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Entergy Texas announces agencies to receive $150K for Hurricane Harvey victims

By: Entergy Texas
| Published 11/21/2017

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas -- This Thanksgiving could be a difficult one for victims of Hurricane Harvey, and Entergy Texas is making the season a little brighter by giving to those in need.

Entergy Texas today announced the names of nonprofit organizations that will receive $150,000 in hurricane relief contributions from Entergy. The contributions are part of the $400,000 commitment that the company made in the days following Hurricane Harvey. Since that time additional funds raised from employees and vendors, combined with shareholder matching funds, bring the total contributions from Entergy to more than $532,000.

“Hurricane Harvey caused financial hardships on many of our communities, and these donations by Entergy Texas will help local nonprofit organizations provide assistance to even more families,” said Sallie Rainer, president and CEO of Entergy Texas, Inc. “Whether it is food for their holiday table or shelter for the coming year, it is hoped that these contributions will help our customers get back on their feet.”

Those agencies and the donations they are receiving include:

  • Montgomery County Community Foundation in The Woodlands, $15,000
  • Montgomery County Food Bank in Conroe, $5,000
  • Montgomery County United Way in Spring, $7,500
  • The Mission Northeast in New Caney, $10,000
  • Salvation Army in Beaumont, $25,000
  • Salvation Army in Port Arthur, $25,000
  • Salvation Army in Orange, $25,000
  • Southeast Texas Food Bank in Beaumont, $15,000
  • United Way of Beaumont and North Jefferson County, $10,000
  • Covenant with Christ International in Cleveland, $10,000
  • Community Impact Center in Shepherd, $2,500

The remaining funds include a $150,000 corporate donation to the American Red Cross and an additional $50,000 in employee contributions through employee fund-raising drives that will benefit fellow employees who suffered loss in the storm. In addition, Entergy shareholders are matching employee donations up to $50,000.

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