LCEC – Lee County Electric Cooperative

LCEC provides four local organizations with Environmental Funding Awards

LCEC is pleased to announce that it will provide Environmental Funding Awards to four local organizations whose mission centers around protecting our environment and the wildlife that inhabit it. Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife (CCFW) will receive $2,000 to support the annual Burrowing Owl Festival and the creation of a calendar from which all proceeds directly benefit the CCFW in their continued efforts to preserve and enhance the habitat of protected wildlife species in our area. The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) will receive $4,000 for the creation and printing of informational brochures to educate the public on issues ranging from outreach programs to wildlife trails within CROW. The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) will receive $3,000 to support the creation and printing of its 50th anniversary commemorative calendar from which proceeds will benefit SCCF in their efforts to preserve natural resources and wildlife habitat on and around the islands of Sanibel and Captiva. The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum will receive $2,500 to support their Mobile Mollusk Education program which will educate the children of Lee County on the life of a mollusk and the importance that they serve in our ecosystem.

To apply for an LCEC environmental award, organizations can email pr@lcec.net to receive an application. The deadline for 2017 award applications is March 15, 2017. Interested organizations must meet certain criteria to be considered for the award including being located within LCEC service territory, funding utilized for projects/programs related to the environment and the utility industry, and having a demonstrated need for funds. This funding award is just one of the many ways that LCEC positively impacts and supports wildlife and the environment.