April is National Volunteer Month, and 坦帕电 would like to celebrate the “feel-good energy” its employees use to support the community – and to do the right thing for customers.
“Volunteering in the community is part of the fabric of 坦帕电,” said Stephanie Smith, vice president of State and Regional Affairs for 坦帕电. “We encourage employees to 志愿者 for causes they care about the most – and it’s made an impressive impact.”
In 2023, 坦帕电 employees spent more than 36,000 hours 志愿者ing in the community, in support of many causes, 包括:
- American Heart Association – The company raised more than $329,000 and recruited more than 200 walkers to help save lives through heart-health initiatives and CPR awareness. 坦帕电 President and Chief Executive Officer Archie Collins served as chair of the Heart Walk, which raised a total of $2.800万年.
- Salvation Army’s Angel Tree campaign – Employees fulfilled holiday wish lists for a record 200 children in the community whose families were unable to afford presents in 2023.
- School Supply Drives – 2023 was the eighth and most successful year participating in Backpacks of Hope for Patricia J. Sullivan Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School, which helps homeless children be successful. TECO employees provided critically needed school supplies and backpacks to 100 students and teachers. Employees also donated school supplies to Hillsborough Education Foundation’s Tampa Bay School Drive in 2023.
- Habitat for Humanity – For nearly eight years, TECO team members have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars and physically constructed six new homes for local single moms through Women Build - a Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County program.
- Run for the Manatees – For the past three years, 坦帕电 has hosted an annual 5K race to raise money for manatee conservation efforts. In 2023, there was a record-breaking turnout, with more than 400 participants and 40 志愿者s supporting the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida‘s manatee education, research and rehabilitation.
Learn more about National Volunteer Month at 志愿者.政府.
坦帕电, one of Florida’s largest investor-owned electric utilities, 约840人,000 customers in West Central Florida. 坦帕电 is a subsidiary of Emera Inc., a geographically diverse energy and services company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
