The funds
represent grants awarded since January and include $137,860 in corporate
matching dollars for Power to Care, the Entergy Texas trust fund that customers,
employees and the company support to assist qualified customers in crisis pay
their energy bills.
The grants
target 48 charitable nonprofit agencies and represent funding from the Texas
utility and the Entergy Charitable Foundation. The grants primarily support
educational and environmental programs as well as programs that assist
low-income residents.
“It is such a
privilege to partner with so many agencies throughout Southeast Texas who make
such a difference in the lives of our customers and in the communities where we
all live and work,” said Todd Dunkleberger, regional customer service manager.
“Bringing them together like this to celebrate gives us the opportunity to
showcase the work they do throughout Southeast Texas.”
A complete
listing including the organization’s name, project title and funding received is
below.
Entergy
Texas, Inc. provides electricity to more than 400,000 customers in 27 counties.
It is a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation. Entergy is an integrated energy
company engaged primarily in electric power 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. Entergy has
annual revenues of more than $11 billion and approximately 15,000 employees.
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Entergy Texas, Inc. Corporate Citizenship Contributions – May 24, 2012
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Organization
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Project Title
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Grant Amount
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Beaumont Area
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Neches River Festival
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NRF scholarships at Lamar University
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$1,000
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Spindletop MHMR Services
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Art supplies for art therapy
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$2,000
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Edison Plaza Museum
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Operating support
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$30,000
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South East Texas Arts Council
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7th Annual Beaumont Jazz & Blues Fest
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$500
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City of Beaumont
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Beaumont Trash-Off;
Southeast Texas Fair Housing Conference
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$3,000 total
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Christian Women’s Job Corps of Southeast Texas, Inc.
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Computer lab
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$1,000
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100 Plus Black Women Coalition of Beaumont, Inc.
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6th Annual Black, Red & Green Banquet & Ball
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$1,200
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Beaumont Public Library System
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Summer Reading Club
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$2,000
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Art Museum of Southeast Texas
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Contemporary American Marine Art: American Society of Marine Artists
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$6,500
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San Jacinto Girl Scouts
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Community Outreach
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$1,000
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Symphony of Southeast Texas
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Master Series 2 Concert Sponsorship
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$10,000
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Christus Health Foundation of Southeast Texas
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Golden Anniversary Benefit Fundraiser
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$10,000
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Boys Haven
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Equestrian therapy
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$2,500
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Beaumont Police Activities League
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National PAL Mentoring Initiative
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$2,000
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Ubi Caritas
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Health care for low income families
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$1,000
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Inspire, Encourage, Achieve
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Entergy Bright Stars
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$10,000
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Boy Scouts of America, Three Rivers Council
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Distinguished Citizens Dinner
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$10,000
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Some Other Place, Inc.
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“A Tasting for Some Other Place”
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$2,000
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Diocese of Beaumont
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Hispanic Family Conference
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$2,500
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Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program
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Prostate Cancer Program
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$1,000
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Fire Museum of Texas
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Fire safety & prevention tours
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$500
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CASA of Southeast Texas
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Casas for CASA
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$1,500
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Beaumont Chamber Foundation
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Leadership Beaumont Session Sponsor;
Public Service Candidate School;
John Ben Shepperd Youth Leadership Forum;
Spice of the Season
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$3,250 total
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LifeShare Blood Centers
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70th Anniversary blood drive
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$1,500
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Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society
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50th Annual free concert
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$500
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Family Services of Southeast Texas
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10th Annual Celebrate Families Luncheon
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$1,500
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Golden Triangle RSVP
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Golden Triangle RSVP program
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$1,500
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House of Praise Deliverance Ministries, Inc.
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Transfer of Energy
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$200
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Association for Retarded Citizens Texas
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Stars of the Arc Annual Style Show and Dinner
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$1,000
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Jefferson County Bar Association
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Spindletop Spin
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$2,000
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Beaumont Child Protective Services
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Rainbow Room
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$2,000
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Port
Arthur Area
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YMCA – Port Arthur
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Strong Kids Campaign
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$1,500
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Triangle Community Outreach, Inc.
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BEAUM-UP
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$2,000
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Port Arthur Higher Education Foundation
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Discovery 2012
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$5,000
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Woodville Area
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Woodville Tail Twister, Inc.
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Lions Club Rodeo;
Woodville VFD Winter Classic Baseball and Softball
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$1,000 total
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Woodville ISD
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Opera to Go for Tyler County Students
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$800
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Boys and Girls Club of Deep East Texas
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Community Project
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$1,000
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Orange Area
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Orange County Association for Retarded Citizens
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Sponsorship for daily vocational workshop attendance.
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$1,500
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Birthright of Orange, Inc.
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Baby gift baskets
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$1,000
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Lamar State College-Orange
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125th Anniversary Celebration, Greater Orange Area Chamber of
Commerce;
Scholarship fundraiser
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$2,000 total
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Orange County Livestock Show Association
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Educational Animal Prospect Shows
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$1,000
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Orangefield Elementary School
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Annual Christmas Festival
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$1,000
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Hardin County Area
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Silsbee Little Theater, Inc.
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Soundboard
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$500
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Hardin County Christian Care Center
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School supplies
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$750
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Friends of the Lumberton Public Library
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Children’s Library Section
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$1,000
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Hardin County boy Scouts of America, Three Rivers Council
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Hardin County Annual Banquet
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$1,000
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Colmesneil Area
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Gloria Russell Children’s Ministry, Inc.
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Victory Camp Colmesneil
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$750
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Vidor
Area
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Vidor High School
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The Blessing Bus
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$1,000
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Kountze Area
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Friends of Kountze Public Library
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Public Access Computers
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$894
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