Vice President, DTE Energy
President, DTE Energy Foundation
DTE Energy employees give their energy in many ways to help the communities they serve, showing the importance of volunteering to the company. From delivering meals to homebound seniors across the state as part of its annual Holiday Meals on Wheels program to individually volunteering with local nonprofits, DTE employees impact more than 200 organizations and 450 Michigan communities every year.
As a leading corporate citizen, DTE recognizes its responsibility to the communities. On Thursday, March 17, the company launched a new volunteer initiative called Care Force, which ties directly to DTE’s aspiration to be the best-operated energy company in North America and a force for growth and prosperity in the communities where we live and serve. With the new program, volunteering will be more connected throughout the company, with unique chapters across Southeast Michigan and the rest of the state. The program recognizes the good DTE employees do more than ever and provides incentives to keep the passion going.
“Our employees and their enthusiasm for giving back are what makes our program so great – and we want to build on that commitment,” said Mark Stiers, president and COO of DTE Gas and executive champion of the volunteer program. “Volunteerism strengthens our connection to our communities, provides opportunities for employees to develop leadership skills and connect with colleagues and helps our nonprofit partners make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.”
Stiers led a volunteer celebration at DTE’s Detroit headquarters on Thursday, March 17 to celebrate the company’s volunteers and to launch the new program.
The impact DTE employees make isn’t going unnoticed. Roop Raj, Fox 2 news anchor and emcee for the Town Square kickoff, expressed his admiration for DTE’s work in the community.
“When you work at a place you might think that everyone is doing what you’re doing,” Raj said. “But not all big corporations who make a profit give back the way DTE does.”
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