PGE employees dedicate over 4,000 hours to summer volunteer efforts in the community
Sept. 16, 2024
As longstanding partners to a number of community-based organizations across Oregon, Portland General Electric is excited to wrap up another successful summer of volunteering. Between May 1 and Sept. 1, more than 400 PGE employees volunteered a total of 4,327 hours, participating in community clean-up events with organizations like SOLVE, tabling at events such as the PNW Lineman Rodeo and the Touch-a-Truck event with Randall Children’s Hospital, and attending festivals like Fiesta Mexicana and the Pride Parade at the Portland Waterfront.
"I was fortunate enough to participate in the PGE-sponsored Portland Pride Parade with my 20-year-old child," said John Peterson, PGE senior cybersecurity operations analyst. "Not only was it a memorable and fun-filled day, but also an important event to be supportive of our community and its values. These opportunities and many others are why I started working for PGE in 2023 and recommend them as an employer to my family and friends."
For many other employees like Peterson, volunteering goes beyond just giving time, it’s an opportunity to educate customers about the company’s programs and resources while reinforcing their commitment to the communities they serve. PGE recognizes that providing safe, affordable and reliable energy is only one part of its commitment to customers. Building strong relationships is key to understanding and addressing customers’ unique needs, helping to create a more equitable clean energy future for all.
2024 Pride Parade at the Portland Waterfront
PGE’s Community Impact:
Thanks to employee volunteers and fundraising efforts through the summer, organizations like In4All 
also have the means to provide dozens of STEM kits to underserved youth, offering them valuable hands-on learning opportunities in the classroom. Project Lemonade , which supports foster youth, has received over 400 items to help students in need as they prepare for the new school year. Additionally, K-12 students in Estacada are starting the year with about $700 worth of new school supplies, provided through PGE’s West Side Hydro’s 3rd Annual Back to School Supply Drive.
"These kids are the future," said Juli Aldous, PGE senior administrative assistant. "PGE has always been a part of our community here in Estacada, and so many great PGE employees grew up here. I believe helping students in this small way is truly making a huge difference in their lives."
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2024 PGE Touch A Truck Event
PGE interns volunteer with SOLVE to clean up downtown Portland
PGE employee volunteer during the 2024 Pride Festival
PGE Lineman participate in 2024 Lineman Rodeo
About Portland General Electric
Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) is an integrated energy company that generates, transmits and distributes electricity to over 930,000 customers serving an area of 1.9 million Oregonians. For more than 130 years, Portland General Electric (PGE) has powered social progress, delivering safe, affordable, reliable and increasingly clean electricity while working to transform energy systems to meet evolving customer needs. PGE customers have set the standard for prioritizing clean energy with the No. 1 voluntary renewable energy program in the country. PGE is committed to reducing emissions from its retail power supply by 80% by 2030 and 100% by 2040. PGE is recognized by the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the company’s commitment to creating a more equal, inclusive workplace. In 2023, PGE employees, retirees and the PGE Foundation donated nearly $4.6 million and volunteered over 23,000 volunteer hours to more than 400 nonprofit organizations. For information, visit portlandgeneral.com/news .