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title: "2022 Third Annual Giving Project"
date: 2022-12-14
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# 2022 Third Annual Giving Project

At ECT, we continue our giving tradition — a holiday project to support non-profits doing outstanding work. This year each employee was invited to nominate an organization focused on environmental topics and causes that matter most today.

The nominations were reviewed by the 2022 Giving Project Selection Committee comprised of members from each division, as well as our Board Chair and CEO. The Selection Committee ultimately identified five winners to receive a financial gift totaling $15,000. Special thanks to the nominators who shared their passion for the organizations: Annette DeMaria, Callie McAdoo, Jason Cooper and Rebecca Powell.

Happy Holidays from your friends at ECT!

**Click the logos below to learn about each cause and our peers who nominated them.**

 ![](https://www.ectinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Giving-Project-Web-Graphic-1-1024x1024.jpg)  
 ![](https://www.ectinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Alliance-nudged-768x768.jpg)  
 “The **Alliance for the Great Lakes** actively advocates for environmental justice, clean drinking water, plastic and agricultural pollution prevention, and invasive species mitigation. They touch on topics relevant to ECT.”

Nominated by:   
Rebecca Powell, Operations Director  
 [  
 Visit ](https://greatlakes.org/)  
 ![](https://www.ectinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Save-the-Manatee-Card-1024-768x768.jpg)  
 “Many ECT team members live in Florida where manatees are the state marine mammal and a keystone species for monitoring habitat changes. My son and his partner volunteer with **Save the Manatee Club** educating the public on why we should protect these gentle creatures.”

Nominated by:   
Julie Foran, Contracts Specialist  
 [  
 Visit ](https://www.savethemanatee.org/%20)  
 ![](https://www.ectinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Healthy-Schools-Campaign-Card-1024-768x768.jpg)  
 **“Healthy Schools Campaign**  is changing the environment in which young children grow and learn – transforming blighted urban spaces into green playgrounds.”

Nominated by:  
 Jason Cooper, Operations Director, Landscape Architect  
 [  
 Visit ](https://healthyschoolscampaign.org/%20)  
 ![](https://www.ectinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Friends-of-the-Rouge-Card-1024-768x768.jpg)  
 “Much of my career has centered around improving the water quality of the Rouge River. Although the water quality is not perfect, it has greatly improved over the last 25 years. I actively support the stewardship efforts of  **Friends of the Rouge**  to help change the perception of Michigan’s most urbanized watershed.”

Nominated by:   
Annette DeMaria, Principal Engineer  
 [  
 Visit ](https://therouge.org/%20)  
 ![](https://www.ectinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Current-Problems-Card-1024-768x768.jpg)  
 “I love that **Current Problems** is keeping one of Florida’s most precious recourses beautiful. They work toward uniting community and making people care about what is around them, which is priceless.”

Nominated by:   
Callie McAdoo, Associate Scientist  
 [  
 Visit ](https://www.currentproblems.org/%20)

## Past Giving Project Recipients

- [All Faiths Food Bank ](https://allfaithsfoodbank.org/)
- [Back to School Illinois](https://www.b2sa.org/)
- [Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw County](https://www.bbbswashtenaw.org/)
- [Bread of the Mighty Food Bank](https://breadofthemighty.org/) \*
- [Children’s Home Society North Central Florida Region](https://chsfl.org/)
- [Food Gatherers](https://www.foodgatherers.org/)
- [Fungi Foundation](https://www.ffungi.org/)
- [Gainesville Community Ministry](http://www.gcmhelp.org/home0.aspx)
- [Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan](https://www.gcfb.org/)
- [Grace Centers of Hope](https://gracecentersofhope.org/)
- [GRACE Marketplace](https://www.gracemarketplace.org/)
- [Greater Chicago Food Depository](https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/)
- [Hubbard House](https://www.hubbardhouse.org/)
- [Metropolitan Ministries](https://www.metromin.org/)
- [Oxford United Methodist Church Neighbors Feeding Neighbors](http://www.oumc.org/community-dinner.html)
- [Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network](https://www.peacefulpaths.org/)
- [Sleep in Heavenly Peace](https://shpbeds.org/chapter/mi-auburn/)
- [The Watershed Center](https://gtbay.org/)
- [Youth Justice Fund](https://www.yjfund.org/)

\*Two-time recipient