Delivery of Fans to Nonprofit Agencies Set
Beaumont, Texas – Summer is in full
swing with soaring temperatures expected to batter the south well into September
as usual. But Entergy Texas, Inc. is ready to once again partner with Southeast
Texas charitable, nonprofit agencies to bring a little relief to those most in
need.
The company’s annual “Beat the Heat”
fan drive gets under way this week with delivery of box fans to the agencies who
will deliver them to qualified residents in the areas they serve.
Altogether, 1200 fans will be
delivered this year throughout Entergy Texas’ service area. Fans have already
been delivered to Entergy Texas’ westernmost areas, with agencies there set to
provide 555 fans to customers in areas around Conroe, New Caney, Navasota,
Huntsville, Corrigan, Trinity and The Woodlands.
A total of 645 fans will be delivered
beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, July 8, to agencies in the Golden Triangle area.
Agencies, the number of fans they will receive and the times and locations for
the distribution are as follows:
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8 a.m. - Some Other Place, 590
Center St., Beaumont, TX, 40 fans. Contact: Paula O’Neal, 409-832-7976.
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9 a.m. – Beaumont Chapter,
Salvation Army, 1490 N. Seventh St. (at freeway – warehouse location), 120
fans. Contact: Barbara LeDay, 409-833-4153.
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11 a.m. – Orange Chapter, Salvation
Army, 1950 ML King at Strickland Drive, Orange, 110 fans. Contact: Bonnie,
409-883-4232.
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1 p.m., Port Arthur Chapter,
Salvation Army, 3145 25th St., Port Arthur, 110 fans. Contact: Sue Byers,
409-883-2229.
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2 p.m., Community Care Prayer
Outreach, 808 B Nederland Ave., Nederland, 60 fans. Contact: Libby Arnold,
409-724-0163.
On July 1, 50 fans were delivered to
the Entergy Texas Service Center in Dayton, while another 60 fans were delivered
to the St. Vincent DePaul Society in Winnie. Also, on July 2, a total of 70 fans
were distributed to the Christian Care Center, Silsbee; Hardin County United
Appeals, Kountze; Tri-County Community Action, Inc. and Woodville Chapter,
Salvation Army, both in Woodville. Another 25 fans were earmarked for the Caring
Christian Sharing organization in Sour Lake.
Entergy Texas, Inc. provides
electricity to more than 400,000 customers in 27 counties. It is a subsidiary of
Entergy Corporation. Entergy is an integrated energy company engaged primarily
in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns
and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric
generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the
United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more
than $10 billion and more than 15,000 employees.
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