- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Helping Employees Make an Impact in their Communities https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/82012?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/82012?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/82012?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Helping Employees Make an Impact in their Communities&body=ESG News from Duke Energy Corporation https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/82012?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Social Impact & Volunteering](/CSR-News/social-impact-volunteering) # Helping Employees Make an Impact in their Communities Jun 5, 2017 5:05 PM ET When Duke Energy’s Jamie Lynton and his wife planted some milkweed in their yard that attracted a few butterflies, it gave him an idea. Why not do this on a larger scale to offer a protected habitat for imperiled monarch butterflies as they migrate south? He first organized a Duke Energy In Action Teams4Good volunteer event and rounded up co-workers to build the first monarch butterfly “waystation” at Lapping Park in Clarksville, Indiana. Lynton even helped Clarksville secure a $2,500 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to pay for the plants and supplies. A few months later, Clarksville Elementary School students returned to the waystation to release monarch butterflies and learn about their migration patterns and the dangers they face. Teams4Good is part of the enhanced Duke Energy In Action program launched earlier in the year. Designed to empower employees and retirees to make a difference in the communities where they live and work, the program makes it easy for employees to volunteer their time and double their charitable contributions to the causes they’re passionate about. Other opportunities include Dollars4Good, which matches eligible donations made by employees; Hours4Good, through which employees can earn company grants when they volunteer their time; and Relief4Employees, which allows employees to support co-workers in need. The Duke Energy In Action program has been a hit in other areas of the Duke Energy territory. In Ohio, employees organized an Accounting for Kids Day to introduce financial literacy concepts to Cincinnati Public Schools students in a fun and interactive way. In North Carolina, employees at the Kings Mountain Generation Support Facility organized several volunteer events at the local Gateway Trail to create and maintain a butterfly garden. Learn more about the impact Duke Energy employees have on their communities in the [2016 Sustainability Report](http://sustainabilityreport.duke-energy.com/). [![logo](/sites/default/files/Clients/Duke-Energy-Logo-4c.jpg)](/profiles/duke-energy) ### More from Duke Energy Corporation ###### [Duke Energy Announces Loree Elswick as President of the Duke Energy Foundation](/news/duke-energy-announces-loree-elswick-president-duke-energy-foundation) Nov 18, 2025 8:30 AM ET ###### [Duke Energy Foundation Gives $100,000 to One SC Fund as Part of Annual Campaign To Help Fight Hunger in South Carolina](/news/duke-energy-foundation-gives-100000-one-sc-fund-part-annual-campaign-help-fight-hunger-south) Nov 12, 2025 8:30 AM ET ###### [A Home Run Partnership: Duke Energy Foundation, Tampa Bay Rays Donate $82,000 To Help Florida Customers Pay Energy Bills](/news/home-run-partnership-duke-energy-foundation-tampa-bay-rays-donate-82000-help-florida-customers) Oct 14, 2025 9:10 AM ET ###### [Duke Energy Foundation Awarded Corporate Social Impact Team of the Year by the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals](/news/duke-energy-foundation-awarded-corporate-social-impact-team-year-association-corporate) Oct 9, 2025 8:40 AM ET ###### [Building Momentum: Duke Energy Partners With Local Economic Development Organizations to Market High-Potential Industrial Sites in Connersville, Westfield](/news/building-momentum-duke-energy-partners-local-economic-development-organizations-market-high) Oct 7, 2025 9:15 AM ET ###### [Duke Energy Helps Communities Across Ohio and Kentucky Prepare Sites To Bring Local Investment, Jobs](/news/duke-energy-helps-communities-across-ohio-and-kentucky-prepare-sites-bring-local-investment) Oct 3, 2025 9:15 AM ET ###### [Duke Energy and Its Foundation Surpass $30 Million Over 10 Years To Support Community Resilience, Disaster Relief Efforts](/news/duke-energy-and-its-foundation-surpass-30-million-over-10-years-support-community-resilience) Oct 2, 2025 8:55 AM ET ###### [Nonprofits on the Frontlines of Helene Recovery Honored with Staff Care Grants](/news/nonprofits-frontlines-helene-recovery-honored-staff-care-grants) Sep 30, 2025 9:20 AM ET