CenterPoint Energy recently announced that through contributions from both its charitable foundation and generous donations from its vendors and suppliers, more than $3 million has been donated to the Houston-Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund. The Relief Fund, which was established by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, is aimed at supporting low-income Houstonians without insurance who were impacted by February’s severe winter weather.
Dave Lesar, President and Chief Executive Officer of CenterPoint Energy, and Chair of the Relief Fund’s Advisory Board, said, “We are deeply grateful for all of our vendors and suppliers who gave so generously to the Relief Fund. Led by Quanta Services’ donation of $1 million, these funds are going a long way in helping the fund fulfill its mission of meeting the unmet needs of families who need additional help recovering and filling the gaps that may not be met by other local and federal efforts.”
The Greater Houston Community Foundation and United Way of Greater Houston jointly oversee and administer the grant distribution process with the help of a grants committee, which includes local philanthropic professionals. To date, $17 million in donations has been pledged to the fund by generous companies and individuals and more than $13.1 million has been distributed through a network of Houston area nonprofits for relief efforts. A final round of grants will be distributed later this month.
CenterPoint Energy would like to recognize the following vendors and suppliers for their contributions:
- Accenture
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
- Baker Botts LLP
- Burns & McDonnell
- Central Moloney, Inc.
- Cisco
- Deloitte
- EN Engineering
- Hewlett Packard Foundation
- Homeserve
- Irby, a Sonepar Company
- Itron
- J.P. Morgan
- Love Advertising
- Magna Legal Services
- MRC Global
- MRE Consulting
- Osmose Utility Services
- PwC
- Quanta Services, Inc.
- R&D Strategic Solutions
- Shipley Snell Montgomery LLP
- United Healthcare Retiree Solutions
- Utegration
- Wise Men Consultants, Inc.
For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com.
Source: CenterPoint Energy
