Helping Moms, Seniors and More
Meg Adams, consultant, Regional External Affairs (left), and Brad Gillespie, manager, Customer Accounts, presented a $1,000 FirstEnergy Foundation check to Mom's House of Toledo. The organization helps low-income single mothers complete high school, technical school and college. Mom's House strives to break the cycle of poverty, helps at-risk single parents achieve educational goals and provides the tools and resources needed to become effective parents. Also in the photo are (l. to r.) Mom's House director Christina Rodriguez and program coordinator Julie Bruggeman Hass.
March 11, 2019
There is wide range of need throughout the communities we serve. Our employees and the FirstEnergy Foundation make it a top priority to address those needs through volunteer opportunities and Foundation support.
Members of FirstEnergy’s Supply Chain leadership team participated in a volunteer opportunity at MedWish in Cleveland. The group sorted donated medical supplies, which will be provided to in-need organizations around the world. MedWish International, a nonprofit organization, works to save lives and the environment by repurposing discarded medical supplies and equipment to provide humanitarian aid in developing countries. In the photo are (l. to r.): front row, Sara Polony, Sue Shelton and Rhiannon Stevenson; back row, TJ Orr, Justin Bahil, Joe Loboda, Teresa Hogan and Bob Bernard.
The Pocahontas County Senior Citizens organization recently benefited from a $500 FirstEnergy Foundation check in support of the group’s Meals on Wheels program. John Norman, consultant, Regional External Affairs (left), presented the check to John Simmons, executive director of the organization.
The Sight Center of Northwest Pennsylvania (SCNP) received a $2,500 FirstEnergy Foundation check to help provide long-term sustainability for the center’s prevention, vision rehabilitation and support services. Brian Paganie, consultant, Regional External Affairs, presented the check to Linda Hackshaw, executive director, SCNP.