NIPSCO Employees Pledge $100,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Indiana

By: NIPSCO Last Updated: October 15, 2012

NIPSCO-BGC-100000-Pledge-1Staff-led fundraising raffles, picnics and games amplify company initiative

Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) employees gathered on October 8 to celebrate achieving their fundraising goal of $100,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of northern Indiana. The funds will be used to help create a positive environment for youth to learn, develop and grow across the 32 counties served by the utility.

The donation is part of a broader company initiative supporting the 18 chapters in the NIPSCO footprint. Earlier this year, NIPSCO announced a $1 million pledge in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana’s Tolleston project, the largest company donation to date.

NIPSCO-BGC-100000-Pledge-2In addition to their fundraising efforts, NIPSCO employees contributed volunteer hours at numerous Club facilities in northern Indiana. Staff-led initiatives included:

  • Took part in the Tolleston Clean Sweep of the former Gary junior/high school in preparation for reconstructing the building into the John Will Anderson Boys & Girls Club and Community Center
  • Hosted a fundraising picnic at R. M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield that raised $4,500
  • The NIPSCO IT Team rewired and networked the Michigan City Club’s computer lab and provided refurbished computers
  • A series of raffles in LaPorte, Goshen, Plymouth and South Bend raised more than $3,500
  • Hosted a softball tournament in Fort Wayne that raised more than $1,700
  • Performed yard work, cleaning play and classroom areas and organizing the office area at the Hammond Club
  • Hosted a fundraising picnic and raffle at NIPSCO’s Merrillville headquarters that raised nearly $9,000
  • Hosted a golf tournament in DeMotte that raised $15,500

 

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Photos:

  • NIPSCO and Boys & Girls Club leaders from around the company's 32-county footprint gather to celebrate a $100,000 fundraising campaign led by NIPSCO employees.
  • Dana Brad, manager, transmission major projects, completes the shading on the thermometer that has tracked NIPSCO’s progress on its goal.