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Pacific Power Announces New Grants Focused On Community Enhancement And The Environment - 02/02/23

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Hotline: 503-813-6018

 

 

Pacific Power announces new grants focused on community enhancement and the environment 

Funding helps local community organizations working to strengthen livability 

in Washington

 

YAKIMA, Wash. (Feb. 2, 2023) — Every day, organizations across Washington are putting their hearts into projects and programs to nurture our local communities and care for the environment. These efforts weave together to create a stronger, more resilient future for the region. 

 

The Pacific Power Foundation, a nonprofit arm of Pacific Power, is donating more than $164,000 in new grant funding across the three states it serves to support organizations committed to community enhancement and environmental respect. From improving access to affordable housing and workforce training to restoring watersheds and caring for neighborhood trees that bring environmental benefits to urban areas, this round of grants will underwrite a wide range of efforts that meet critical needs and improve local livability. 

 

“We are inspired by these organizations, in towns large and small, that are working hard to lift up people in their communities and take care of the environment,” said Toni Petty, Pacific Power regional business manager. “It is an honor to support this indispensable work, while helping to boost the growth and vitality of the communities we serve.” 

 

This round of grants, focused on community enhancement and environmental respect, is one of the four grant cycles offered by the foundation annually.`

 

The following seven grants totaling $27,500 were given to Washington organizations:

 

Columbia County for supplies to complete the third phase of an underground sprinkler installation that will serve the Touchet Valley Golf Course and the Columbia County Fairgrounds. 

 

Northwest Harvest to support a new distribution center project in Yakima, Washington’s agricultural heartland, that will quadruple the amount of fresh produce available for food-insecure families statewide. 

 

Perry Technical Foundation for new audio/visual equipment for the renovation of the Perry Technical Institute, which will improve services for students. 

 

Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Yakima County for supplies and other support of Project Warm-Up, which donates hand-knit hats, blankets and other items to people in need. 

 

Skyline Adventures to help marginalized citizens in Columbia County learn how to ski or snowboard. 

 

Sustainable Living Center to build five ADA accessible, raised garden beds in Walla Walla’s Jefferson Park, which will help supply fresh produce for the nearby senior center.

 

Washington Water Trust for projects to help restore water to salmon-bearing rivers in the Walla Walla, Yakima and Klickitat watersheds.

 

 

 

About the Pacific Power Foundation:

The Pacific Power Foundation is part of the PacifiCorp Foundation, one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States. The foundation was created by PacifiCorp, an electric utility serving 

2 million customers in six Western states as Rocky Mountain Power (Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho) and Pacific Power (Oregon, Washington, and California). The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments, is to support the growth and vitality of the communities served by Rocky Mountain Power and Pacific Power. Since it started in 1988, the PacifiCorp Foundation has awarded more than $60 million to nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.pacificpower.net/foundation.

 

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Pacific Power Announces New Grants Focused On Community Enhancement And The Environment - 02/02/23

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Hotline: 503-813-6018

 

 

Pacific Power announces new grants focused on community enhancement and the environment 

Funding helps local community organizations working to strengthen livability 

in Washington

 

YAKIMA, Wash. (Feb. 2, 2023) — Every day, organizations across Washington are putting their hearts into projects and programs to nurture our local communities and care for the environment. These efforts weave together to create a stronger, more resilient future for the region. 

 

The Pacific Power Foundation, a nonprofit arm of Pacific Power, is donating more than $164,000 in new grant funding across the three states it serves to support organizations committed to community enhancement and environmental respect. From improving access to affordable housing and workforce training to restoring watersheds and caring for neighborhood trees that bring environmental benefits to urban areas, this round of grants will underwrite a wide range of efforts that meet critical needs and improve local livability. 

 

“We are inspired by these organizations, in towns large and small, that are working hard to lift up people in their communities and take care of the environment,” said Toni Petty, Pacific Power regional business manager. “It is an honor to support this indispensable work, while helping to boost the growth and vitality of the communities we serve.” 

 

This round of grants, focused on community enhancement and environmental respect, is one of the four grant cycles offered by the foundation annually.`

 

The following seven grants totaling $27,500 were given to Washington organizations:

 

Columbia County for supplies to complete the third phase of an underground sprinkler installation that will serve the Touchet Valley Golf Course and the Columbia County Fairgrounds. 

 

Northwest Harvest to support a new distribution center project in Yakima, Washington’s agricultural heartland, that will quadruple the amount of fresh produce available for food-insecure families statewide. 

 

Perry Technical Foundation for new audio/visual equipment for the renovation of the Perry Technical Institute, which will improve services for students. 

 

Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Yakima County for supplies and other support of Project Warm-Up, which donates hand-knit hats, blankets and other items to people in need. 

 

Skyline Adventures to help marginalized citizens in Columbia County learn how to ski or snowboard. 

 

Sustainable Living Center to build five ADA accessible, raised garden beds in Walla Walla’s Jefferson Park, which will help supply fresh produce for the nearby senior center.

 

Washington Water Trust for projects to help restore water to salmon-bearing rivers in the Walla Walla, Yakima and Klickitat watersheds.

 

 

 

About the Pacific Power Foundation:

The Pacific Power Foundation is part of the PacifiCorp Foundation, one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States. The foundation was created by PacifiCorp, an electric utility serving 

2 million customers in six Western states as Rocky Mountain Power (Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho) and Pacific Power (Oregon, Washington, and California). The foundation’s mission, through charitable investments, is to support the growth and vitality of the communities served by Rocky Mountain Power and Pacific Power. Since it started in 1988, the PacifiCorp Foundation has awarded more than $60 million to nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.pacificpower.net/foundation.

 

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