Xcel Energy announced that a program to manage summertime electricity demand has paid off in the form of a donation of nearly $30,000 to the American Red Cross Mile High Chapter and rebates totaling more than $47,000 for Colorado residents. Xcel donated $29,700 to the Red Cross last week as a result of its Saver’s Switch promotion, during which the company pledged to donate $25 to the Red Cross for each Xcel customer who signed on to the Saver’s Switch program by June 30.
Northrop Grumman Corp. announced that approximately 250 employees from around Colorado teamed with members from the United Services Organization to assemble 12,000 care packages for deploying service men and women at the company’s Colorado Springs facility.
American Indian College Fund recently announced a $5 million grant award from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to fund four early childhood education projects located at tribal colleges and universities and serving Native children.
Denver CASA has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association to provide outreach and recruitment efforts to increase the number of African-American volunteers and to provide volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children in Denver.
Forest City Stapleton Inc. recently made a $54,600 contribution to Urban Peak, a nonprofit organization that provides a variety of services to help homeless young people. The contribution represents the gross proceeds of the 2011 HGTV Green Home Tour at Stapleton.
American Red Cross Mile High Chapter received a $7,500 grant last month from the UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS.
Brice Foods Inc. recently donated more than $1,300 worth of its Ave Agave fruit spreads to Boulder County’s Community Food Share program.
