Trees Please! Grant Awards Announced by MidAmerican Energy
For more information, contact:
Ann Thelen, Director of Media Relations, at 515-281-2785
Mark Reinders, Communications Manager, at 712-277-7866
DES MOINES, Iowa – (Feb. 6, 2009) – MidAmerican Energy Company is providing $285,000 to 96 cities and community organizations throughout its Iowa service territory in support of its Trees Please! program.
Trees Please! funds are distributed to local communities each year in an effort to promote energy efficiency and improve the physical appearance in communities through the planting of trees. MidAmerican offers many energy efficiency programs to communities, as well as residential and nonresidential customers. With the Trees Please! program, customers benefit from beautification and environmental enhancements in their communities.
“MidAmerican is pleased to offer the Trees Please! program to enhance a community’s appearance, help the environment and promote energy conservation,” said Rick Leuthauser, MidAmerican’s manager of energy efficiency programs.
Trees improve energy efficiency by serving as natural windbreaks and providing shade to homes and businesses while beautifying parks, roadways and other common areas within a community. At the same time, planting trees improves air quality and helps protect and nourish the soil.
Each community has been awarded at least $1,000, with larger communities receiving larger amounts (see attached chart). The grants are based entirely on the individual merits of the project, the benefit to the community and the ability to obtain matching funds.
Communities were notified in December they would receive a grant, and checks are being delivered to winning communities. For more information about Trees Please!, call 800-434-4017.
$USD 329.00
$USD 329.00
$USD 329.00
