TECO team members’ commitment to the community had no trouble staying on course at the 20th annual Big Bend Golf Tournament in Orlando. Hole after hole at Champions Gate Golf, more than 240 players and vendors did a whole lot of good helping Tampa-area organizations. Over two decades, the tournament has grown significantly – so much so that starting last year, moving to a larger venue outside of Hillsborough County…
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Tampa Electric team meets challenges with helping hands for veterans at My Warrior’s Place
For all their skill and determination, warriors need help sometimes – especially when just fighting to have what feels like a normal life again after serving their country. My Warrior’s Place, a retreat for armed forces veterans and their families along the serene banks of the Little Manatee River in Ruskin, Fla., does a lot to help them find that sense of normalcy. But like those warriors themselves, My Warrior’s…
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TECO team members are back at it with more donated school supplies for children in need
As another summer vacation packed itself away, TECO team members packed a pickup flatbed full of backpacks and school supplies for young students in need. Then they drove to Metropolitan Ministries in Tampa, and like one plus one equals two, low-income children would have new tools for school. Credit & Collections investigators Brandi Scott and Will Carrera coordinated the drive at TECO, where team members have a longstanding commitment to…
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Team members’ goodwill keeps lights on for customer in dire need
For people in poor health or desperate financial situations – or both – the holiday season can be a dark time. That’s why a group of Tampa Electric team members who wanted to help customers in need came up with a grassroots program they call Shine the Light. The effort began a few years ago after a series of interactions with customers by TECO field representatives – often times the…
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TECO team members bring holiday help to those who need it most
As far as celebrating the holidays in the workplace goes, TECO’s Integration & Process Excellence team came up with an idea that’s hard to top: They solicited items from team members across the company and delivered them personally to members of the homeless community near TECO Plaza in downtown Tampa. “People in this company are amazing,” said Tiffany Bornfleth, lead admin specialist with Integration & Process Excellence and one of…
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