SAN
DIEGO, Jan. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra
(NYSE: SRE) and Sempra Foundation today announced up to
$1 million in charitable
contributions to support those impacted by the California wildfires. Sempra Foundation,
founded and solely funded by Sempra, announced up to $750,000 in charitable contributions. Sempra also
announced up to $250,000 of
shareholder contributions to further support those impacted.
"We are grateful for the work of first responders and utility
workers who are doing all they can to protect communities, and we
are deeply saddened that so many have been displaced or lost their
homes," said Lisa Larroque
Alexander, senior vice president at Sempra. "We are
dedicated to supporting our communities and our people to help them
recover."
Sempra Foundation is pledging up to $750,000 to support disaster relief efforts in
the greater Los Angeles community.
This includes donations to the American Red Cross Los Angeles
Region and Team Rubicon, a veteran-led humanitarian organization
that serves communities before, during and after disasters and
crises to support relief and recovery efforts, as well as matching
employee contributions to eligible community organizations
supporting fire relief as part of its continuous program to
encourage employees across the Sempra family of companies to
volunteer and support causes in their communities.
Sempra also intends to establish and contribute up to
$250,000 to the Sempra Relief Fund,
an assistance fund to support employees from within the Sempra
family of companies directly affected by disasters.
"As we extend our hearts to all those impacted by the wildfires,
we will pull from our collective strength to support one another,"
Alexander said. "Together, we can help our colleagues, neighbors
and communities safely navigate this crisis, get back on their feet
and begin to restore their lives."
About Sempra
Sempra is a leading North American energy
infrastructure company focused on delivering energy to nearly 40
million consumers. As owner of one of the largest energy networks
on the continent, Sempra is electrifying and improving the energy
resilience of some of the world's most significant economic
markets, including California,
Texas, Mexico and global energy markets. The company
is recognized as a leader in sustainable business practices and for
its high-performance culture focused on safety and operational
excellence, as demonstrated by Sempra's inclusion in the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index North America and in The Wall Street Journal's
Best Managed Companies. More information about Sempra is available
at sempra.com and on social media @Sempra.
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