In celebration of Giving Tuesday, Constellation
today named 25 new grant recipients through its Community Champions
program and announced that the program is now open to residential
customers in all states where the company does business. Constellation’s
Community Champions allows residential electricity and natural gas
supply customers to nominate a local project or cause for grant funding.
During the final grant cycle for 2014, Constellation is donating nearly
$12,000 to community organizations in Maryland, New Jersey, Georgia and
Texas focused on education, youth development and environmental
projects. The next deadline for grant submissions is February 1, 2015.
“Constellation shares our customers’ dedication to giving back to their
communities and is proud to support their efforts,” said Bruce Stewart,
senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Constellation.
“Since the program launched one year ago, Constellation’s Community
Champions program has awarded over $60,000 in funding to more than 135
projects nominated by our residential electricity and natural gas
customers. We’re excited to expand the program to our residential
customers across all the states we serve.”
Constellation customer Christopher Woods will use his $500 Community
Champions grant to provide after-school music and literacy education
programs to low-income students through the Artportunity
Knocks program in Marietta, Ga.
“Our after-school programs empower youth through positive arts
self-expression, education and service,” said Woods. “Constellation’s
grant allows us to increase access for our community’s disadvantaged
youth to quality music and art education that will help shape their
futures.”
Hospice
of the Chesapeake requested a grant to purchase wooden frames to
present certificates of recognition to military veterans and their
families. The $500 Community Champions grant will fund its “Honor
Salute” program, though which U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen visit
veterans in hospice care and honor their military service.
Other Constellation customers have used grants to support the relocation
of part of the Appalachian Trail in Bear
Mountain State Park and to purchase amplifying equipment for the Brazoswood
Marching Band in Clute, Texas. A full list of grant recipients can
be viewed here.
Customers are encouraged to go online to nominate their favorite local
project or cause. To apply, visit www.constellation.com/communitychampions
and have your account number on hand to identify you as a Constellation
customer. Community-based efforts focusing on education, youth and the
environment are eligible for funding. Designated 501 (c)(3) nonprofit
organizations are eligible for requests up to $500, and other community
causes may submit requests up to $250. Grant submissions are accepted
three times each year in February, May and September.
To learn more about the program visit the Community
Champions section of www.constellation.com.
About Constellation
Constellation is a leading competitive retail supplier of power, natural
gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses across the
continental United States. Constellation's family of retail businesses
serves more than 2.5 million residential, public sector and business
customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100.
Baltimore-based Constellation is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation
(NYSE: EXC), the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with 2013
revenues of approximately $24.9 billion, and more than 35,000 megawatts
of owned capacity comprising one of the nation's cleanest and
lowest-cost power generation fleets. Learn more at www.constellation.com
or on Twitter at @ConstellationEG
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