On Tuesday, August 10, the Electric Boat Employees’ Community Services Association (EBECSA) held a ‘Day of Caring’ event at Mohegan Sun. In just a 2-hour period, 41 volunteers were able to collect 40,201 pounds of food and other household items left over from the C&S Food Show that took place earlier in the day at the casino. Thanks to all who participated; the food and items collected that would have been thrown away were instead packed up, loaded on pallets, and taken to the Gemma E. Moran United Way/Labor Food Center to be distributed to those in need.
A sincere thank you to the EB volunteers and their family members, United Way staff, and all guests who showed up and helped make this food collection an incredible success:  Adam Burrill, Alexander Burrill, Andy Checchia, Danielle Cortina, Peter Crizer, Robert DeMello, Sandy DeMello, Kim Deschamps, Jaelyn Deschamps, Ken Fontaine, N.L. Gray, Holly Gubanc, Pam Harvey, James Henderson, Katherine Henderson, Amy Houser, Carter Houser, Emma Houser, Michael Houser, John Jones, Lynn Kanyock, Katie Kietzman, Brad Lamphere, William Louis, Lou Manfredi, Johnice McCoy, Don Miller, Stephanie Miller, Melissa Neill, Robert Neill, Jim Newman, Erin Pedone, Mary Pine, Kathryn Pruett, Phil Pruett, Jim Sammons, Avo Siismets, Devon Slavic, Karina Whitaker, Chizuko Williamson, Jen Wessell, and Zeke Wessell.
This same week, on Thursday, August 12, Electric Boat, along with Bill Louis and the MDA-UAW Local 571, were honored at the United Way Community Celebration, also held at Mohegan Sun. This celebration is aimed at honoring outstanding achievements in community engagement, fundraising, and program impact over the past year.
The ‘Gemma Moran Live United Award for Inspiration’ was presented to Bill Louis and the MDA-UAW Local 571 for their collective community engagement, which includes sponsoring multiple United Way programs, events, and volunteering opportunities.
The ‘Live United Award of Excellence’ was given to General Dynamics Electric Boat and the Electric Boat Employees’ Community Services Association, both supportive partners of United Way and the entire southeastern Connecticut community. Despite not being able to run a traditional campaign last year due to COVID, Electric Boat had an increase in giving and provided a very generous corporate gift. EB and EBESCA’s engagement extends way beyond traditional fundraising, also including food, turkey, and toy drives, volunteering at food centers, helping with mobile pantry distributions, as well as organizing multiple ‘Day of Caring’ events throughout the year. These engagement activities affect the lives of so many people in need and the nonprofit world, and this award goes to show that these efforts were appreciated and recognized by so many.
Congratulations to Bill Louis and the MDA-UAW Local 571, the EBECSA, and Electric Boat on their well-deserved recognition and awards!
