Toronto charity
Adventure Place received a $2,500 award from Direct Energy this past Tuesday to be used towards the purchase of new energy efficient appliances.
Adventure Place was presented with the award after submitting a
short video to Direct Energy's
Reduce Your Use For Good contest website. The video showcased Adventure Place's 40 years of providing mental health support to young children and their families.
"We are thrilled to recognize Adventure Place for the great things they are doing for the children and families in their community, and award them with a Reduce Your Use For Good grant," stated Eddy Collier, president of Direct Energy Services, in a press release. "This grant will help Adventure Place make energy efficiency upgrades to their facility and use those savings for core programs and services."
The Reduce Your Use For Good program is a Direct Energy attempt to increase their social media presence. For ever 2,500 new 'likes' Direct Energy gets on Facebook they donate $2,500 to a charity (up to a total of $100,000) that has submitted a video to the contest website.
Located just North of Don Mills and Finch, and serving Toronto's entire North Quadrant, Adventure Place is known for developing individualized programs that help children improve in areas where they are experiencing developmental difficulties.
"We are absolutely thrilled that Direct Energy selected Adventure Place as a winner for this grant of $2,500. Our agency has been providing much needed mental health services to children and families for over 40 years and the contributions made by corporate partners like Direct Energy help us to reach our goals." says Cheryl Webb, Executive Director at Adventure Place. "The funds will be used to purchase energy efficient appliances for our children's kitchen."
Writer: Katia Snukal
Source: Direct Energy