Company volunteers help students return to school on the right foot
Monday, August 15, 2011
By Liz Pratt, public relations specialist for LG&E and KU.
Each year as the summer winds down, our Generation Services team anticipates an influx of phone calls to start rolling in to the department; however, these calls are from employees around our service territory who are adding their names to the volunteer list for our company’s annual back-to-school supply drive.
As one employee volunteer describes, “It’s like ink on a napkin; over the years our efforts and volunteer support have continued to branch out and have enabled us to reach more children in need. Our volunteers look forward to this annual event.”
More than 14,000 filled backpacks in total were distributed by LG&E and Kentucky Utilities Company employees during the 10th annual back-to-school event spanning from Louisville, Lexington, Bullitt County, Meade County, Harrodsburg, Carroll County and near the company’s Green River facility in Muhlenberg County.
Company volunteers partnered with local nonprofit organizations and area retailers, Walmart and Meijer, to help thousands of students in need head into the classroom this school year with backpacks, paper, pocket folders, glue sticks, pencils and other necessary supplies.
We recognize education is the key to a bright future in our communities, and providing thousands of students with the necessary supplies to start off the school year on the right foot makes this one of our most special annual community events.
Each year as the summer winds down, our Generation Services team anticipates an influx of phone calls to start rolling in to the department; however, these calls are from employees around our service territory who are adding their names to the volunteer list for our company’s annual back-to-school supply drive.
As one employee volunteer describes, “It’s like ink on a napkin; over the years our efforts and volunteer support have continued to branch out and have enabled us to reach more children in need. Our volunteers look forward to this annual event.”
More than 14,000 filled backpacks in total were distributed by LG&E and Kentucky Utilities Company employees during the 10th annual back-to-school event spanning from Louisville, Lexington, Bullitt County, Meade County, Harrodsburg, Carroll County and near the company’s Green River facility in Muhlenberg County.
Company volunteers partnered with local nonprofit organizations and area retailers, Walmart and Meijer, to help thousands of students in need head into the classroom this school year with backpacks, paper, pocket folders, glue sticks, pencils and other necessary supplies.
Our annual event began as a community service project in the company’s Generation Services Department with The Lord’s Kitchen, a charitable organization that feeds the hungry and homeless in Louisville, to help raise 300 school supply kits for children in five Louisville neighborhoods. As more employees learned about the backpack distributions, the interest and community support expanded to include other areas in our service territory.
We recognize education is the key to a bright future in our communities, and providing thousands of students with the necessary supplies to start off the school year on the right foot makes this one of our most special annual community events.
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KU volunteers partnered with the YMCA of Central Kentucky and the Fayette County School system to distribute 8,000 backpacks in 20 neighborhoods as part of the annual “Ready, Set, Go! Neighborhood Back-to-School Rallies” in Lexington on August 6.
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