GE Appliance employees giving back to Louisville with year of community service – WLKY Louisville

A blue wave of GE Appliance employees flooded Louisville neighborhoods Friday, all part of a yearlong community service project.The employees traded in their day jobs and picked up shovels, hammers and saws. Friday marked the kickoff to the company's Blue Wave Initiative. The goal is to support neighborhoods across Louisville.T.J. Berhow has worked at GE Appliances for nearly 15 years. He's leading the service project at Grace James Academy, where they're remodeling the teacher's lounge, enhancing the GE Appliances STEAM lab and building eight outdoor benches for students.The Grace James project is one of six volunteer service projects across the city. Berhow said it's a great feeling to know they're helping, and he said for many employees, volunteering for the first time can be a life-changing experience."It opens their eyes, it gives them perspective, it helps them get involved," Berhow said. "It helps them learn. It helps them grow with something. They walk away with a good feeling for helping somebody else and also maybe learning a few things."

A blue wave of GE Appliance employees flooded Louisville neighborhoods Friday, all part of a yearlong community service project.

The employees traded in their day jobs and picked up shovels, hammers and saws. Friday marked the kickoff to the company's Blue Wave Initiative. The goal is to support neighborhoods across Louisville.

T.J. Berhow has worked at GE Appliances for nearly 15 years. He's leading the service project at Grace James Academy, where they're remodeling the teacher's lounge, enhancing the GE Appliances STEAM lab and building eight outdoor benches for students.

The Grace James project is one of six volunteer service projects across the city. Berhow said it's a great feeling to know they're helping, and he said for many employees, volunteering for the first time can be a life-changing experience.

"It opens their eyes, it gives them perspective, it helps them get involved," Berhow said. "It helps them learn. It helps them grow with something. They walk away with a good feeling for helping somebody else and also maybe learning a few things."

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