Company donates 500 fans to local senior centers PHILADELPHIA, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- As the region deals with the first heat wave of the season, PECO plans to donate 500 fans to seniors across the area. CAMERA OPPORTUNITY: At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 10 at PECO's loading dock at 2301 Market Street, PECO personnel will load vehicles with 100 fans -- each for distribution in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties. Members of the media can enter the loading dock from 23rd Street. On Tuesday, fans will be distributed to the following locations. Seniors should contact the location in their area in advance to make arrangements. -- PHILADELPHIA COUNTY - Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Beginning at 11:30 a.m. 642 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PCA Help Line, 215-765-9040 -- BUCKS COUNTY - Bucks County Area Agency on Aging Beginning at 1:30 p.m. 30 E. Oakland Avenue, Doylestown, 215-348-0510 -- CHESTER COUNTY - Chester County Department of Aging Services Beginning at 1:30 p.m. 601 Westtown Road, West Chester, 610-344-6351 -- DELAWARE COUNTY - County Office of Services for the Aging Beginning at 1 p.m. 206 Eddystone Avenue, 2nd Floor, Eddystone, 610-490-1300 -- MONTGOMERY COUNTY - Senior Adult Activities Center of Montgomery County Beginning at Noon 536 George Street, Norristown, PA, 610-275-1960 Also, as temperatures rise outside, customers use more electricity to cool their homes. Here are some suggestions for keeping your home cool and your energy bill down: -- Turn off unnecessary lights. -- Close blinds, shades and drapes to reduce the amount of sunlight entering your home. -- Use room fans, ceiling fans and attic whole-house fans to circulate air. -- Avoid using home appliances like dishwashers and clothes dryers during peak daylight hours. These appliances generate heat and add humidity to homes. Save such jobs for the early morning or late evening when it is generally cooler. -- Keep your thermostat set at a constant comfortable level. Customers also can save money by using energy more wisely with PECO's new energy saver kit. A value of $30, the kit is available to PECO customers for $19.99 plus $3 shipping and handling. The kit can save customers about $40 a year and nearly $400 during the life of the products. For information call 1-800-831-8383 x 190 or visit http://www.pecosummer.com/. Contact: Cathy Engel or Ben Armstrong PECO 2301 Market Street, S14-1 Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-841-4492 or 215-841-5555 DATASOURCE: PECO CONTACT: Cathy Engel, +1-215-841-4492, or Ben Armstrong, +1-215-841-5555, both of PECO Web site: http://www.peco.com/ http://www.pecosummer.com/

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