Food or lights. That was the grim choice Myai Grimes faced last fall. She lost her job because of COVID, she received an eviction notice and Thanksgiving was right around the corner. And Myai has six children. “I was trying to figure out how to feed the children and pay my bills,” she explains. “I applied for the Share program and was put on the waiting list.” Share is the…
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Inspiring hope for the rest of your life
At Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas our employees are finding ways to “Inspire Hope” during the pandemic. And we’re proud to share stories of team members safely volunteering and inspiring hope in our communities, one day at a time. Rebecca Washington knows what it’s like to lose focus. Such as when you struggle with direction in life and no one shows you how to get ahead. “I faced those same…
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TECO team members have the right stuff to bring holiday cheer to families in need
’Twas the month before Christmas and all through your house, not an appliance was stirring…except those supplied by TECO’s reliable and affordable electricity and natural gas. As for holiday stockings, our team members were taking care to stuff them with toys, treats and other things for children in need as part of the Salvation Army’s annual charity drive. The Stuff-a-Stocking effort, which ended earlier this month, produced enough goodwill at…
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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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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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