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Press Release18 January 2021Siemens EnergyOrlando
Siemens Energy Donates $250k Through Positive Energy Campaign
Siemens Energy celebrated its recent
spinoff from Siemens AG with a campaign to spread positive energy in the U.S.
through donations to its employees’ favorite charities totaling $250,000 across
20 states. The nominated charities each
created a one-minute video explaining their organization’s mission and how they
would use a donation of up to $10,000 to continue serving their respective community. Each video was uploaded to a gallery,
where members of the public could vote for their favorites by “liking” the
videos.
A total of 122 charities were ultimately
selected to receive donations ranging from $500 to $10,000 based on a
combination of public “likes” and scores earned from a panel of judges. The complete list of winners can be found here.
Evelyn Sabina, program coordinator for
$10,000 winner Dream It Do It Western New York (WNY) said “We can’t thank Siemens Energy enough for
their continued support for Dream It Do It WNY. Through student
mentoring, classroom visits, school tours, internships, teacher workshops and
more, Siemens continues to be a driving force behind our mission: To
encourage our talented youth to pursue STEM related careers in Advanced
Manufacturing.”
Michael
Richter, executive director for the Construction and Maintenance Education
Foundation (CMEF) in La Porte, TX, another $10,000 winner, said “CMEF truly
appreciates this generous donation from Siemens Energy. This donation will help us to continue to
promote our effective and passionately supported Community Based Workforce
Development, Outreach, and Craft Training programs.”
Apoorva Savanur, a member of the
$10,000-winning Robbinsville FIRST Robotics Team 2590, based in New Jersey,
said "Being selected as a grand prize winner for the Siemens Positive
Energy Campaign means we are able to continue our STEM outreach both in our immediate
community and beyond. The funds will enable us to create engineering kits to
engage local children in STEM challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. We will
also be able to continue our global outreach initiative for children in
Nairobi, Kenya."
As a newly independent company, Siemens
Energy’s mission is to support its customers in transitioning to a more
sustainable energy system based on the company’s innovative technologies and
ability to turn ideas into reality. In
support of this mission, the Positive Energy Campaign was aimed at providing
donations to local charities that make a clear impact on their respective
communities, especially in a year when the COVID-19 pandemic has created an
increase in basic human needs across society.
“We know that many of the organizations
our employees support are struggling due to the pandemic, and we are excited to
be able to help all the charities that participated in our program,” said
Conner. “Siemens Energy’s purpose is to
energize society, and this campaign focused on helping difference makers
throughout the U.S. turn their ideas into reality to build stronger, more
sustainable neighborhoods and communities.”
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Siemens Energy is one of the world’s leading energy technology companies. The company works with its customers and partners on energy systems for the future, thus supporting the transition to a more sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain – from power generation and transmission to storage. The portfolio includes conventional and renewable energy technology, such as gas and steam turbines, hybrid power plants operated with hydrogen, and power generators and transformers. More than 50 percent of the portfolio has already been decarbonized. A majority stake in the listed company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) makes Siemens Energy a global market leader for renewable energies. An estimated one-sixth of the electricity generated worldwide is based on technologies from Siemens Energy. Siemens Energy employs more than 90,000 people worldwide in more than 90 countries and generated revenue of around €27.5 billion in fiscal year 2020.