New Haven’s UIL Holdings Corp. – the parent company of four New England utilities – launched an employee contribution program this week to assist in the relief efforts of the Japanese earthquake.
The company will match half of all employee contributions to the fund, which will be made to the American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, Salvation Army, International Medical Corps, Save the Children, World Vision, Americares and CARE.
“In this extraordinary time of need, it is important that we think globally, but act locally,” UIL CEO James Torgerson said in a statement. “UIL employees have unselfishly assisted these types of efforts in the past and I am sure will do so again.”
UIL Holdings has more than 1,800 employees at United Illuminating, Southern Connecticut Gas, Connecticut Natural Gas and Berkshire Gas.
