ENERGYUNITED FOUNDATION AWARDS $10,000 TO THE IREDELL COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

STATESVILLE, N.C. – The EnergyUnited Foundation recently awarded a grant in the amount of $10,000 to The Iredell County Partnership for Young Children (ICPYC). The contribution from the Foundation will be used to support ICPYC’s Diaper Pantry, which provides support for needy families by keeping infants clean and healthy.

“The challenges facing families and the early childhood industry this past year have been significant,” said Lisa Familo, executive director of ICPYC. “While the ever-present needs of our community have deepened, our commitment to delivering innovative solutions has helped our communities remain strong.”

The EnergyUnited Foundation is building on the successes of its historic year of giving in 2020 to continue to meet the most pressing needs of all communities within the cooperative’s 19-county service area.

“The EnergyUnited Foundation helps meet a wide variety of needs that exist in our communities,” said Debra Citta, foundation administrator. “Early childhood care and support is often an essential component of any effort to lift families out of poverty. We believe contributions like this have a tremendous impact on ICPYC’s clients and the entire community.”

The EnergyUnited Foundation is a voluntary, member-funded non-profit organization supported by EnergyUnited’s Operation Round-Up program.  More than 80,000 EnergyUnited members choose to participate in the program by ‘rounding up’ their electric bills each month.  The maximum monthly contribution for an individual member with one account is 99 cents.  Each of these small contributions are pooled together in a single fund managed by the EnergyUnited Foundation to support needy individuals, families, and non-profit organizations like ICPYC that complete an application explaining the reason and purpose for their requested grant.

For more information about The Iredell County Partnership for Young Children, please visit https://www.iredellsmartstart.org

About EnergyUnited  

EnergyUnited Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is the largest electric cooperative in North Carolina serving more than 130,000 metering points. Headquartered in Statesville, EnergyUnited provides electric service in portions of nineteen counties in west central North Carolina which include Alexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Wilkes and Yadkin. To learn more about The EnergyUnited Foundation and EnergyUnited’s Operation Round-Up program, visit www.energyunited.com/givingback.

Pictured from Left to Right (Top Row): Maureen Moore, communications manager, EnergyUnited; Lisa Pullis, program director, ICPYC, Debra Citta, foundation administrator; (Bottom Row): Lisa Familo, executive director of ICPYC; Thomas Golden, COO, EnergyUnited.

Pictured from Left to Right: EnergyUnited Foundation Administrator Debra Citta presents the check to ICPYC in the amount of $10,000 for the organization’s Diaper Pantry program.