DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunting, fishing
and other outdoor pursuits are often out of reach for paralyzed
military veterans. With the help of ITC employees, more veterans
will have access to specialized all-terrain wheelchairs.
Through charitable contributions from employees, ITC has raised
funds to purchase nine track chairs from Action Trackchairs to be
used by veterans in states and communities served by the electric
transmission company. Two of those chairs will be provided to the
Iowa chapter of the Paralyzed
Veterans of America (PVA).
"Sports and recreation are vital to the rehabilitation and
quality of life of our disabled veteran heroes," said Kimberly J. Gould, executive director, Iowa
Paralyzed Veterans of America. "These Action Trackchairs will
provide the mobility necessary to participate in outdoor activities
that would otherwise be impossible. This gift from the
employees of ITC is life changing for these veterans."
Joe Welch, chairman, president
and CEO of ITC Holdings Corp. said, "The work that the PVA performs
for veterans – not only helping them with mobility through the use
of track chairs, but helping them maintain their quality of life by
reintroducing them to sports as well as doing research on spinal
cord injuries is critical to better treat and help veterans and
others in the future. I am grateful for our generosity toward this
cause, I know it's one that many of us hold very near to our
hearts."
Headquartered in Cedar Rapids,
ITC Midwest is the Iowa-based
operating company of ITC. ITC Midwest has more than 90 employees
working out of its Cedar Rapids,
Dubuque, Perry and Iowa
City facilities in Iowa,
and Albert Lea and Lakefield facilities in Minnesota.
About Paralyzed Veterans of America
A
congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in
1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues
involving the special needs of our members – veterans of the armed
forces who have experienced spinal cord
injury or dysfunction.
About ITC Holdings Corp.
ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE:
ITC) is the nation's largest independent electric transmission
company. Based in Novi, Michigan,
ITC invests in the electric transmission grid to improve
reliability, expand access to markets, lower the overall cost of
delivered energy and allow new generating resources to interconnect
to its transmission systems. Through its regulated operating
subsidiaries ITCTransmission, Michigan Electric Transmission
Company, ITC Midwest and ITC Great Plains, ITC owns and operates
high-voltage transmission facilities in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, serving a combined peak load
exceeding 26,000 megawatts along approximately 15,600 circuit miles
of transmission line. ITC's grid development focus includes growth
through regulated infrastructure investment as well as domestic and
international expansion through merchant and other commercial
development opportunities. For more information, please visit ITC's
website at www.itc-holdings.com.
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