Utilities are so well positioned for this-- given the natural monopolies, it means all customers in a service area know and (hopefully) trust the utility, so there is name recognition and power there. It's great to see that opportunity used for what's good-- not to mention the business value it provides, of course

These are all good goals that can really payoff for all involved. I worked for one of the Bell system companies. We had an all volunteer group called the pioneers. We did many local projects to help the community. One of the bestcwas repairing Talkinhmg Books for the Blind. I did that for over 15 years. We also combined with GE volunteers in the ELFUN Electronics is fun group. These were some of the nicest people who became life long friends.