FOLSOM - In recognition of Giving Tuesday, SJI has partnered with its employees to donate more than $350,000 in critical support to local, regional and statewide community-based organizations.
SJI’s annual Employee Giving Campaign empowers the company’s more than 1,200 employees to enrich local communities by pledging a monetary contribution to a selection of nonprofit organizations. The company further provides a dollar-for-dollar match for all employee donations/pledges.
“This year, our employees raised the most donations in our company’s history,” President and CEO Mike Renna said in a release. “I’m incredibly proud of our employees’ generosity and our shared commitment to make a positive impact in the communities we serve.”
SJI’s 2024 Employee Giving Campaign recipients include:
• American Red Cross New Jersey
• Community FoodBank of New Jersey
• New Jersey Veterans Network
• The Nature Conservancy
• The South Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy
• New Jersey Association of Counties
“The American Red Cross is grateful to the generous employees of SJI who have pledged more than $23,000 to our humanitarian work,” said Rachel Lippoff, executive director of American Red Cross of Southern NJ. “We are equally grateful to SJI for matching their employees’ giving, bringing the total amount of pledged support for the Red Cross from SJI to more than $46,000. We value this ongoing partnership, and we look forward to many years of collaboration with SJI to help prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies.”
“Incredible partnerships like the one we have with SJI allow CFBNJ to continue to serve the growing need in our communities,” said Elizabeth McCarthy, president and CEO of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. “We are honored by the generosity of SJI's employees, and we’re thrilled that this donation is enough to provide food for more than 300,000 meals for our neighbors in need.”
“We are immensely grateful to SJI for its generous support,” said Frank “Doc” Schupp, director of Veteran Outreach New Jersey Veterans Network. “This donation not only strengthens our mission to serve our veterans but also exemplifies the true spirit of community and compassion. Together, we’re making a lasting impact on the lives of those who’ve sacrificed for our nation.”
“We need all hands on deck to tackle species loss and climate change in New Jersey and across the world,” said Dr. Barbara Brummer, The Nature Conservancy’s New Jersey State director. “The Nature Conservancy is grateful to SJI’s employees and leadership for supporting conservation.”
In addition to the money raised via the Employee Giving Campaign, SJI and its subsidiaries, South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas provide meaningful aid to local nonprofits and organizations that deliver critical support to those in need. These organizations include local medical and first responder agencies, youth sports and recreation programs, university foundations and economic development organizations.
For more information about SJI and its subsidiaries visit https://www.sjindustries.com.