MANNA Receives $100,000 from the NRG Gives Program
December 16 2016 - 2:15PM
Business Wire
—Local Pennsylvania Nonprofit Chosen by Public
for Donation from New NRG Charitable Program—
Today, after tallying up the public voting, NRG announced MANNA
as the top recipient of votes for the inaugural “NRG Gives”
program. MANNA, who delivers nourishing meals, coupled with
nutrition therapy education, to individuals battling
life-threatening illnesses, will receive the top donation of
$100,000.
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“MANNA is thrilled to win the NRG Gives vote! We are so thankful
for the support the community has shown us through this process and
are excited to use the funds to cook and deliver nearly 26,000 more
meals to our neighbors suffering from illness,” said Sue Daugherty,
CEO of MANNA.
Two additional nonprofits, Gift of Life Family House and
Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, received $10,000 and
$5,000 donations, respectively, based on public vote total. More
than 1,000,000 votes were cast in all.
Introduced in 2016, the NRG Gives program is the company’s new
charitable-giving initiative designed to empower people to help
support the Pennsylvania nonprofits. Through this program, NRG
employees nominate and the public at large votes for the
organization of their choice.
The three finalists in this round were:
- MANNA: Located in Philadelphia, MANNA
was founded to support community members suffering critical
illnesses with the nourishment and nutritional support they need
during medical crises.
- Gift of Life Family House: Serving the
eastern half of Pennsylvania, Gift of Life Family House works to
coordinate life-saving and life-enhancing transplants for those in
need.
- Community Foundation for the
Alleghenies: Committed to improving the community, this
organization helps support causes from education and community
development to the environment, and everything in between.
“We are ecstatic with the level of participation we saw
throughout this contest with the different communities,” said Mike
Starck, general manager, NRG. “It was important for us to include
the local communities to help decide where the donations should go.
We look forward to taking this initiative further in 2017.”
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