When Jim Rocha found out Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano had erupted in a devastating explosion earlier this month, it was far more than just the latest terrible headline in the news – it was a call to action. In what could seem like a lifetime ago in his career and his company, Tampa Electric’s director of Planning Strategy & Compliance was with the now-divested TECO Guatemala. Though TECO formally ended its…
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Where there’s ‘Wheels’ there’s a way to help those in need: Buckle up and do something good!
#Giving Tuesday is November 28: Participate in this annual day of giving by making a donation at www.MOWTampa.org or by calling (813) 238-8410 on 11/28/17! Once Halloween is in the rearview mirror, the holidays come at us like a speeding truck. And for many in this community – one person is too many – facing the season without enough to eat is a terrifying thought. Fortunately, Meals on Wheels (MoW)…
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Good dogs! Making it seem easy to provide comfort in the community (no treats needed)
Ask TECO’s Kathleen Waligore if old dogs can learn new tricks and she’ll tell you about a pair of eight-year-old Shih Tzu mixes that over the course of six months went from not-housebroken to experts at providing comfort and healing. Waligore, manager of Corporate Cash, is the proud owner of Diamond and Ebony – and a novice dog owner at that – after a visit to the Humane Society of Tampa…
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Lisa’s story: Why it’s so valuable to help people in desperate need through Share
TECO is reposting this story in support of Give Day Tampa Bay on May 2 – an annual communitywide drive to help those in need. We make it easy for you to help through our Share program. An accident, illness or lost job: the reasons a neighbor in your community might be in desperate need of help are many. And even though Tampa Electric’s rates are well below the national average –…
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Co-founder of a new scholarship, Hilili’s drive pays it forward for USF women
As a financial auditor and certified public accountant, Fadwa Hilili has excelled at TECO, which commits itself to being a learning organization. Now Hilili is helping others follow in her footsteps with a scholarship she co-founded at the University of South Florida – the higher-learning institution that helped her get her foot in the door of a great career. Hilili is one of four USF graduates who established the Forward…
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