Showing posts with label Charitable Giving. Show all posts
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Mill Creek Station’s food drive brings out some friendly competition and tons of donations

Monday, December 16, 2013 Posted by Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities 0 comments
The holiday season is a time when many of us are rushing around buying gifts, dropping in on holiday parties and making food for the office potluck. But this is also the season of giving as many local charities try to meet the extra demand from families who are in need of help. Helping to answer the call this holiday season, our employees at Mill Creek Station along with contractors from Zachry Industrial, Inc. held a food drive last month for Fern Creek Highview United Ministries.

 Zachry Industrial, Inc. is a business partner of ours, and they are currently on-site at our Mill Creek Station constructing more than $900 million in upgrades to our coal-fired units in order to meet more stringent environmental standards in the coming years.

 They share in our commitment to the community, and the November food drive is another example of how we’re working together to improve the areas in which we serve.

 Teamwork Produces Tons of Food, Louisville Metro Council Recognition
LG&E employees and Zachry contractors made it a friendly competition of who could collect the most items. During the November food drive, 20 teams competed, with 10 people on each team. But the real winner was the ministry and disadvantaged members of our community, which received 25 tons of food from the drive.

 “This was the third team-based giving competition between the LG&E team and Zachry, and each one has demonstrated the tremendous generosity of those involved,” said Philip Imber, manager of Major Capital Projects. “The general rule of thumb is $1 per pound, so the total value of the gift approached $50,000. That’s a tremendous contribution that will go to help many families in need.”

 On Dec. 12, the Louisville Metro Council recognized Mill Creek employees and Zachry contractors for their generosity with a proclamation declaring Dec. 7 “Zachry Holdings, Inc. Mighty of Act of Compassion Day.”



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#GivingTuesday: LG&E, KU Pledge More Than $1.6 Million to Area Nonprofits

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 Posted by Brian Phillips 0 comments
On this #GivingTuesday, we're officially announcing the results of our annual employee-giving campaign, called the Power of One.

During our Fall pledge drive, LG&E and KU committed more than $1.6 million, marking the seventh consecutive year employee donations have topped $1 million. This means that our employees have raised more than $14 million since our combined campaign’s inception nine years ago.  

Coupled with financial support from the LG&E and KU Foundation, the funding raised during the 2013 Power of One campaign will be allocated to more than 27 nonprofit organizations across our service territory to support much-needed programs and services in 2014.


The Crusade for Children is just one of the many nonprofits supported by LG&E and KU's Power of One Campaign. In the video above, employees present a check to the nonprofit agency during the organization's June pledge drive. 

Employee volunteerism is also a major part LG&E and KU's charitable giving.
Louisville-based nonprofit organizations Fund for the Arts, Metro United Way and WHAS Crusade for Children — as well as United Ways across the KU service territory from Barlow, Kentucky to Norton, Virginia — will receive funding through the Power of One campaign. 

"Every year, we are amazed by our employees who rally behind their communities by giving their time, donating resources and pledging funds to local charitable organizations. We are grateful for our employees’ generous support during our annual Power of One campaign," said Laura Douglas, vice president of Corporate Responsibility and Community Affairs for LG&E and KU, and co-chair of the 2013 Power of One campaign.

“In fact, our employees pledged the highest amount ever in the history of our nine-year campaign,” said Douglas. “Giving back is not just something we do – it’s who we are.”

Nearly 70 percent of LG&E and KU employees participate in the companies' annual giving campaign through payroll deduction, more than twice the national average for employee participation in charitable giving.

Visit the LG&E and KU website to learn more about the company’s Power of One campaign.  
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