/PRNewswire/ - You're invited to experience Entergy's power to care.

Entergy customers and other residents in the company's four-state utility service territory will determine the winners of $125,000 in grants in The Power to Care Challenge, a lively online contest in which selected nonprofits will vie for $25,000 prizes based on votes by Facebook users.

From Oct. 11 through Dec. 31, voters can visit facebook.com/thepowertocare and vote twice a month for their favorite nonprofit agency. Agencies with the most votes in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Orleans and Texas will each earn a $25,000 grant from Entergy Corporation.

"There are a lot of great organizations that work to make our communities stronger, and we're always looking for new and creative ways to support them," said Patty Riddlebarger, Entergy's director of corporate social responsibility. "This time we're involving the whole community in The Power to Care Challenge from Entergy so customers and other residents in the states we serve can help us make a difference by voting for their favorite nonprofit agency."

To vote, anyone with a Facebook account can visit The Power to Care page on Facebook.com (facebook.com/thepowertocare). Users must first click the "like" button on The Power to Care page before they can vote.

The five non-profits competing for a $25,000 grant in each area are:

• Entergy Arkansas, Inc.


• American Red Cross of Greater Arkansas


• Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation


• Arkansas Rice Depot


• Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund


• Heifer Project International
• Entergy Louisiana, LLC/Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.


• America's Wetland Conservation Corps


• Catholic Charities


• Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation


• Second Harvest Food Bank


• St. Bernard Project
• Entergy Mississippi, Inc.


• Friends of Children's Hospital


• Habitat for Humanity/Metro Jackson, Inc.


• Jobs for Mississippi Graduates


• Mississippi Children's Museum


• Mississippi Food Network
• Entergy New Orleans, Inc.


• Green Light New Orleans


• Louisiana Children's Museum


• Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals


• Preservation Resource Center


• Reconcile New Orleans
• Entergy Texas, Inc.


• Art Museum of Southeast Texas


• Education for Tomorrow Alliance


• Family Services of Southeast Texas


• Julie Rogers Gift of Life Free Mammogram Program


• Montgomery County Performing Arts Society

"Entergy has a long history of working with local nonprofits and community agencies. Now anyone with a Facebook account has the power to make a difference, too, just by voting in The Power to Care Challenge from Entergy. We care about our customers and believe very strongly in making a difference in the communities we serve," Riddlebarger said, adding that "grants for the program are being funded out of shareholder profit."

Entergy Corporation 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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Entergy is a Fortune 500 company that powers life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We’re investing in the reliability and resilience of the energy system while helping our region transition to cleaner, more efficient energy solutions. With roots in our communities for more than 100 years, Entergy is a nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship. Since 2018, we have delivered more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to local communities through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. Learn more at entergy.com and follow @Entergy on social media. #WePowerLife

Corporate Social Responsibility at Entergy

For more than 100 years, Entergy has powered life in our communities through strategic philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy’s corporate social responsibility initiatives help create and sustain thriving communities, position the company for sustainable growth and are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Our top CSR priorities are education/workforce development, poverty solutions/social services and environmental programs. Entergy annually contributes $16-$18 million in shareholder-funded grants to approximately 2,000 nonprofit organizations in the communities where we operate. In addition, our employees volunteer more than 100,000 hours in those communities' values at more than $3 million.

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