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title: "April is National Volunteer Month: Celebrating 2020 Community Volunteerism"
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# [April is National Volunteer Month: Celebrating 2020 Community Volunteerism](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/april-is-national-volunteer-month-celebrating-2020-community-volunteerism)

 Written by [Mandy Saucerman](https://blog.citizensenergygroup.com/engauge/author/mandy-saucerman) | 4/22/21 3:35 PM

Although many volunteer events were canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, Citizens Energy Group would like to recognize our employees for continuing to support the community. 

In early 2020, before the pandemic, many employees volunteered at the Sharing the Dream event and for the tax-preparation program. 

In addition, several employees volunteered in the community on their own. Each year, through Citizens’ Community Volunteer Support Program, employees and retirees have the opportunity to earn a $250 grant for a non-profit organization for which they volunteer. Employees normally must volunteer at least 50 hours for an organization in order to be eligible for the grant; due to the pandemic, the threshold for 2020 was lowered to 20 hours.  

Below is a list of community volunteers and the organizations for which they earned $250 grants: 

**Debi Bardhan-Akala:** Julian Center 

**Michelle Bennington:** Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana 

**Steve Berube:** Pennington Park Church 

**Ed Bukovac: **Conner Prairie 

**Jessica Castellanos:** Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center 

**Olivia Hawbaker:** Coburn Place 

**Jason Howard:** Friends of Westfield High School Lacrosse 

**Chris Kennedy:** Fountains of Hope 

**Dan Koiro:** United States Civil Air Patrol – USAF Auxiliary 

**Andy Lutz: **Franklin Township Youth Football Club LLC 

**Bob Messmer (retiree):** Hunger Inc. 

**Beth Noel: **Learning Trails and TheraTails 

**Ann Shutters: **Opening Doors Inc. 

**Jerry Sikes:** Indianapolis Zoological Society  

**Shannon Stahley: **Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center 

 

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