Energy company supports championship tradition
of giving back through $500,000 in funding to non-profit
organizations
Constellation announced today the local Philadelphia charities
that will receive grants as part of this year’s Constellation
SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, which will be held June 9-12 at the
Philadelphia Cricket Club.
As championship sponsor, Constellation, through the
Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, will provide $500,000 in
funding to Philadelphia-area non-profit organizations focused in
the areas of education, youth development, affordable housing, and
health care.
“Constellation and our parent company, Exelon, have a long
history of serving Pennsylvania, so we are pleased to be able to
help support local organizations here that are making a
difference,” said Bruce Stewart, senior vice president and chief
marketing officer for Constellation. “Giving back to the
communities we serve is a key part of Constellation’s culture, and
an important part of the Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS
Championship.”
Located throughout the greater Philadelphia area, the 2016
charities are:
ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter provides help for
today and hope for tomorrow for ALS patients, their families, and
caregivers living in the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New
Jersey, and Delaware.
Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic provides free medical and
dental care to low-income, uninsured adults and children in Bucks
County. The clinic has had over 50,000 patient visits, serving over
11,000 adults and children.
Back on My Feet combats homelessness through the power of
running and community support by providing practical training and
employment resources for achieving independence.
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health partners with families,
schools and communities to help children, adolescents and adults
faced with intellectual and developmental disabilities achieve
happiness and personal fulfillment.
The First Tee of Greater Philadelphia is a youth development
organization that provides educational programs that build
character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy
choices through the game of golf.
Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA serves more than 160,000
members and 240,000 individuals a year— regardless of age, income
or background— to nurture the potential of children and teens,
improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide
opportunities to give back and support neighbors.
HEADstrong Foundation, has supported more than 12,500 patients
and their families since 2007 in an effort to fulfill the vision of
its late founder Nicholas Colleluori to improve the quality of life
of those affected by cancer.
Philadelphia Outward Bound School instills in its students a
desire to serve and helps them gain strength of character and
leadership skills through experience-based outdoor leadership
programs for youth and adults.
The J. Wood Platt Caddie Scholarship Trust was created in 1958
by the Golf Association of Philadelphia in honor of Philadelphia’s
premier golfer of the era, J. Wood Platt, who was also the
scholarship’s co-founder and first contributor, to financially aid
deserving caddies in their pursuit of higher education.
“The most rewarding aspect of this Championship is being able to
leave a charitable footprint in the Philadelphia community,” said
Joe Rotellini, executive director of the Constellation SENIOR
PLAYERS Championship. “Thanks to our title sponsor, Constellation,
our championship volunteers, and other efforts, we are able to
support these wonderful causes."
The Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS has donated more than $10
million to charity since 1992. It is one of five major
championships during the PGA TOUR Champions season.
For more information on the Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS
Championship, please visit cspgolf.com or call the championship
office at (781) 205-2040. For updates and a behind-the-scenes look
at championship preparations, follow the championship at
facebook.com/SENIORPLAYERS, twitter.com/seniorplayers and
instagram.com/cspgolf.
About Constellation
Constellation is a leading competitive retail supplier of power,
natural gas and energy products and services for homes and
businesses across the continental United States. Constellation's
family of retail businesses serves approximately 2 million
residential, public sector and business customers, including more
than two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Baltimore-based Constellation
is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s
leading competitive energy provider, with 2015 revenues of
approximately $34.5 billion, and more than 32,700 megawatts of
owned capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and
lowest-cost power generation fleets. Learn more at
www.constellation.com or on Twitter at @ConstellationEG
About the Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship
The Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS is one of five major
championships on the PGA TOUR’s Champions Tour for eligible
professionals age 50 and over. Bernhard Langer won the 2014 event
at Fox Chapel Golf Club in Pittsburgh, Pa. against a field of 81
Champions Tour players, one of the strongest of the year. With his
victory, Langer earned a place in the field at the PGA TOUR’s THE
PLAYERS Championship in 2015 and also claimed the season-long
Charles Schwab Cup competition as the leading player on the
Champions Tour. The Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS has generated more
than $9.5 million for charity since 1992.
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