Entergy customers and residents of Saline County will help determine the winners of $125,000 in grants in The Power to Care Challenge, a lively online contest in which selected nonprofits will vie for $25,000 prizes based on votes by Facebook users.
From Oct. 11 through Dec. 31, voters can visit facebook.com/thepowertocare and vote twice a month for their favorite nonprofit agency. Agencies with the most votes in Arkansas will earn a $25,000 grant from Entergy Corporation.[more]
“There are a lot of great organizations that work to make our communities stronger, and we’re always looking for new and creative ways to support them,” said Hugh McDonald, president and chief executive officer, Entergy Arkansas, Inc. “This time we’re involving the whole community in The Power to Care Challenge from Entergy so customers and other residents of Saline County can help us make a difference by voting for their favorite nonprofit agency.”
To vote, anyone with a Facebook account can visit The Power to Care page on Facebook.com (facebook.com/thepowertocare). Users must first click the “like” button on The Power to Care page before they can vote.
In Arkansas, the five non-profits competing for a $25,000 grant are:
• American Red Cross of Greater Arkansas
• Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation
• Arkansas Rice Depot
• Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund
• Heifer Project International
“Entergy has a long history of working with local non-profits and community agencies. Now anyone with a Facebook account has the power to make a difference, too, just by voting in The Power to Care Challenge from Entergy” said Jim Garland, Customer Service Manager. “We care about our customers and believe very strongly in making a difference in the communities we serve,” said Garland, adding that “grants for program are being funded out of shareholder profit.”
Entergy Arkansas, Inc. provides electricity to almost 687,000 customers in 63 counties. It is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. Entergy Corporation is an integrated company engaged primarily in electric production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
