Edison Volunteers Pack Holiday Cheer

More than 5,100 boxes of food readied at the Orange County Food Bank for low-income families ahead of the holidays.

Published 12-05-22

Submitted by Edison International

employees volunteering at the food bank — The OC Food Bank’s 58,000-square-foot warehouse distributes 26,000 boxes of food monthly to 50 sites across the county.

Some 240 Edison International volunteers spent Saturday morning alongside several other organizations packing food boxes for low-income families at the Orange County Food Bank. Volunteers engaged in a friendly competition, with the yellow shirt-clad Edison team leading the way with more than 5,100 packed boxes, ready for distribution to those in need this holiday season. Edison also donated $5,000 to the Community Action Partnership of Orange County, which sponsored the event.

With some groups skipping previous events because of pandemic-related restrictions, the celebration of 2022 National Family Volunteer Day took on an especially festive atmosphere. There was upbeat music, breakfast burritos, tacos and ice cream for the volunteers and young children clearly thrilled to be helping.

parent and child volunteering — 240 Edison International volunteers, friends and family members, including Nicholas Begakis and his son Gus, packed boxes at the Orange County Food Bank.

" " — Edison volunteers packed more than 5,100 boxes of food for low-income seniors in 2022, nearly 300 more than last year.

" " — Rob Vernon, a Southern California Edison planning senior specialist, carries one of 30,000 boxes of food ordered by event organizers in 2022.

" " — Natalie Schilling, Edison International and Southern California Edison chief human resources officer and senior vice president, loads a box of canned goods at the OC Food Bank.

" " — Since 2004, Edison International has donated $328,300 to the Community Action Partnership of Orange County.

Above are photos of the volunteer day.

PHOTO CREDIT: MARIA HEDRICK

Edison International

Edison International (NYSE:EIX), through its subsidiaries, is a generator and distributor of electric power and an investor in energy services and technologies, including renewable energy. Headquartered in Rosemead, Calif., Edison International is the parent company of Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities.

Edison Volunteers Pack Holiday Cheer

Edison Volunteers Pack Holiday Cheer

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