In Service to Hometowns and Nonprofit Organizations, PG&E Coworkers Celebrate Holiday Season with ‘Weeks of Giving’ Campaign
November 17 2022 - 5:44PM
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Nonprofits Helping At-Risk Youth, Seniors
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is kicking off the
2022 season of giving by partnering with nonprofit groups to give
back to the customers and hometowns it is privileged to serve in
Northern and Central California.
As part of the company’s annual Weeks of Giving coworker
campaign that begins today, coworkers are volunteering in the
company’s five regions. Today, PG&E volunteers are working at
the Emergency Food Bank in Stockton sorting food items and
preparing food boxes for distribution to those in need.
“The spirit and work of volunteerism make the Emergency Food
Bank work every day. We serve 350 cars daily and there are many
steps in sorting, packaging and delivering food boxes to each car
for our clients. The work we do cannot be accomplished without
volunteers,” said Dr. Leonard O. Hansen, CEO, Emergency Food Bank
Stockton/San Joaquin.
PG&E volunteers are ready to serve.
“We are eager to help in ways that are meaningful to our
coworkers and our hometowns this holiday season. As many
individuals and families are struggling with higher household
prices due to inflation, our nonprofit partners need additional
assistance to ensure they can help meet the needs of the most
vulnerable in our communities,” said PG&E Executive Vice
President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer Carla
Peterman.
Company leaders in PG&E’s five regions are hosting in-person
or virtual volunteer events supporting local community-based
organizations throughout PG&E’s service area.
Events where coworkers will volunteer include:
- Nov. 17: Emergency Food Bank Stockton (San Joaquin
County)
- Nov. 22: Giving Thanks on Golden Gate Event, St.
Anthony’s Foundation (San Francisco)
- Nov. 29 (Giving Tuesday): Virtual Volunteering,
Ornaments for Seniors, benefitting Bakersfield Senior Center (Kern
County) and Choice in Aging (Contra Costa County)
- Dec. 6: Virtual Volunteering, Stockings for Youth,
benefitting Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley (Butte &
Glenn counties) and Community Bridges (Santa Cruz County)
- Dec. 6: Holiday Heroes at Oracle Park in San
Francisco
- Dec. 9: Housing Consortium of the East Bay and Covenant
House, both in Oakland (Alameda County)
- Dec. 15: Food Bank Community Action Agency of Butte
County
Weeks of Giving
PG&E encourages its coworkers to volunteer throughout the
year and especially during the holiday season, including and
leading up to Giving Tuesday, which takes place this year on Nov.
29. Giving Tuesday is a global day of action designed to kick-start
the giving season with small acts of kindness.
PG&E’s Weeks of Giving is part of the company’s Campaign for
the Community, a year-round coworker and retiree workplace giving
program that raises money for qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations
and eligible schools. The PG&E Corporation Foundation provides
even greater value to coworker-directed contributions by matching
up to $1,000 each year, per individual, for contributions to
qualifying nonprofit organizations and schools. In 2021, PG&E
coworkers, retirees and matching gifts totaled $10 million.
Contributions supported 5,300 nonprofits and schools.
In 2020 and 2021, the company’s volunteer programs were limited
by COVID-19 health and safety restrictions; however, many events
returned to in-person this year as restrictions were lifted. Since
2020, and despite the challenges of COVID, more than 1,100 PG&E
coworkers volunteered in more than 80 in-person and virtual
volunteering opportunities, including restoring parks, stuffing
backpacks with school supplies, mentoring youth and serving meals
to people needing assistance.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric
utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square
miles in Northern and Central California. For more information,
visit pge.com and pge.com/news.
About The PG&E Corporation Foundation
The PG&E Corporation Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization, separate from PG&E and sponsored by
PG&E Corporation.
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