NORWICH PUBLIC UTILITIES TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL ‘WEEKS’

Norwich — Norwich Public Utilities will recognize three national weeks between Oct. 6 and 13 with a series of employee and public activities to acknowledge Public Power Week, Public Gas Week and National Customer Service Weeks.

“Public Power and Public Gas companies operate under different business models than investor-owned utilities, a distinction that is reflected in the relationships we have with our customers and our communities,” NPU General Manager Chris LaRose said in a press release. “And at the end of the day, we pride ourselves on meeting, and trying to exceed, the needs of our customers as we provide them with electricity, natural gas, water and wastewater services.”

NPU will mark each of the weeks of recognition with the following activities:

■ “Coffee with Chris” – LaRose will meet with customers to answer questions and listen to concerns at the NPU Customer Service Center, 173 N. Main St., from 1 to 2 p.m. today, from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday and from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

■ On Tuesday, NPU will launch its 2019-20 United Way of Southeastern Connecticut Campaign, with a goal of increasing NPU’s support for the United Way by 4 percent. Over the past five years, NPU employees have contributed more than $155,000 to support United Way, with more than 120 employees making either regular or one-time contributions each year.

■ At one point during the week, NPU will announce the community partner who will be supported with a Day of Caring, which will include the investment of the time and talents of dozens NPU employees who will spend a day working on the buildings and grounds of a local nonprofit.