{"id":61684,"date":"2026-01-25T04:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T09:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=61684"},"modified":"2026-01-25T00:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T05:01:36","slug":"congratulations-to-lakeland-electric-for-receiving-a-2025-building-strong-communities-award-from-fmea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/01\/25\/congratulations-to-lakeland-electric-for-receiving-a-2025-building-strong-communities-award-from-fmea\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Lakeland Electric for receiving a 2025 Building Strong Communities Award from FMEA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MyLakelandElectric?__cft__[0]=AZZnJ7uHIuP5rW24tLfWZaEys_UumnTSGaaBicLrnKorNbrQ1YLVmozIiKOI_JqcwEyjYMAOXNhoBqk8Z1VXxRjj1q1G--rd8iy_5XRCN1TrBQUb0OHmp5FxlySBFIvHExsEvuztawgXckOOaup354768qfY5LaDK_V9s9u904ylR0O_x4w__yh4p7GHpBEAr3-Ound0XU-XxN_1MybNSIAFcjnXKrxM6rvbRSqjOBwXUw&amp;__tn__=-]K-y-R\">Lakeland Electric<\/a> for receiving a 2025 Building Strong Communities Award from FMEA. Lakeland Electric exemplifies its commitment to improving the local community through educational programs, such as its Customer Academy and Capstone Design Course, as well as by making various charitable donations to benefit those in the community such as the 10 Story Challenge fundraising event. Join us in thanking and congratulating Lakeland Electric for its achievement!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"93969f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/617875623_1513691264090741_7099944942599333591_n.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61685 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #93969f; width:315px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/617875623_1513691264090741_7099944942599333591_n.webp 526w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/617875623_1513691264090741_7099944942599333591_n-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/617875623_1513691264090741_7099944942599333591_n-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/617875623_1513691264090741_7099944942599333591_n-250x250.webp 250w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FMEA Building Strong Communities Awards program recognizes Florida public power cities and utilities offering extra services to their local community. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/flpublicpower?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZZnJ7uHIuP5rW24tLfWZaEys_UumnTSGaaBicLrnKorNbrQ1YLVmozIiKOI_JqcwEyjYMAOXNhoBqk8Z1VXxRjj1q1G--rd8iy_5XRCN1TrBQUb0OHmp5FxlySBFIvHExsEvuztawgXckOOaup354768qfY5LaDK_V9s9u904ylR0O_x4w__yh4p7GHpBEAr3-Ound0XU-XxN_1MybNSIAFcjnXKrxM6rvbRSqjOBwXUw&amp;__tn__=*NK-y-R\">#FLPublicPower<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/publicpower?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZZnJ7uHIuP5rW24tLfWZaEys_UumnTSGaaBicLrnKorNbrQ1YLVmozIiKOI_JqcwEyjYMAOXNhoBqk8Z1VXxRjj1q1G--rd8iy_5XRCN1TrBQUb0OHmp5FxlySBFIvHExsEvuztawgXckOOaup354768qfY5LaDK_V9s9u904ylR0O_x4w__yh4p7GHpBEAr3-Ound0XU-XxN_1MybNSIAFcjnXKrxM6rvbRSqjOBwXUw&amp;__tn__=*NK-y-R\">#PublicPower<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Lakeland Electric for receiving a 2025 Building Strong Communities Award from FMEA. 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