Exelon Receives Major Award for Environmental Stewardship, Parks and Education Support
November 17 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Mayor presents award from national nonprofit
to a lead supporter of The 606
The Trust for Public Land presented its Land for People award,
the organization’s highest honor, to Chicago-based Exelon
Corporation in recognition of its deep support for parks,
conservation and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
education. Mayor Rahm Emanuel presented the award at the
celebration luncheon in Chicago on Monday.
This press release features multimedia. View
the full release here:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171117005138/en/
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel presents The
Trust for Public Land's 'Land for People' Award to Exelon at the
national organization's annual celebration luncheon. The award is
the Trust's highest honor. (From left: Bridget Reidy, executive
vice president, Exelon; Emanuel.) (Photo: Business Wire)
“The Trust for Public Land reserves this award for people and
organizations that demonstrate exemplary service in creating parks
and conserving land for people,” said Will Rogers, president and
CEO of the San Francisco-based conservation organization. “Through
its philanthropic programs, Exelon meets that mark by every
measure, and the company has been particularly important to
conservation, parks, and education here in Chicago.”
“Exelon is proud to support efforts in Chicago that not only
help the environment, but also contribute to fostering healthy,
vibrant communities for generations to come,” said Exelon President
and CEO Chris Crane. “As a long-time partner with the Trust for
Public Land in developing Chicago’s 606 trail, we are honored to
receive this recognition for our efforts to make the city a safer,
brighter, cleaner place for everyone to enjoy.”
In 2012, Exelon donated $5 million in seed funding for The 606,
Chicago’s innovative park-and-trail project in a campaign led by
The Trust for Public Land. This support created vital momentum for
the project and helped it win an additional $50 million in federal
grants. Opened in 2015, The 606 is today improving the lives of
thousands of residents on the city’s Northwest Side. The Trust for
Public Land estimates that 80,000 people live within a 10-minute
walk of this revolutionary 3-mile-long park-and-trail system.
Continuing that support — and as part of its national commitment
to STEM education — Exelon has been a major underwriter of
educational programing along The 606. In 2013, the company created
and funded the position of Exelon Fellow to work with the 20
schools adjacent to the park-and-trail system to integrate elements
of The 606 into their curriculum. Programming includes workshops,
field trips and research projects as well as after school
activities on The 606.
“By supporting these park-based educational programs, Exelon is
helping to create the next generation of Chicago conservationists,”
The Trust for Public Land’s Rogers said.
Exelon, a Fortune 500 company, provides energy and energy
services in 48 states, DC, and Canada. Last year, the company
awarded more than $50 million in charitable grants in the areas of
education, the environment, arts and culture and community
development. The company’s commitment to public lands in Chicago
extends beyond The 606 to also include efforts to bring new,
state-of-the-art recreation facilities to Addams-Medill Park and
Gately Park.
About The Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for
people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to
come. Millions of people live near a Trust for Public Land park,
garden, or natural area, and millions more visit these sites every
year. To support The Trust for Public Land and share why nature
matters to you, visit www.tpl.org.
About Exelon
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is a Fortune 100 energy company
with the largest number of utility customers in the U.S. Exelon
does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada and
had 2016 revenue of $31.4 billion. Exelon’s six utilities deliver
electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers
in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City Electric, BGE,
ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco subsidiaries. Exelon is one
of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with more than
35,500 megawatts of nuclear, gas, wind, solar and hydroelectric
generating capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and
lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company’s Constellation
business unit provides energy products and services to
approximately 2.2 million residential, public sector and business
customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100.
Follow Exelon on Twitter @Exelon.
View source
version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171117005138/en/
The Trust for Public LandTim Ahern,
415-710-9095Tim.ahern@tpl.orgorExelon CorporationRobin Gray,
202-637-0317robin.levy@exeloncorp.com
Exelon (NYSE:EXC)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Exelon (NYSE:EXC)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024