ComEd’s Leaders and Employees Brave Cold Lake Michigan for a Warm Cause
February 28 2019 - 11:57AM
Business Wire
“ComEd Coolers” again lead fundraising efforts,
raising approximately $200,000 for Special Olympics Chicago so
far
How do ComEd employees relax after a month of high winds,
freezing rain and a polar vortex? With a dip in the chilly waters
of Lake Michigan. On Sunday, March 3, more than 600 ComEd
employees, family and friends will take part in the Polar Plunge,
Special Olympics Chicago’s largest fundraiser of the year.
Leading the ComEd Coolers, who are traditionally the event’s
largest fundraisers, are ComEd CEO Joe Dominguez, President and COO
Terry Donnelly, and Shay Bahramirad, ComEd’s vice president of
engineering and smart grid and the plunge’s largest individual
fundraiser cumulatively for the previous three years.
“Since joining ComEd, I’ve been amazed by the number of our
employees who are excited to race into the frigid lake every
winter. It’s a testament to the depths they will go – in water or
on dry land – to support our customers and give back to our
communities,” said Dominguez, who will also be joined by former
Chicago Bears great Otis Wilson.
So far, the ComEd Coolers have approximately $200,000 for this
year’s Polar Plunge – the largest amount of any team – and will
continue to raise funds and recruit participants until Sunday
morning. In total, the company has raised nearly $1.35 million for
Special Olympics Chicago since 2012.
“Seeing the work of Special Olympics Chicago inspired me to
support and share their efforts to bring programming and events to
additional athletes with intellectual disabilities in the Chicago
area,” added Bahramirad, who herself raised more than $83,000 for
the Plunge from 2016-2018. “I’m not the only one who is inspired by
their efforts, which is reflected in the extraordinary response I
get when looking for backers.”
While the Polar Plunge is the company’s largest volunteer event
of the year, ComEd has a strong tradition of engaging with local
nonprofit organizations and institutions to help customers live
better and communities thrive. In addition to the company’s
investments in workforce and economic development, and initiatives
to help customers reduce their energy use and bills, in 2018, ComEd
employees:
- Recorded more than 28,000 hours of
volunteer service – the most ever in a single year – with
charitable organizations in northern Illinois focused on a variety
of issues, including education, the environment and diversity and
inclusion.
- Donated $1.3 million to 700 charities
through the company's employee giving campaign.
- Served on the boards of 80 nonprofit
and educational organizations.
Special Olympics Chicago expects approximately 3,000 people will
participate in the 2019 Polar Plunge and raise approximately $1.4
million. The funds raised at the event support over 7,500 Special
Olympians who compete year-round in the city of Chicago, covering
program costs such as transportation, sports equipment, team
uniforms and food.
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC),
a Fortune 100 energy company with approximately 10 million
electricity and natural gas customers – the largest number of
customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the lives of more than 4 million
customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s
population. For more information visit ComEd.com and connect with
the company on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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