Bangor Hydro and Maine Public Service Celebrate Successful United Way Fundraising Campaigns

Friday, January 25, 2013

BANGOR AND PRESQUE ISLE, Maine -- Bangor Hydro Electric Company and Maine Public Service recently wrapped up their United Way employee fundraising campaigns, and are pleased to report that, together, the companies raised more than $129,000 in support of United Way of Eastern Maine and United Way of Aroostook.

This is the first time the two sister utilities have conducted simultaneous and coordinated United Way campaigns. The grand total of $129,474.00 was raised through employee pledges, various employee fundraising activities, and a 100 percent corporate match.

Each company had an employee chair who spearheaded the campaigns and helped organize volunteers. Jill Sullivan from Bangor Hydro’s human resources department and Rod Leach from Maine Public Service’s finance department were in agreement regarding the generosity of Bangor Hydro and Maine Public Service’s employees. “It is so rewarding to work with a team of people who understand the importance of giving back to the community. We are so proud of the hard work put in by our campaign teams, and appreciative of our co-worker’s generosity.”

"I think it is fantastic how our people continue to support the communities we serve by organizing and participating in such robust fundraising campaigns year after year," said Bangor Hydro and Maine Public Service President and COO Gerry Chasse. "Time and again, Bangor Hydro and Maine Public Service employees see the need and rise to the occasion.”

Bangor Hydro has raised money for United Way of Eastern Maine for more than 50 years and is consistently one of the top overall corporate campaigns. Maine Public Service, also within the top 10 northern Maine campaigns, saw a 39 percent increase in employee participation in 2012.

Bangor Hydro Electric Company and Maine Public Service are regulated electricity transmission and distribution utilities wholly-owned by Emera Inc. Halifax, NS (EMA-TSX. Bangor Hydro serves 117,000 customers in an area encompassing 5,275 square miles in eastern and east coastal Maine, and is a member of the New England Power Pool and is interconnected with other New England utilities to the south and with the New Brunswick Power Corp. to the north. Maine Public Service serves approximately 36,000 electricity customer accounts in Northern Maine. To learn more visit our websites at www.bangorhydro.com and www.mainepublicservice.com.