Keeping streets bright is the charge of the Tampa Electric team that Jodie Brett is on, but for her and her community-focused co-workers, watching the faces of children light up has its own rewards. Brett, a planner scheduler with the company’s Lighting team, organized a day of free pancake breakfasts spread over five days last week for children across Hillsborough County. With donations from vendors including Winn-Dixie, Publix and Wal-Mart…
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Who knew learning about electricity could be so much fun?
Don’t call them TECO team members-to-be just yet – they’re only in preschool, after all – but students of Primrose School of South Tampa might be a little closer to careers at the company after a visit from three Tampa Electric veterans who work on the front lines of power delivery. Linemen Justin Hallman and Scott Buzbee joined Brent Newsome, groundman equipment line operator, for a visit to the school…
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Boys & Girls Club goes behind the scenes at TECO
In opening its doors to the Boys & Girls Club on March 13, Tampa Electric opened doors to a world of career possibilities for 41 middle school- and high school-aged children. The visitors got a close-up look at several TECO departments, including the Energy Control Center, the Skills Training Center and other areas. And while it might not have been an experience typical of spring break, it perhaps was much,…
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TECO team helps fill Chrissy’s Closet to help children in need
Chrissy’s Closet is a little fuller after donations from Tampa Electric’s Credit & Collections team. Chrissy Dorion, who runs her namesake charity, collects clothing, toiletries, laundry detergent and other items to help children transitioning out of the Hillsborough County juvenile justice system; she also provides free items to other students in need who present a referral from a teacher or guidance counselor. And she said Jan. 20 donations from TECO,…
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TECO’s Polk 2 team builds playground for community in Mulberry
When it comes to doing good things in the community, this team from the Polk 2 Combined-Cycle Project isn’t playing around – they’ll leave that to a generation of children who will reap the benefits of their work. The team, including members from Robins & Morton, Black & Veatch and Tampa Electric, spent Oct. 24 in Mulberry, Fla., on a community event and teambuilding exercise to install a new play…
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