for the closest participating retailer that can scan your barcode to post a payment.
  3. Scan Barcode at Cashier
    When you are ready to pay your YEC bill, simply have the cashier scan the barcode and tell them how much you want to pay.

CheckOut by PayGo

What locations support CheckOut by PayGo near me?

Find a location near you by entering your ZIP code and address here

Get your barcode to use CheckOut by PayGo!

Visit www.yorkelectric.net/barcode

  1. Enter your YEC account number without any dashes
  2. Press ‘Find Your Account’
  3. Verify the house number shown is your street address
  4. Press “get your barcode”
  5. Print, Email or Snap a picture of your barcode

CheckOut by PayGo FAQ

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What is the CheckOut application?

CheckOut is a convenient, new cash-based payment application allowing utility consumers to pay their bill with your utility using a CheckOut barcode and cash at over 50,000 retail locations across the country.

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How does the CheckOut application work?

First, the YEC member obtains their unique barcode. The member can visit any participating local retailer to pay their bill. The cashier at the retailer scans the member’s barcode and accepts their payment. The member’s payment is posted in real-time to his or her account.

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How quickly does the payment get applied to the account at my utility?

Payments made at participating retailers are applied in real time to the account balance.

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What retailers participate in the CheckOut network?

Over 50,000 retailers participate in the network including Dollar General, CVS, Walgreens, Speedway, 7 Eleven, and Family Dollar. Use this interactive map to find retailers in your area.

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How much does CheckOut application cost to use?

A fee of $1.50 per transaction is charged to the member at the retail location when a payment is initiated.

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Will the barcode be printed on our bill statement?

Yes. All members will have their unique barcode printed on the back of their billing statement.

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Can a member make a payment on different member’s account with the same barcode?

No. While the member has the ability to make multiple payments across member account numbers, they must have downloaded or printed the barcode for each of the individual accounts they wish to pay.

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Will the retailer be able to tell the YEC members how much they own?

No. The retailer does not have access to the balance information. The member is required to tell the cashier at the retailer how much they want to pay.

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Can a CheckOut Payment be refunded?

At the time of the transaction, the retailer can cancel a payment prior to a receipt being generated. If a member requires a refund after the payment has been made, he or she will need to contact York Electric Cooperative.

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Do some retail locations only accept a printed/physical barcode and others accept digital as well as printed?

The acceptance method is specified on the map of CheckOut retailers. The current retailers participating in the program accept both paper and digital, but it is possible for an individual retailer or even a new retailer to have legacy scanning equipment that can only accept printed barcodes. In this case, members would need to provide a printed copy.

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