Meeting Emma Johnston took me by surprise, because when I imagine a volunteer, I picture a quiet person passionate about a cause. Well, I got half of it right – our Syracuse Volunteer Citizen of the Year (VCOY) is certainly passionate, but not at all quiet! It’s because her volunteerism is rooted in something much […]
Welcome to the Direct Energy Buzz for August 2014! This month, we’re bringing you developments in Direct Energy news and in addition some simple summer themed life hacks. Direct Energy News: In our last post, we updated our readers on Direct Energy’s two new energy plans that focus on energy efficiency. The Comfort & Control […]
On the 23rd of June, I ventured to the Midwestern town of Peoria, IL to First Federated Church. I entered a warehouse stocked with 33,000 books neatly organized for delivery to 14 Peoria schools . The warehouse space is donated to the literacy nonprofit, Look. It’s My Book!, winner of this year’s Central Illinois Volunteer Citizen […]
In my 1.5 years at Direct Energy managing various community investment initiatives, I have never seen the support for a volunteer like I witnessed with Cydney Cross, winner of Direct Energy and The Gazette’s 2014 Capital Region Volunteer Citizen of the Year award. To start, her wonderfully written nomination hailed from a dear friend and […]
Mary Beth Schewitz and her husband, David, endured the tragic loss of their son, Max, a seemingly healthy 20-year-old, from sudden cardiac death in 2005. He had no previous medical conditions or warning signs. Following this, Mary Beth established The Max Schewitz Foundation to provide free school-wide EKG screenings with free echo-cardiograms for a subset […]
On Tuesday, April 1st, 2014, Direct Energy, along with media partner Trib Total Media, honored the 2014 Pittsburgh Volunteer Citizen of the Year award winners in both the adult (18+ years of age) and junior (6-17 years of age) categories. Eugene Meidinger of Aliquippa, PA was named the 3rd annual Pittsburgh Volunteer Citizen of the […]
In the second year of the award’s existence, Direct Energy and Local 12 honored Michael Farrell as the Cincinnati Volunteer Citizen of the Year for 2014. Farrell is the founder of Against the Grain Scholars, a nonprofit organization in Cincinnati’s Over the Rhine community that identifies and supports the hard work and high-quality character exhibited […]