2022 Sustainability Summary - Flipbook - Page 23
Spotlight: Boys and Girls
Clubs Commitment
Southern Company employees from across our service footprint
volunteer with Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Through board service,
grant assistance and local and regional event engagement, our employees
embody the company’s dedication to being a citizen wherever we serve. At
Southern Company, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity for a bright
future, and Boys and Girls Clubs of America makes that possible by providing
safe spaces and opportunities that enable young people to reach their full
potential. Examples of our people engaging with Boys and Girls Clubs of
America include:
→ Stewardship and fundraising support through Southeast Region and local
board representation
→ Consulting support by Georgia Power on a Department of Energy grant
submission aimed at reducing the organization’s carbon footprint through
energy efficiency
→ Leadership committee participation for the Southeast Youth of the Year event,
the pinnacle Club leadership award recognizing the leaders of tomorrow
→ Mentorship at local chapters focused on facilitating opportunities through
goal-setting advice, teambuilding sessions and field trips
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Southern Company has been an incredible
partner in the Southeast Region, supporting
programs like Youth of the Year - Boys & Girls
Clubs of America’s signature e昀昀ort to strengthen
and support this new generation of leaders, fully
prepared to live and lead in a diverse, global and
rapidly changing economy. In the 21st-century
world and workplace, leadership skills that
programs like Youth of the Year instill, such as
communication, goal setting and teamwork, are
vital to a young person’s success. The impact of
Youth of the Year is not made possible without the
incredible volunteers who devote their time and
in昀氀uence to this important work, which is having
a life changing impact on the community.
– Maggie Beaute-Lucien,
National Development Officer, Events
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