NRG Energy Employees Power-up Philanthropy During NRG Global Giving Week
May 28 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
— Community non-profit organizations nationwide
benefit from volunteer projects —
For the eighth consecutive year, employees of NRG Energy, Inc.
(NYSE:NRG) collaborate to make a positive impact across the nation.
In a week-long, community-based event, more than 1,500 employees
volunteered with over 70 non-profits across the country.
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NRG Employees Landscape and Plant
Vegetables. Project: Hermann Park Conservancy, Houston, TX Photo
Credit: Catherine Parham
Global Giving Week illustrates NRG’s desire to be more than an
energy provider – NRG is on a mission to improve the quality of
life today and leave the world a better place for future
generations. In 2014, NRG employees volunteered over 13,580 hours,
served 150 non-profits and donated in excess of $5.5 million
dollars.
“NRG is dedicated to positively impacting the communities where
we live and work,” said Jennifer Brunelle, Director of NRG Global
Giving. “Global Giving Day has grown to a week-long event because
of the overwhelming support of our executives and employees. We
leverage our employee network to identify and select Global Giving
volunteer opportunities; we serve the causes that our workforce
feels passionately about.”
Global Giving Week spans all three regions in which NRG
operates: East, Gulf Coast, and West. Some of the projects and
states in which NRG employees volunteered include:
American Heart Association - Houston, TXHouston Food
Bank - Houston, TXIrving Cares - Irving, TXH.O.P.E
Ministry Food Bank - New Roads, LAHomeFront - Trenton,
NJYoung Audiences - Houston, TXYellow Boots - Staten
Island, NY
About NRG
NRG is leading a customer-driven change in the U.S. energy
industry by delivering cleaner and smarter energy choices, while
building on the strength of the nation’s largest and most diverse
competitive power portfolio. A Fortune 250 company, we create value
through reliable and efficient conventional generation while
driving innovation in solar and renewable power, electric vehicle
ecosystems, carbon capture technology and customer-centric energy
solutions. Our retail electricity providers serve almost 3 million
residential and commercial customers throughout the country. More
information is available at www.nrgenergy.com. Connect with NRG
Energy on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy.
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