Progress Energy will again this year fund $50,000 in energy-related project requests in the North and South Carolina communities it serves. Please see below for a full county list.
Below are ideas on the types of requests that Progress Energy is interested in funding.
To submit qualifying projects:
- Check the county list below and see if your county is served by Progress Energy and ask a school administrator if Progress Energy is your school’s provider.
- Log into your DonorsChoose.org account and submit up to three project requests for resources that will help your students learn about energy, alternative energy (solar, wind and/or water), nuclear energy and sustainability.
- Within two weeks your qualifying projects will feature a Progress Energy logo! If you don’t see a logo on your project in two weeks, please email alex(at)donorschoose(dot)org.
TIP: Make sure you use keywords like “energy”, “alternative energy”, “electricity”, “nuclear”, “wind”, “water”, “solar” and/or “fuel” in your project title or essay!
Energy-education projects submitted by teachers at Progress Energy schools (see below) will be eligible for 50% matching funding through the Progress Energy Double Your Impact offer! Progress Energy will also be fully funding selected projects for under $1,200 in materials on a rolling basis.
Requests from teachers at schools served by Progress Energy in the following counties are eligible for funding through this grant:
North Carolina Counties:
Anson
Avery
Beaufort
Bladen
Brunswick
Buncombe
Carteret
Caswell
Chatham
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Franklin
Granville
Greene
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
Henderson
Hoke
Jackson
Johnston
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Madison
McDowell
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pender
Person
Pitt
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Vance
Wake
Warren
Wayne
Wilson
Yancey
South Carolina Counties:
Chesterfield
Clarendon
Darlington
Dillon
Florence
Georgetown
Horry
Kershaw
Lee
Marion
Marlboro
Sumter
Williamsburg
Not Dillon County SC??
Comment by MJ — July 15, 2009 at 10:50am
Hi MJ — Thanks for your interest! If your believe Dillon County should be included because Progress Energy is your county’s energy provider. Please email me at alex(at)donorschoose(dot)org, and I’ll look into it. Thanks again — Alex
Comment by Alex, DonorsChose.org — July 16, 2009 at 9:58am
I believe that my project “It’s Electrifying!” qualified (fingers crossed)!
Thank You!
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