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Are you the next Avenger – Captain Blood Donor, perhaps? Today at TECO Plaza, it’s easy!

Battling intergalactic aliens is a great way to rescue your fellow humans, but it isn’t the only way. Did you know that 2,883 TECO team members – at TECO Plaza alone – have already saved 8,649 lives?! How? Simple: by donating blood. During the One Blood informational meeting at the Plaza last Thursday, attendees learned about the fleet of 200 big red buses serving over 220-plus hospitals in the Tampa…

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Sharing a culture of caring, TECO and Holland & Knight visit Metropolitan Ministries

When TECO team members partnered with their fellow Knights of shining stewardship – Holland & Knight Law Firm, with whom we share a founder in Peter O. Knight – Metropolitan Ministries was the destination and sharing time to help the community was the order of the day. And the verdict: it was a big success. TECO team members have a longstanding history of working with the nonprofit charity, including a…

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“Fore!” (a good cause): Big Bend Golf Tournament scores big for the community in its milestone year

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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Helping to “Feed the Bay,” TECO team members feed a personal (and company) need to bring their best to the community

On the same Amalie Arena floor where the Tampa Bay Lightning came close to vying for the Stanley Cup earlier this year, TECO team members more recently struck a chord with their commitment to the community: call it a power play for caring. Feed the Bay, an annual, large-scale event to address a huge and growing need – people without enough to eat – got a big boost on June 24…

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TECO brings Joy and much more to the community

At TECO, volunteering our time to help those in need and create stronger communities is a part of who we are – and the numbers prove it. In 2015, people across the company, in Florida and at New Mexico Gas Company, donated a record 20,533 hours to make a positive difference in the lives of others. And the joy? That comes from not just the pride, camaraderie and enjoyment we…

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