Shane Lowney: Engineering A Way to Give

Back

A love of volunteering combined with a devotion to giving back to the community are traits

that Shane Lowney’s parents passed on to him at a very young age. Shane comes from a

long family lineage of volunteerism. His mother and father both spent a majority of their time

organizing various fund raising events. Shane’s dad also contributed his talents as an

Engineer on various projects within their community in Tampa, Florida. Similarly, Shane’s

mother initiated a family tradition of attending food drives and helping out at shelters. The

family was particularly active during the holiday season.

As a boy, Shane had a small lemonade stand – as most budding entrepreneurs do at that

age – and instead of using his earnings towards the latest toy or gadget, he asked his

parents if he could donate them. This attitude towards giving also appeared while in college

at the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Here, Shane Lowney met his now wife

Christine and the two bonded immediately over a mutual love for not only Science and

Engineering, but giving back as well. They were both a part of numerous community service

projects in their extracurricular time.

Now as an adult, Shane’s devotion to giving has not diminished in the slightest bit. In

addition to being a husband and successful Mechanical Engineer, Shane makes a point to

make time in his busy schedule for giving back. He and his wife Christine have continued

his family’s tradition of volunteering during the holidays at soup kitchens and homeless

shelters.

In addition to this, Shane has also donated to an array of charitable organizations. He and

Christine typically chose a couple foundations a year to personally sponsor. They devote

monetary gifts as well as large amounts of their time. Like his father, Shane has also

donated his talents as a Mechanical Engineer towards various building projects in the

Tampa, Florida area.

Shane and Christine do not yet have children of their own due largely in part to their hectic

schedules. Should they make the decision to start a family, they both agree that instilling

their values of compassion and giving are at the top of their list of parental duties.

Shane Lowney is a Tampa, Florida resident who was born and raised in the area among a

family determined to make the world a better place by lending a helping hand. With his

talents and prosperity as a businessman he has continued to honor their dream – which has

also become his own.