Celebrating Earth Day All Week Long
At AEP Ohio, building stronger, more connected communities isn’t just a goal — it’s something our teams do every day. Whether it’s supporting students, showing up at local events or getting our hands dirty during park cleanups, that’s what our Power for Good commitment is all about.
To recognize Earth Day, employees partnered with organizations like Keep Columbus Beautiful and Columbus Recreation and Parks to help care for shared spaces across central Ohio. It’s a simple idea: we live here, we work here and we take pride in showing up for our communities.
“Earth Day has always meant something a little more personal to me, especially as a mom,” said Angie Schaefer, a business account manager. “It’s not about doing something huge or complicated. It’s about showing up, right where we already are, and taking care of the places we call home.”
That spirit was on full display as about 30 employees — many from our Columbus Southeast Service Center — rolled up their sleeves to clean up Fairwood and Deshler parks. For Amber Yeck, a business account manager, the impact hits close to home: “My family lives around here, and I’m proud to work for a company that gives us the time to do something meaningful like this.”
Our work was featured on 10TV news. Watch the coverage below.
Volunteerism continues to be a strong part of AEP Ohio’s culture.
“When I told my team we were going to clean up local parks, they were ready to jump in right away,” said Jason Stacy, a distribution system supervisor who helped organize the effort.
That kind of response is what turns a simple cleanup into something bigger — and it’s a great example of Power for Good in action.
I carry a trash bag in my vehicle because throwing down trash is something that we all should avoid. Most parks have trash cans, so really there’s no excuse for this.
I’m constantly picking up trash in my neighborhood were people ride down the road and throw things out their car windows. There needs to be more advertisement to help deter people from doing these things. The city spends money sending out literature about sexual predators, so I’m sure they could do a better job at helping control the city and state litter problems. Remember, “Give a Hoot, don’t pollute?”
We never see this advertised anymore.
We agree, Andrew! Thank you for taking time to make your community better for everyone.