Oct 3, 2022
Intelligent power management company Eaton contributed more than $300,000 to 35 non-profit organizations in Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania. Regional employees working in the company’s electrical business stepped up to endorse applications from local organizations for financial support through the Eaton Charitable Fund.
Listen to EATON's Kelly Waldron and Brittany Ramos detail how regional Eaton employees are helping build a stronger community by participating in numerous regional organizations, volunteering their time and acting as stewards for the Eaton Charitable Fund local support.
In the region, the Eaton Charitable Fund will provide support to both long-standing and new recipients, including Meals on Wheels, Verland, the Matt Alterio Foundation and many other nonprofit organizations serving the community.
“For the last 18 years, Eaton employees at the Cherrington location have volunteered their time to deliver nutritious meals and make wellness checks to seniors and individuals in our local communities. Organizationally and individually, Eaton is a key partner in helping make possible our much-needed support to the communities we serve,” said Barb Hess, Kitchen Director at West Hills Meals on Wheels.
“At Eaton, we inspire our employees to bring their passions to work and foster deep and long-standing involvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania organizations involved in many aspects of our community,” said Ray Huber, senior vice president, information technology, Digital Center of Excellence, Eaton. “I’ve been involved with Verland, which provides compassionate care for people with complex physical and intellectual challenges, and I know that Eaton’s support expands the impact of my volunteer activities.”
“Building community at work requires shared experience and, in our view, fosters long-standing relationships at work and in our community. In a world that is navigating through numerous challenges, our volunteers and the work they do are essential and central to who we are and the legacy we hope to leave behind us,” said Kelly Waldron, channel manager – sales agencies at Eaton and coordinator for the company’s local volunteer program with West Hills Meals on Wheels.
As part of its comprehensive sustainability strategy, Eaton actively encourages employees to volunteer and support community organizations. And employee engagement is one of the factors influencing the Eaton Charitable Fund investments. Learn more about Eaton’s community involvement approach.
Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy, helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges, and doing what’s best for our stakeholders and all of society.