Duke Energy Foundation Prepares Florida Residents, Agencies for Storm Season With $180,000 in Emergency Preparedness and Resiliency Grants
Duke Energy Foundation Prepares Florida Residents, Agencies for Storm Season With $180,000 in Emergency Preparedness and Resiliency Grants
Funding will help equip Floridians and first responders with valuable information and supplies ahead of storms and emergency events
資金支持將有助於爲佛羅里達州居民和第一反應者在風暴和突發事件之前提供有價值的信息和物資
ST. PETERSBURG, FL / ACCESSWIRE / July 18, 2024 / As tropical activity begins to pick up this summer, so do Duke Energy's efforts to help Florida customers and communities prepare for hurricanes and other emergencies.
隨着今年夏季熱帶氣旋活動的加強，杜克能源正在加緊幫助佛羅里達州的客戶和社區爲颶風和其他緊急情況做好準備。
The Duke Energy Foundation, funded by Duke Energy shareholders, recently awarded $180,000 in emergency preparedness and resiliency grants to 13 organizations and agencies in Florida. The grants will help fund storm kits for seniors, community education and outreach materials, as well as special equipment for first responders, among other initiatives led by local emergency management organizations.
由杜克能源股東提供資金的杜克能源基金會最近向佛羅里達州的13個組織和機構授予了18萬美元的緊急準備和彈性資助。這些資助將有助於資助針對老年人的風暴防護套件，社區教育和外展材料，以及爲第一反應者提供的專用設備等由當地應急管理機構領導的倡議。
"Community resilience and preparedness is a year-round effort," said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. "We are grateful for the ongoing collaboration and commitment of our first responders, emergency management officials and community agencies to prepare, plan and engage our communities. We have been through enough storms to know that being prepared is our best defense."
"社區彈性和準備工作是全年的任務。"州杜克能源佛羅里達州長梅利莎·塞克薩斯說。"我們非常感激我們的第一反應者、應急管理官員和社區機構持續合作和承諾，爲準備、計劃和動員我們的社區。我們經歷了足夠多的風暴，知道做好準備是我們最好的防禦。"
Grants were awarded to the following organizations:
以下組織獲得了資助:
Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas - $25,000
Florida Housing Coalition - $25,000
Florida Professional Firefighters Association - $25,000
Hernando County Board of County Commissioners - $12,500
Highlands County Board of County Commissioners - $15,000
Inglis/Yankeetown Fire Rescue - $2,500
Lake County Board of County Commissioners - $5,000
Madison County Board of County Commissioners - $5,000
Orange County Emergency Management - $30,500
Orlando Regional Realtor Foundation - $9,500
Seminole County Sheriff's Office Community Foundation - $15,000
Taylor Senior Citizens Center - $5,000
Youth Development Foundation of Pinellas County - $5,000
Pasco-Pinellas老年人機構 - 25000美元
佛羅里達住房聯盟 - 25000美元
佛羅里達州專業消防員協會 - 25000美元
Hernando縣委員會 - 12500美元
Highlands縣委員會 - 15000美元
Inglis/Yankeetown消防救援 - 2500美元
Lake縣委員會 - 5000美元
Madison County縣委員會 - 5000美元
Orange縣應急管理 - 30500美元
奧蘭多地區房地產經紀人基金會 - 9500美元
塞米諾爾縣治安官辦公室社區基金會 - 15000美元
泰勒老年人中心 - 5000美元
Pinellas縣青少年發展基金會 - 5000美元
Community resilience and preparedness are long-standing priorities of the Duke Energy Foundation, which has awarded more than $1.7 million to support Florida's disaster preparedness since 2019.
社區彈性和準備工作是杜克能源基金會長期以來的優先事項，自2019年以來已經撥出了超過170萬美元以支持佛羅里達州的災難準備。
Duke Energy reminds customers that personal preparedness is key to a more resilient home or business. For more tips on how to prepare for storm season, please visit duke-energy.com/StormTips and download the Red Cross Emergency app. The Duke Energy Foundation will donate $1 to the Red Cross for every app download through June 30, up to $20,000.
杜克能源提醒客戶，個人準備是建立更具韌性的家庭或企業的關鍵。有關如何爲風暴季節做好準備的更多提示，請訪問 duke-energy.com/StormTips 並下載《紅十字會應急》應用程序。由於截至6月30日的每個應用程序下載，杜克能源基金會將捐贈1美元給紅十字會，最高捐贈20000美元。
Duke Energy Florida
杜克能源佛羅里達
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,300 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.
杜克能源的附屬公司杜克能源佛羅里達擁有12300兆瓦的能源產能，向佛羅里達州13000平方英里的服務區內200萬戶住宅、商業和工業客戶提供電力。
Duke Energy Foundation
杜克能源基金會
The Duke Energy Foundation provides more than $30 million annually in philanthropic support to meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and work. The Foundation is funded by Duke Energy shareholders.
杜克能源基金會每年提供超過3000萬美元的慈善支持，以滿足杜克能源客戶生活和工作社區的需求。該基金會由杜克能源股東提供資金。
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Media line: 800.559.3853
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媒體熱線：800.559.3853
推特：@DE_AudreyS
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