{"id":686140,"date":"2022-09-16T08:04:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T12:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/more-than-2000-national-grid-employees-volunteer-across-new-york-to-celebrate-companys-day-of-service\/"},"modified":"2022-09-16T08:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T12:04:33","slug":"more-than-2000-national-grid-employees-volunteer-across-new-york-to-celebrate-companys-day-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/more-than-2000-national-grid-employees-volunteer-across-new-york-to-celebrate-companys-day-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 2,000 National Grid Employees Volunteer Across New York to Celebrate Company&#8217;s Day of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">\n        <b>Activities are part of Project C, company&#8217;s continuing commitment to customers and communities<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><br \/>\n          <span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 16, 2022<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Today, National Grid marks the first anniversary of its Project C initiative with a Day of Service as more than 2,000 employees make positive impacts by donating their time at more than 200 volunteer events in communities across the company&#8217;s 26,000-square-mile <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> service area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/755012\/National_Grid_Logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/755012\/National_Grid_Logo.jpg\" title=\"(PRNewsfoto\/National Grid)\" alt=\"(PRNewsfoto\/National Grid)\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With a focus on strengthening communities and making a difference today and every day, volunteer efforts are taking place at food banks, senior centers and veterans&#8217; service facilities. In addition, National Grid employees are building homes through Habitat for Humanity and beds for children in underserved areas, cleaning up and landscaping neighborhoods and parks, providing various levels of assistance at nonprofits, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Project C<\/b>\u00a0is National Grid&#8217;s <b>Community Commitment to: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\n          <i>Build a better future by <b>Connecting<\/b> our communities to clean and sustainable energy.\u00a0<\/i>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n          <b><br \/>\n            <i>Care<\/i><br \/>\n          <\/b> for our neighborhoods and their revitalization.<\/li>\n<li>\n          <b><br \/>\n            <i>Compassionately<\/i><br \/>\n          <\/b> address the challenges our customers face, including environmental justice and social equity.<\/li>\n<li>\n          <b><br \/>\n            <i>Create <\/i><br \/>\n          <\/b>the workforce that will help build <span class=\"xn-location\">New York&#8217;s<\/span> clean energy delivery system.<\/li>\n<li>\n          <b><br \/>\n            <i>Collaborate<\/i><br \/>\n          <\/b> with our customers, partners, stakeholders and so many others to deliver the clean, fair, resilient and affordable energy future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since launching Project C in <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 2021<\/span>, National Grid has supported 9,000 businesses, launched 100 community partnerships, planted 1,700 trees, trained 1,400 workers to grow the clean energy workforce, and adopted 20 parks to revitalize gathering spaces. In addition, employees have volunteered more than 15,000 hours in their <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> communities over the last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From training clean energy workers to aiding local businesses, the past year has been filled with love and support for our <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> communities,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Rudy Wynter<\/span>, National Grid&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> president. &#8220;Thanks to the hard work of our employee volunteers, partners, and other stakeholders, we have already accomplished so much. There is more work to be done, and we are more motivated than ever to continue to deliver for our customers and our communities.&#8221; Wynter shares more about Project C&#8217;s impact in this <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=3327564448&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgISCwyEGKHU&amp;a=short+video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">short video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dedicated groups of National Grid employees spent months planning and partnering with nonprofit organizations, schools, community centers, parks and other groups to deliver the activities that are taking place today across the company&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> footprint.<\/p>\n<p>In <b><span class=\"xn-location\">Western New York<\/span>:<\/b> Employees are conducting maintenance, landscaping and painting at various sites across the region. This includes delivering Meals on Wheels in <span class=\"xn-location\">Erie<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Niagara<\/span> counties. In <span class=\"xn-location\">Genesee County<\/span>, volunteers will prepare soil, rototill, shovel and rake as they build a community garden in <span class=\"xn-location\">Batavia<\/span>, with a goal to grow vegetables to be used by the Salvation Army and the community. In <span class=\"xn-location\">Erie County<\/span>, volunteers will build beds at Sleep in Heavenly Peace, and at two separate Buffalo sites, employees will distribute backpacks, clothing and packages of personal care items. In <span class=\"xn-location\">Niagara County<\/span>, volunteers will serve lunches at Heart, Love and Soul Food Pantry. Employees also are set to return to homeless shelter Genesis House of <span class=\"xn-location\">Olean<\/span>, where their work to upgrade that facility will continue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the second year in a row, National Grid will volunteer at the Genesis House of <span class=\"xn-location\">Olean<\/span> to help our residents have a nicer place to stay,&#8221; said Genesis House Program Manager <span class=\"xn-person\">Jim Swatt<\/span>. &#8220;Last year these wonderful volunteers painted two rooms for residents and this year they&#8217;ll paint the upstairs hallway. We at the Genesis house thank them for their kindness and dedication to helping make a better life for <span class=\"xn-location\">Olean&#8217;s<\/span> homeless population.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In <b><span class=\"xn-location\">Central New York<\/span>: <\/b>Local community leaders will unveil a series of murals painted by local artist <span class=\"xn-person\">Ally Walker<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-location\">Syracuse&#8217;s<\/span> Schiller Park. The murals celebrate the generations of new Americans who have populated the surrounding neighborhoods for more than 100 years. Company volunteers also will conduct a cleanup and tree planting at Schiller Park. Additional Central New York Day of Service activities include working with A Tiny Home for Good on two different construction projects to address homelessness in <span class=\"xn-location\">Syracuse<\/span>, packaging non-perishable food to help fight food insecurity across the region, and beautification projects at Morningside Cultural Trails and Upper Onondaga Park in <span class=\"xn-location\">Syracuse<\/span>, Fall Island Park in <span class=\"xn-location\">Potsdam<\/span>, Higley Flow State Park in <span class=\"xn-location\">Colton<\/span> and the Utica Zoo. National Grid employees also will prepare and serve food at local shelters and for Meals on Wheels, deliver property improvement projects at local senior living facilities, and work on property maintenance projects at a veterans organization.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;National Grid has been a mainstay in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Central New York<\/span> community for decades,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Lynn Hy<\/span>, chief development officer for the Food Bank of <span class=\"xn-location\">Central New York<\/span>. &#8220;Food Bank of <span class=\"xn-location\">Central New York<\/span> is proud to partner with National Grid throughout the year on food security initiatives throughout central and northern <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>. From monthly Project C volunteer activities to food and fund drives initiated by employees, National Grid is helping to make a difference in the lives of neighbors in our community in partnership with the Food Bank.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In <b><span class=\"xn-location\">Eastern New York<\/span>: <\/b>National Grid&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-location\">Schenectady<\/span> headquarters location on Broadway will include career exploration opportunities for students from several regional educational programs including: <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=2006837860&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.capitalregionboces.org%2F&amp;a=BOCES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BOCES<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=416380111&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seatcenter.org%2F&amp;a=Schenectady+SEAT+Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Schenectady SEAT Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=3301855140&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fgirlsinccapitalregion.org%2F&amp;a=Girls%2C+Inc.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Girls, Inc.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=1822091463&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northernrivers.org%2F&amp;a=Northern+Rivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Northern Rivers<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=2876351272&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.schenectadyschools.org%2F&amp;a=Schenectady+School+District\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-location\">Schenectady<\/span> School District<\/a>. Students will explore career paths in electric and gas operations, engineering, design, customer and community engagement and more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We value our partnership with National Grid and for the networking and other opportunities that they provide to our students, who learn about careers available to them through events like the Day of Service,&#8221; said Capital Region BOCES Senior Executive Officer <span class=\"xn-person\">Joseph P. Dragone<\/span>, Ph.D.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Troy, at <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=997723015&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.troyny.gov%2Fdepartments%2Fparks-recreation%2Fparks-facilities%2Ffrear-park%2F&amp;a=Frear+Park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Frear Park<\/span><\/a>, volunteers will scrape, paint and clean up the Oakwood Avenue Park entrance pagoda and clean up the nature trail and help build a new bog bridge. In <span class=\"xn-location\">Queensbury<\/span>, employees will support the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=3694675344&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qlcny.org%2F&amp;a=local+land+conservancy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">local land conservancy<\/a> by building a new walking trail. Additional projects will support local community agencies including: the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=234396281&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmohawkhumane.org%2F&amp;a=Mohawk+Hudson+Humane+Society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mohawk Hudson Humane Society<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=4078565160&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccrcda.org%2F&amp;a=Catholic+Charities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Catholic Charities<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=891744081&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scapny.org%2F&amp;a=Schenectady+Community+Action+Council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Schenectady Community Action Council<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=2467438673&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fregionalfoodbank.net%2Fpatroon-land-farm%2F&amp;a=Patroon+Land+Farm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Patroon Land Farm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=3833716953&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fglensfallshabitat.org%2F&amp;a=Habitat+for+Humanity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Habitat for Humanity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=2249817022&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bringonthespectrum.org%2F&amp;a=Bring+On+The+Spectrum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bring On The Spectrum<\/a> and others.<\/p>\n<p>In <b><span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>: <\/b>Employees are volunteering at various park locations to help clean up, care for flower beds, plant trees, paint a skate park and other surfaces, including: an <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=2392981435&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nycgovparks.org%2Fevents%2Fits_my_park_day&amp;a=It%27s+My+Park+Project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">It&#8217;s My Park Project<\/a> at Marine Park in <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn<\/span>, general maintenance at <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=1397297493&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nycgovparks.org%2Fparks%2Fflushing-meadows-corona-park&amp;a=Flushing+Meadow+Park+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Flushing Meadow Park <\/a>in <span class=\"xn-location\">Queens<\/span>, and the Bay Street Corridor on <span class=\"xn-location\">Staten Island<\/span>. In addition, employees will be volunteering their time at food banks, senior centers, holding virtual career panel discussions in high schools, reading books to children at a YMCA after school program, and preparing personal hygiene kits for shelters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On<b><span class=\"xn-location\">Long Island<\/span>: <\/b>Employees will be volunteering for a Habitat for Humanity house build, and gardening and maintenance projects at the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=654347425&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fuvbh.org%2F&amp;a=United+Veterans+Beacon+House\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United Veterans Beacon House<\/a>, which assists veterans and veteran families. Additional volunteer events include hosting career panel discussions at high schools, donating personal hygiene kits to those in need, assembling American Red Cross emergency kits, visiting senior centers, bathing and walking dogs for <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=2051157961&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vetdogs.org%2F&amp;a=America%27s+VetDogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">America&#8217;s VetDogs<\/a>, delivering food to local food pantries and various park cleanups.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Day of Service is a microcosm of our year-round efforts,&#8221; Wynter said. &#8220;We&#8217;re inspired by the partners who we work with, by their resilience and their resourcefulness. Project C is about being present, engaged and driving positive impact in the communities and neighborhoods where our customers live, work and play. It&#8217;s reflected on days like today and in the hundreds of other projects\u00a0our employees commit to throughout the year. This is in our DNA. This is who we are and I am filled with pride every time someone walks up to me and says, &#8216;Thank you, National Grid.'&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As part of the company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=1783425932&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalgridus.com%2Fmedia%2Fpdfs%2Four-company%2Fusnationalgridresponsiblebusinesscharter2020us.pdf&amp;a=Responsible+Business+Charter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Responsible Business Charter<\/a>, National Grid has committed to amassing 500,000 volunteer hours by 2030. In addition, across <span class=\"xn-location\">New York state<\/span>, the company contributes more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$5 million<\/span> annually to community-based organizations through our Corporate Citizenship efforts, including National Grid Foundation. Employees who are unable to volunteer have been encouraged to consider an act of kindness on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 16<\/span>. This may include making a difference for someone by finding a local organization that would accept donations of books, food or clothing. Another recommendation includes donating blood on that day.<\/p>\n<p>Along with volunteerism, <b>Project C<\/b> focuses on four key areas: <b>clean energy and sustainability; workforce development; neighborhood investment and community engagement; and environmental justice and social equity.<\/b> The initiative is funded by National Grid shareholders.<\/p>\n<p>Click here for more about National Grid&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3650043-1&amp;h=1601875307&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalgridus.com%2Fproject-c%2F&amp;a=Project+C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Project C<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"font-size: 1.17em;font-weight: bold;text-align: left\" role=\"heading\">\n        <b><br \/>\n          <u>About National Grid <\/u><br \/>\n        <\/b>\n      <\/div>\n<p>National Grid (NYSE: NGG) is an electricity, natural gas, and clean energy delivery company serving more than 20 million people through our networks in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Massachusetts<\/span>. 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