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, Fla., June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.
佛羅里達州，2024年6月25日 /美通社/ -- 隨着今年夏天熱帶氣旋活動的增多，杜克能源正在加強其努力，以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
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Hernando County Board of County Commissioners – $12,500
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Highlands County Board of County Commissioners – $15,000
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Inglis/Yankeetown Fire Rescue – $2,500
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Lake County Board of County Commissioners – $5,000
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Madison County Board of County Commissioners – $5,000
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Orange County Emergency Management – $30,500
- Orlando Regional Realtor Foundation – $9,500
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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 老年機構 – $25,000
- 佛羅里達住房聯盟 – $25,000
- 佛羅里達職業消防員協會 – $25,000
- Hernando 縣縣政委員會 – $12,500
- Highlands 縣縣政委員會 – $15,000
- Inglis/Yankeetown 消防救援隊 – $2,500
- Lake 縣縣政委員會 – $5,000
- Madison 縣縣政委員會 – $5,000
- Orange 縣應急管理局 – $30,500
- 奧蘭多區域房地產經紀人基金會 – $9,500
- 塞米諾爾縣警長辦公室社區基金會 – $15,000
- Taylor 長者公民中心 – $5,000
- Pinellas 縣青少年發展基金會 – $5,000
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 (NYSE: DUK), 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.
杜克能源佛羅里達是杜克能源（紐交所：DUK）的子公司，擁有12300兆瓦的能源產能，爲佛羅里達州13000平方英里服務區內的200萬住戶、商業和興業證券客戶提供電力供應。
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。
Media contact: Audrey Stasko
Media line: 800.559.3853
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媒體專線：800.559.3853
推特：@DE_AudreyS
SOURCE Duke Energy
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