CINCINNATI, Sept. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy
is issuing a challenge: Donate toward a classroom learning project
in Greater Cincinnati, and Duke
Energy will match it – dollar-for-dollar.
The Classroom Crowdfunding Challenge is a partnership between
the Duke Energy Foundation and DonorsChoose.org to help local
public school teachers bring engaging science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM) projects into their classrooms.
Here's how it works:
- Public school teachers can submit STEM project proposals (up to
$2,000 per project) on
DonorsChoose.org.
- Anyone can visit DonorsChoose.org, browse eligible projects and
make a donation.
- Duke Energy will match donations, dollar-for-dollar, up to
$200,000.
- Once a project is fully-funded, DonorsChoose.org buys the
project materials and ships them directly to the teacher's
school.
"Teachers are at the core of our communities, and some of the
biggest influences in the lives of our children," said Jim Henning, president of Duke Energy Ohio and
Kentucky. "We're challenging our
community to join this crowdfunding campaign, and help teachers
bring innovative STEM projects to life for their students."
Duke Energy's $200,000 commitment,
along with crowdsourced funds, will bring $400,000 worth of STEM education projects to
public schools in Greater
Cincinnati.
"We're deeply grateful for Duke Energy's support of Ohio and Kentucky STEM projects," said
Charles Best, founder of
DonorsChoose.org. "So many local teachers will now have tools they
need to teach and inspire our next generation of scientists and
engineers."
Teachers can visit DonorsChoose.org/teachers to submit a
project. Qualifying projects already posted to the site will
automatically be eligible for Duke Energy's matching funds.
Parents and other members of the community can contribute to
these projects by going to DonorsChoose.org and searching for
projects by either school name or selecting the "Math and Science"
project category.
About the Duke Energy Foundation
The Duke Energy
Foundation provides philanthropic support to address the needs of
the communities where its customers live and work. In 2015, the
foundation provided more than $30
million in charitable gifts. The foundation's education
focus spans kindergarten to career, particularly science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM), early childhood literacy
and workforce development. It also supports the environment and
community impact initiatives, including arts and culture.
Duke Energy employees and retirees actively contribute to their
communities as volunteers and leaders at a wide variety of
nonprofit organizations. Duke Energy is committed to building on
its legacy of community service. For more information,
visit duke-energy.com/foundation.
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