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Ohio Edison Meter Readers Stacey Smith and Jason Edler recently were traveling along the same stretch of highway – just a few cars apart – to start their daily customer routes. It was a clear February morning, and both employees took note of decreased visibility due to intense sun glare. In an instant, their day took an unexpected turn.…

To enhance literacy skills for at-risk students, FirstEnergy is leveraging our sponsorship with the Cleveland Cavaliers to support mobile book fairs in Cleveland and Akron area schools. This is the second year we’ve sponsored the program to strengthen and support the communities we serve. Recently, 225 students in Akron’s Pfieffer Elementary each chose two new…

Although we’re just a week into March, the FirstEnergy Ambassadors Program has already attended two Junior Achievement  inspire-to-hire events, which included close to 1,500 junior and senior high school students from various school districts in our service area. The inspire-to-hire events brought out a mix of students interested in construction and professional roles in STEM, business…

Being in the right place at the right time can make all the difference. In September 2012, while participating in the FirstEnergy Akron Marathon, Tony Lindeman experienced cardiac arrest. Among the more than 15,000 competitors in the race that day, there were two caring nurses who saw him collapse and stopped to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Since…

From a live-wire trailer demonstration to FirstEnergy Foundation check deliveries, employees in our Ohio Edison service area have been busy. The Elyria Township Emergency Association received a $2,500 FirstEnergy Foundation grant. The funds will be used to purchase updated training equipment for life-saving exercises that will benefit local fire departments. GiGi’s Playhouse in Canton received…

​​​​​Check out the list of March’s service anniversaries​.​​​​

Our New Jersey employees enjoyed delivering FirstEnergy Foundation checks to local nonprofits. Here are a few examples! Rich Rebisz, consultant, Regional External Affairs, presented a $5,000 FirstEnergy Foundation check to the Samaritan Inn in Sussex County. Samaritan Inn is dedicated to meeting the needs of homeless families by providing housing, food banks and education for…