Month of Service Includes Cleanups at 11 California State Parks in
Honor of Earth Day
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
In honor of National Volunteer Month in April, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (PG&E) today kicked-off the utility’s third-annual Month of
Service employee volunteer initiative. Anchored by 11 Earth Day cleanup
and restoration events in partnership with the California State Parks
Foundation, the company’s Month of Service program will feature more
than 100 employee volunteer projects throughout Northern and Central
California.
“PG&E employees have a long history of personally investing in the
communities and neighborhoods where we live and work. Through our Month
of Service and Earth Day volunteer events this year, we’re excited to do
even more to help our communities be as vibrant as they can be,” said
PG&E President Chris Johns.
This week, PG&E employees will launch the Month of Service program with
events in Bakersfield, Fresno, San Francisco, San Jose, San Luis Obispo
and San Rafael. Throughout the month, volunteer activities will include
neighborhood emergency response training, playground builds, assistance
at local food banks and building window and door framing for Habitat for
Humanity homes.
PG&E is also providing a $200,000 grant to the California State Parks
Foundation for the supplies and materials to complete 11 Earth Day
projects throughout Northern and Central California on April 18. PG&E is
providing added support for state parks by participating in two
additional cleanup days for PG&E employees and their families: Friday,
April 17, at Angel Island State Park and Wednesday, April 22, at
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area.
“California’s state parks system has weathered budget cuts and financial
ups and downs over the years, resulting in maintenance backlogs and
reduced resources at many parks. The commitment of volunteers, park
partners and sponsors such as PG&E are invaluable to a public state park
system that has been sorely underfunded for its regular maintenance
needs,” said Elizabeth Goldstein, president of California State Parks
Foundation.
A full list of the 11 PG&E sponsored California State Park Foundation
Earth Day sites can be found below:
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Auburn State Recreation Area
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Auburn
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McLaughlin Eastshore State Park
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Berkeley
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Mt. Diablo State Park
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Danville
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Folsom Lake State Recreation
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Folsom
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Millerton Lake State Recreation Area
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Friant
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Jack London State Historic Park
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Glen Ellen
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Half Moon Bay State Beach
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Half Moon Bay
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Montaña de Oro State Park
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Los Osos
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Candlestick Point State Recreation Area
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San Francisco
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Lighthouse Field State Beach
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Santa Cruz
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Angel Island State Park
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Tiburon
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), and the PG&E Corporation Foundation strive to
power strong communities throughout Northern and Central California. In
2014, PG&E contributed more than $23 million to nearly 1,300 charitable
organizations, including matching the generosity of employees who
donated more than $7.3 million and volunteered more than 75,000 hours to
company-supported events. Community investments are funded entirely by
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Source: Pacific Gas and Electric Company