AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The FirstEnergy
Foundation presented surprise $5,000
"Gifts of the Season" to eight non-profit agencies that are working
to make lives better in Pennsylvania communities served by FirstEnergy
Corp. (NYSE: FE) utilities Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec),
Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed), West Penn Power and Pennsylvania
Power Company (Penn Power).
Penelec service area recipients include:
- Healing Patch Children's Grief Program, Hollidaysburg and Ebensburg – Offers a peer support program
designed specifically for children and their families who have
suffered the loss of a loved one, such as a parent, sibling,
grandparent or close family member.
- Family Services and Children's Aid Society, Pittsburgh – Provides positive mentors for
youth as a program partner of The Mentoring Partnership of
Southwestern PA, which allows the organization to receive support
and assistance on various aspects of program development and
implementation.
Met-Ed service area recipients include:
- Berks County Community Foundation (Bridge Fund), Reading –
Offers mini-grants to support critical needs of juveniles or those
responsible for their care who are under the jurisdiction of
Berks County judges who handle
youth or domestic issues.
- Holiday Family Outreach, Inc, Gettysburg – Provides Christmas toys and food
to hundreds of low-income families in Adams County each year.
West Penn Power service area recipients include:
- Colby's Stars Foundation, Waynesburg – Supports families in southwestern
Pennsylvania and neighboring
communities who have children suffering from cancer.
- Youth Service Bureau, State
College – Provides prevention programs, family services and
residential homes to hundreds of Centre
County families each year.
Penn Power service area recipients include:
- Boy Scouts of America Moraine Trails Council, Butler – Provides a quality scouting program
to the youth and families of Butler
County to strengthen family relationships, teach healthy
living skills, foster self-esteem through personal achievement and
develop a sense of personal and community responsibility.
- New Castle Public Library, New
Castle – Funds will support the Children's Program, which
offers a weekly craft and educational experience for children ages
3 to 12 during the holidays at the library.
"We're pleased to provide this surprise support, particularly
during the holidays when the services these agencies offer are most
vital," said Dee Lowery, president
of the FirstEnergy Foundation. "The winners were chosen
secretly by FirstEnergy employees, who identified organizations in
their local areas that do extraordinary work to strengthen the
community. Our goal was to focus on programs that enhance
children's services or provide additional support for organizations
facing a critical need during the holiday season."
The FirstEnergy Foundation's "Gifts of the Season" campaign
includes 17 individual donations to non-profit organizations across
FirstEnergy's six-state service territory. Photos of FirstEnergy's
"Gifts of the Season" check presentations are being shared on
social media using the hashtag #GiftsofFE.
The FirstEnergy Foundation is funded solely by FirstEnergy Corp.
and provides support to non-profit, tax-exempt health and human
services agencies; educational organizations; cultural and arts
programs and institutions; and civic groups in areas served by
FirstEnergy's 10 electric operating companies and in areas where
the company conducts business.
Connect with FirstEnergy and its Pennsylvania companies online at
www.firstenergycorp.com, on Twitter at @Met_Ed, @Penelec,
@Penn_Power, @W_Penn_Power, or on Facebook at
www.Facebook.com/MetEdElectric, www.Facebook.com/PenelecElectric,
www.Facebook.com/PennPower, www.Facebook.com/WestPennPower.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational
excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one
of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving
customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, West Virginia,
Maryland and New York. The
company's transmission subsidiaries operate more than 24,000 miles
of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
regions.
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