TCP, Inc. Kicks off USO Campaign with Parade, Block Party

Campaign to raise $25,000 to support local troops

Aurora, Ohio (August 13, 2008) – Energy efficient lighting innovator TCP, Inc. successfully kicked off a campaign to support the Northern Ohio USO at its August 13 event “A Hero’s Light: One light until they all come home.” Residents and local businesses donated care package items and bought special “Hero’s Light” compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) packages to support the troops serving overseas.
 
“This program, ‘A Hero’s Light’, is the start of a new partnership for us with the USO, with the goal that we hope we share with every American – to support the brave men and women who dedicate their lives for our freedom,” said Ellis Yan, CEO, TCP, Inc.

More than 400 people gathered outside TCP’s corporate headquarters where a parade complete with veterans, marching bands and city officials started the celebration. Local businesses bought “Hero’s Light” shippers, each containing 132 CFLs, to share with employees or to use in their own facilities to increase energy efficiency. TCP has already sold 54 shippers – with the company well on its way to reaching its goal of 250 shippers, totaling a donation of $25,000 to the Northern Ohio USO. To commemorate the successful campaign launch, the USO gave TCP its “wings” and named it a corporate angel.

For more information about donating money or care package items or to purchase a CFL shipper to support the USO, visit www.tcpi.com or call (330) 995-1630.

TCP, Inc. is the global leader in energy efficient lighting innovations dedicated to creating high-quality products that are brighter, longer lasting and better for the environment.  Headquartered outside Cleveland, Ohio, the company manufactures nearly 1.4 million energy saving compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) every day, accounting for a majority of the CFLs sold in the United States and an annual reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of more than 118 million pounds.  The company markets a variety of energy efficient lighting products for professional, specifier and consumer markets under several brands including n:vision at The Home Depot, SpringLight, and ecoVations.  TCP’s extensive product line extends beyond CFLs and includes LED lamps and fixtures, cold cathode lamps, exit and emergency lighting, HID, decorative and outdoor fixtures, as well as the first ever linear lamp, ballast and fixture offering.  TCP is a privately held company, employing more than 15,000 people globally and totaled more than $300 million in sales in 2007, a more than fivefold increase since 2000. For more information, visit us at www.tcpi.com or call (800) 324-1496.