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TECO brings “Backpacks of Hope” to Metropolitan Ministries

Just in time for the new school year, hope is in the syllabus for students who will receive donated school supplies from Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas team members through Metropolitan Ministries. The utility’s Credit & Collections team solicited donations from throughout the company for the Backpacks of Hope program, which helps prepare disadvantaged students for school. Binders, pencils, paper, you name it – including backpacks, of course – will…

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Team members pack goodwill into helping students go back to school

How much hope can you stuff into a backpack to help disadvantaged children succeed in school? Team members across Tampa Electric can give you an idea. Lori O’Keefe, supervisor with Credit & Collections, suggested her department take part in Backpacks of Hope, an initiative of Metropolitan Ministries. The program enables volunteers to donate school supplies to students whose families struggle to afford supplies of their own. Julia McMichen, revenue protection…

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