When it’s cold, you might share a coat or blanket with someone. When they’re down on their luck, you might share words of comfort and hope. When they can’t pay their electric or natural gas bills, it takes a little more to work to help them. That’s why there’s Share, a program from the Salvation Army co-sponsored by Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas. Since 1983, Share has helped Tampa Bay-area…
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Hard-working TECO team members Paws for an opportunity to be a positive force in the community
Liberty, Glory and Patty: three dogs that can do more to help disabled veterans than just about anything. Soon, that’s exactly what they’ll be doing. In the meantime, they’re working their charms on people like TECO team members – who last week got the opportunity to play with the dogs at TECO Plaza as part of a fundraiser for Southeastern Guide Dogs, the organization that places dogs like these with…
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Big Bend team has a Guide for creating lifelong friendships in the community
Sun, fishing and a nice dog at your side – for a good number of people, those three things are foundation of a perfect day. But combine them in the way that TECO team members at Big Bend Power Station did earlier this year? Then you’ve got the foundation of a better life for people who can benefit tremendously from the help a good guide dog can provide to tackle…
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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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We’re proud to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
As we celebrate a man who was among the greatest of American heroes – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – we say thanks to TECO team members and everyone who volunteers to try to make the world a better place as champions of the community. This takes several forms. In the most recent tally, our team members donated more than 20,000 hours in the community in 2015 to help those…
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