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CAREERS WORKSHOP EVENT TO BE HELD AT SPSA'S WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT
(CHESAPEAKE, VA, October 13, 2006) – The Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) is hosting a career workshop event at its waste-to-energy plant in Portsmouth on Wednesday, October 18. The workshop will begin at 5:30 p.m.
The Career Fair is a project of the Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Council, a coalition of businesses committed to using employee volunteers to build a stronger community and stronger workforce. About 25 students from Children’s Resources -- Hampton Roads, ages 15 through 19, will meet with volunteers from the Council’s business members to learn more about future career opportunities. The event will include a tour to view SPSA’s operations.
SPSA is a member of the Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Council, which is a program of VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads, the region’s nonprofit resource center since 1957. Other council members include: Booz Allen Hamilton, Chubb Insurance, Cox Communications, Farm Fresh, GEICO, GVA Advantis, Hayes Seay Mattern & Mattern, KPMG, Marsh USA, Inc., NAI Harvey Lindsay, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Rose & Womble Realty Company, QVC, Virginia Natural Gas, VIRTEXCO Corporation, and Willcox & Savage.
Children’s Resources is a nonprofit organization that supports the work of Tidewater Regional Group Home Commission. To protect the confidentiality of the students, this event is closed to the media, however for more information on this career exploration project, contact Brenna Gintyrapp, Public Relations Administrator, 420-4700 or Diane Paluzzi, Vice President of Volunteer Hampton Roads-624-2400.
SPSA has been providing
efficient and environmentally sound waste disposal services to the region
and its residents since 1985. SPSA’s solid waste management system
includes waste-to-energy, yard waste composting, drop-off and curbside
recycling as well as other recycling programs, household hazardous waste
collection, landfilling, landfill gas-to-energy and education programs.
This integrated waste management system enables SPSA to put 57% of the
waste it receives to a beneficial use, thus allowing the region to reduce
its dependence on landfills.
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