Arizona Public Service employees volunteered across Arizona on April 29 for the company’s largest Day of Service, marking APS’s 140th anniversary. More than 1,000 APS employee volunteers participated in activities such as planting trees, restoring habitats, and supporting food banks and nonprofits focused on community wellbeing.
The event aimed to honor the company’s long history in Arizona by giving back to communities throughout the state. Volunteers planted over 140 trees in locations including Florence, Yuma, and Wickenburg. They also collected more than 300 bags of trash during restoration efforts at five wildlife corridors: Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area in Phoenix, Lake Pleasant in Peoria, Goldwater Lake in Prescott, Rim Lakes near Payson, and Ashurst Lake near Flagstaff. These clean-ups were completed with support from local organizations such as Arizona Game & Fish and city parks departments.
APS employees helped pack around 6,000 food boxes at St. Mary’s Food Bank (Phoenix and Surprise), United Food Bank (Mesa), and Flagstaff Food Bank to assist families facing food insecurity. Nearly 2,000 additional families received direct support at Phoenix and Surprise sites. Other efforts included assembling about 1,000 heat relief kits for St. Vincent de Paul and writing approximately 500 thank you cards to active-duty service members.
Arizona Public Service delivers power to about 1.4 million customers across Arizona according to the official website. The company operates as a regulated utility company under its corporate structure according to the official website, supplying electricity along with related services such as power delivery setup or transfer assistance programs according to the official website. Its service territory includes border towns as well as rural and urban areas within Arizona according to the official website.
Assistance programs like the Energy Support Program are available through APS for eligible households based on income or household size according to the official website.
APS’s anniversary activities reinforce what it describes as a legacy of service spanning generations—highlighting continued investment into communities throughout its history.
