Ganadores del Fondo de Inversión Comunitaria del TCLP

Friday, October 14, 2022 

Contacto: Kelli Schroeder Gerente de Relaciones con Clientes y Empleados, 231-932-4545,kschroeder@tclp.org 

Traverse City, MI. – Traverse City Light and Power (TCLP) awards three local agencies funds from the TCLP Community Investment Program. This year’s Community Investment Program awardees are Habitat for Humanity, TC Central High School SEA Club, and SEEDS. The following submissions were approved at the Tuesday, October 11, 2022, TCLP Board meeting: 

• Habitat for Humanity – request in the amount of $20,000 for the Priority Home Repair Program, with grant funds applied to home repair requests from qualified homeowners in TCLP’s service territory.  
• TC Central High School SEA Club – request in the amount of $8,635 to establish a native wildflower pollinator garden under the existing solar arrays along M-72 which currently serves the TCLP system.  
• SEMILLAS – request in the amount of $14,730 for an Eco-Learning and Compost Demonstration at the Historic Barn Park, specifically to support the installation of the Earth Cube Composter and relevant training. The Barns Park is owned by the City of Traverse City and Garfield Township Recreational Authority, with this project providing composting and compost education in Traverse City.  

“We are excited to award funds and assist these organizations with their projects and programs,” said Board Vice Chairperson Elysha Davila. “TCLP is a community-owned utility that has a responsibility to invest its resources back into the community it serves.” 

The Community Investment Fund assists non-profit organizations, focusing on three key areas: Community Development, Energy-Related Educational Programs, and Natural Resources/Environment. Grant applications are accepted two times per year from the period of May 1 – July 31 and from November 1 – January 31.  

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Luz y energía de Traverse City (www.tclp.org) es una empresa municipal de servicios públicos, propiedad de la comunidad y centrada en ella, que ofrece energía confiable a precios bajos en la región a más de 12,700 clientes en Traverse City y partes de los municipios de East Bay, Elmwood, Garfield y Peninsula. Ahora ofrece Fibra TCLP, un servicio de Internet gigabit totalmente de fibra.