PECO Green Region Celebrates 10th Anniversary with 23 Grants for Environmental Projects
August 05 2014 - 1:21PM
Business Wire
Company announces special grants for projects
benefitting local youth
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the PECO Green Region
program, PECO has provided 18 municipalities and five nonprofit
organizations with $150,000 in grant funding for environmental
projects throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. PECO Green
Region, the company’s municipal open space and environmental grant
program, has awarded nearly $1.4 million for more than 180 projects
since its inception in 2004.
Recognizing the importance of fostering future environmental
leaders, PECO and Natural Lands Trust – the region’s leading land
conservation organization – also are offering a special 10th
anniversary round of grants dedicated to environmental projects
that benefit our region’s youth. Municipalities can apply for a
$10,000 grant to be used to develop projects such as gardens,
natural playscapes and nature trails. Grants will be awarded to one
municipality in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties
and one nonprofit in Philadelphia.
For more information and to download an application for this
special round of grants, visit www.natlands.org/greenregion.
Applications are due October 3, 2014.
PECO and Natural Lands Trust have awarded the 2014 Green Region
grants to the following municipalities and nonprofit
organizations:
- Bucks County: Doylestown Borough
($1,250), Langhorne Borough ($8,500), Morrisville Borough ($7,500),
New Britain Borough ($10,000) and Upper Southampton Township
($5,000)
- Chester County: Charlestown
Township ($10,000), East Coventry Township ($5,000), Schuylkill
Township ($10,000) and North Coventry Township ($5,000)
- Delaware County: Haverford
Township ($5,000), Marple Township ($10,000), Nether Providence
Township ($5,000), Rose Valley Borough ($3,000), Rutledge Borough
($2,000) and Swarthmore Borough ($5,000)
- Montgomery County: Lower
Frederick Township ($9,200), Lower Moreland Township ($10,000) and
Upper Pottsgrove Township ($8,000)
- Philadelphia: Friends of Clark
Park ($6,500), Neighborhood Gardens Trust ($6,500), Powelton
Village Civic Association ($4,000), University City District
($6,500) and Urban Tree Connection ($6,500)
“The success of the first 10 years of the PECO Green Region
program are a testament to our commitment to preserving the
environment across the region,” said Craig Adams, PECO president
and CEO. “I am thrilled to celebrate our efforts by offering the
opportunity for communities to engage children in the importance of
preservation in the environments where they live and play.”
“From trails and suburban parks to community gardens in
Philadelphia, this year’s PECO Green Region grant projects are a
powerful reminder of the diverse ways in which green spaces touch
the lives of the region’s residents,” said Molly Morrison,
president of Natural Lands Trust. “As always, we are inspired by
the creativity and passion of each of the communities that applied
and by PECO’s decade-long commitment to making this region an even
more rewarding place to live.”
Municipalities can apply for a Green Region grant of up to
$10,000 per project each year. A committee with representatives
from PECO, county agencies and conservation organizations reviews
each application and selects the projects to receive funding.
From PECO Green Region and operating an environmentally-friendly
fleet, to launching PECO Smart Ideas to help our customers save
energy and money, all of PECO’s environmental efforts contribute to
and support Exelon 2020: A Low-Carbon Roadmap, the comprehensive
environmental strategy of our parent company.
Editor’s Note: PECO Communications can provide details of
specific projects that will be funded through the Green Region
program upon request.
Based in Philadelphia, PECO is an electric and natural gas
utility subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC). PECO serves
1.6 million electric and more than 500,000 natural gas customers in
southeastern Pennsylvania and employs about 2,400 people in the
region. PECO delivered 85.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas and
37.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2013. Founded in
1881, PECO is one of the Greater Philadelphia Region's most active
corporate citizens, providing leadership, volunteer and financial
support to numerous arts and culture, education, environmental,
economic development and community programs and organizations. For
more information visit PECO.com, and connect with the company on
Facebook and Twitter.
Natural Lands Trust, the region’s largest land conservation
organization, preserves the forests, fields, wetlands, and streams
that are essential to the sustainability and quality of life in
eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. The organization owns
and manages 42 nature preserves totaling more than 22,000 acres and
has helped hundreds of private landowners and area communities
fulfill their conservation goals. Information about Natural Lands
Trust and nature preserves that are open to the public is available
online at www.natlands.org or by calling 610-353-5587.
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PECODebra Yemenijian,
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TrustOliver Bass, 610-353-5587 x. 244oliver.bass@natlands.org
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