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Xcel Energy Employees Gives Back During 'Day of Caring' in Hanover

As part of the Xcel Energy 2013 Day of Caring, more than 500 Xcel Energy employees, family members, retirees and friends volunteered at more than a dozen nonprofit organizations throughout Minnesota Saturday, Sept. 7.

Pictured (above) Xcel Energy employee Sue McNelly harvests prairie seeds for the Three Rivers Park District in Hanover.

Xcel Energy’s employees have donated more than 20,000 hours in 2012. 

“Xcel Energy’s employees are dedicated to giving back to the communities we serve, and our second annual Day of Caring provides us with a large-scale opportunity to help many organizations,” said Dave Sparby, president and CEO of  Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota, an Xcel Energy company.

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