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DP & L Offering Free LED Light Bulbs

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everything-you-need-to-know-about-led-light-bulbs-8-638Dayton Power and Light wants to help you conserve energy by offering free replacement LED light bulbs in exchange for your  old incandescent light bulbs.  LED bulbs use 85% less energy than incandescent bulbs and last up to 25 years.  The LED replacement bulb is a standard, 9 watt (60 watt equivalent bulb). Any incandescent bulbs will be accepted.
If you bring your incandescent bulbs to the parking lot of  Walmart between 10am and 2pm on the following dates,  you’ll get free LED bulbs as replacements:

  • Oct. 15 at Washington Court House Walmart, 1397 Leedburg Avenue
  • Oct. 16 at Centerville Walmart, 6244 Wilmington Pike
  • Oct. 22 at Wilmington Walmart, 2825 South State Route 73
  • Oct. 29 at Huber Heights Walmart, 7680 Brandt Pike

The offer is part of Energy Star’s “Change the World Tour” to encourage consumers to use LEDs in their homes.

DP&L’s Gift of Power Will Help Local Families Stay Warm

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The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L), is launching a new customer emergency relief program for those struggling to pay their winter heating bills. Gift of Power is designed to assist families during the coldest and highest heating bill months of the year.

The program goal is to prevent disconnection or help restore customers who have been disconnected. Gift of Power will aid customers who may not be eligible for Ohio Energy Assistance programs and have recently incurred a financial hardship, such as the loss of employment, major medical bills or the loss of a spouse.

“Anyone can get behind in paying their bills when the unexpected occurs, and DP&L wants to lighten that load. The Gift of Power program will help customers who are facing disconnection and need assistance with their winter heating bills. We care about our customers’ well-being, and through DP&L’s Gift of Power we can continue keeping these families warm as we enter another winter heating season,” said Tom Raga, DP&L president and CEO.

(Here’s a throwback moment for many DP & L Customers)

DP&L is partnering with The Salvation Army, which will administer the Gift of Power funds. The launch will be marked by a $115,000 corporate grant presented by DP&L’s President and CEO Tom Raga to The Salvation Army. This amount represents initial funding for the program, which starts January 19, 2016 and runs through April 15, 2016.

Customers can help keep their neighbors warm by making a donation to Gift of Power or contacting The Salvation Army at 937-528-5145. For more information visit their website at www.dpandl.com/gift.

Ready, Set Give! Crowdsource Funding For The Arts….

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power2givePower2give.org is an online cultural marketplace connecting donors with projects they are passionate about.  Based on a crowd-funding model, Power2give is a flexible platform which can adapt to evolving trends in fundraising and make giving to the arts  more accessible.  The site allows arts organizations to post and promote projects in need of funding and invites donors to contribute directly to the projects that are most intriguing to them.

 

Culture Works goal in launching the site, made possible by a founding gift from the CareSource Foundation,  is to broaden the base of support for the arts by engaging and mobilizing new donors and funds. Key to Power2give’s success are matching funds, which provide an incentive for organizations and motivate people to donate through the site so that their gift will have the maximum impact.  For the initial launch the DP & L Foundation will match the first $50,000 in gifts.  The provision of matching funds enables CultureWorks to help arts groups reach thousands of new donors, generate a new stream of revenue for the local non-profits, increase the organizational capacity of these organizations, reach out to underserved communities and new organizations and help arts groups better tell their own stories.

 

How it works
With Power2give.org, anyone can make a difference!  Find creative projects focused on a personal cause, make a gift, watch your gift get matched by a sponsor, and share the project with friends and family.  Organizations post projects with funding needs up to $10,000 and invite donors to contribute to those projects most intriguing to them. Projects are listed on the site for a maximum of 90 days, or until they meet their financial goals.   All power2give donations are tax deductible.  There are currently 35 projects on the site and some need as little as $500 to achieve their goal. Whether it’s helping Musica purchase a piano, teaching the teacher filmmaking, or helping folks runaway to the circus, the projects are as varied as the residents of the Miami Valley.  Don’t take our word for it, find a project you like and help fund it!

 

Then leave us a comment telling us who you funded and why  and Dayton Most Metro.com will make a $100 donation to the organization with the most mentions by Friday, 3/ 7/14.

Culture Works To Roll Out Crowdfunding Model

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power2giveWhen over 120 nonprofit professionals show up for an 8:30am meeting on a frigid morning, you know there’s something major about to happen.  This morning Culture Works introduced an online giving model, Power2give, an online cultural marketplace designed to connect donors with projects they are passionate about. p2give1

Originated in Charlotte, North Carolina after their arts community took a major downturn in 2008, the model has now been successfully implemented in over 20 markets, including Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Locally CareSource was the first supporter of the program, and host of this mornings meeting.   DP &L has also stepped up to become major supporter for the launch of the program, with a $50,000 match to funds donated through the online site .  Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District announced they will also be providing $10,000 in matching funds. Over the next month or so, local nonprofits will begin learning about Power2give and the site will go live on March 6th.

Perry MixterPerry Mixter,  from the Charlotte Arts & Science Council, in town for the training today shared some pretty impressive statistics with the group this morning.  In  Louisville’s first year using the crowdfunding model, 81% of the donors were first time arts donors and the average gift was $50.  Power2give sites have raised over $4.5 million dollars since the programs debut in August of 2011.  Projects of $10,000 and under will be presented for up to 90 days and Culture Works will collect funds and grant them to the arts group within 15 days of a project closing.

Stay tuned for more exciting info on Power2give!