The sun was bright and the smiles even more so at A Brighter Community on June 17, as team members spent an afternoon engaging with the staff and students at the oldest non-profit preschool in Hillsborough County. A group from Energy Management Services was on hand to supervise games, an obstacle course, ice cream treats and more at the United Way-affiliated school, which is nestled in the quiet streets near…
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Price wins Volunteer of the Year award from Paint Your Heart Out, Tampa
When Kent Price puts his heart into improving the homes of low-income, elderly Tampa residents, people across the community get a lot out of it. In recognition of this, Price – consulting engineer at Big Bend Power Station – is the 2012 Volunteer of the Year with Paint Your Heart Out, Tampa. “It’s an honor to be chosen,” Price said. “You (volunteer) because you can, but then you see what’s…
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Tree-planting volunteers plant 200 trees and shrubs in Tampa
A median in Tampa that was once nearly bare is now teeming with more than 200 new trees and shrubs, thanks to tree-planting volunteers from Tampa Electric and their partners in the community. The city of Tampa, the Ridgewood Park Crime Prevention and Civic Association, The Davey Tree Expert Company, Omni Communications and Trees Inc. were all part of the April 26 effort to beautify the entrance to Ridgewood Park neighborhood.…
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Nunez named United Way HandsOn Suncoast’s Volunteer of the Year
People across TECO know Diana Nunez as their connection to countless opportunities to help the community through HandsOn Suncoast. HandsOn Suncoast wants the community to know Nunez, manager of Claims & Litigation for TECO Energy, is its 2012 volunteer of the year. “Diana is the one that makes us roll,” said Sue Franzen, manager of HandsOn Suncoast, a network of organizations that serves those in need through the United Way.…
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Sturgill wins YMCA’s Branch Volunteer of the Year award
For Kevin Sturgill, the YMCA is about much more than exercise – it’s about helping young people stay safe and showing at-risk students a path to successful futures. Sturgill, director of Business Computing Services with Information Technology at Tampa Electric, was among the winners of the YMCA’s Branch Volunteer of the Year award for 2012. He received the honor at the YMCA’s 2013 Community Impact Dinner on March 26. “Kevin literally is…
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