For Immediate Release:
July 18, 2024
LaQuisha Parks
Vice President of Energy Services and Corporate Communications
laquisha.parks@energyunited.com
ENERGYUNITED FOUNDATION DONATES MORE THAN $170,000 IN SECOND QUARTER TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE EFFORTS
STATESVILLE, N.C. – The EnergyUnited Foundation donated $172,270.76 to individuals, families, households and nonprofit organizations in the second quarter of 2024. Donations to 100 applications were approved for individuals, families and nonprofit applications.
“The EnergyUnited Foundation is committed to supporting and uplifting our communities,” said LaQuisha Parks, vice president of energy services and corporate communications for EnergyUnited. “This community assistance will ensure that families and individuals will receive critical support for shelter, utilities, emergencies and other humane needs.”
Part of the EnergyUnited Foundation’s community giving includes support for nonprofit organizations throughout EnergyUnited’s 19-county service area. In the second quarter, the Foundation awarded $45,000 to nonprofit organizations.
The EnergyUnited Foundation is a voluntary, member-funded non-profit organization supported by EnergyUnited’s Operation Round-Up program. More than 80,000 EnergyUnited members choose to participate in the program by ‘rounding up’ their electric bills each month. The maximum monthly contribution for an individual member with one account is 99 cents. Each of these small contributions are pooled together in a single fund managed by the EnergyUnited Foundation to support needy individuals, families, and essential nonprofit organizations that complete an application explaining the reason and purpose for their requested grant.
About EnergyUnited EnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is the largest electric cooperative in North Carolina with 141,540 member connections. Headquartered in Statesville, EnergyUnited provides electric service in portions of 19 counties in west central North Carolina which include Alexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Wilkes and Yadkin. Visit energyunited.com to learn more about the cooperative’s energy services and community programs.
The EnergyUnited Foundation provided $10,000 grants to The Hope House Foundation and Dove House CAC. Pictured left is Debra Citta, program coordinator, EnergyUnited; Debbie O’Handley, executive director, The Hope House Foundation. Pictured right is Debra Citta and Amy Magan, director of development, Dove House CAC.
The EnergyUnited Foundation provided a $10,000 grant to Bags of Hope and a $5,000 grant to Everybody Has A Story Ministry. Pictured left is Nicole Fiehler, program coordinator, Bags of Hope; Debra Citta, program coordinator, EnergyUnited; Ashley Nydish, founder and board president, Bags of Hope. Pictured right is Zandra Adderly, member support specialist, EnergyUnited; Marianna Frank, founder and president, Everybody Has A Story Ministry; Thomas Frank, founder and vice president, Everybody Has A Story Ministry; Sheila Sink, member support administrator, EnergyUnited.
