The annual Cooling Our Communities campaign through Pennyrile Allied Community Services and the Edge Media Group saw a record number of fans and money raised to help those in need of ways to keep their homes cooler this summer.
At Monday’s Fan-ale at the WKDZ/WHVO studios, it was announced that 220 fans and three window air units had been donated in June through this year’s campaign. It’s a program that PACS Community Services Director Krista Groves says is unfortunately needed, as people are forced to make hard choices on a limited budget.
click to download audioLast year, nearly 200 fans were donated through the program, which has seen considerable growth in a short amount of time. In 2021, Cooling Our Communities saw 30 fans and $300 donated.
Groves says this year’s efforts helped an older couple who are raising their teenage grandkids.
click to download audioShe also says the program came at a good time for another family needing assistance.
click to download audioGroves says the Cooling Our Communities program is just one way PACS assists in the nine-county Pennyrile Region.
click to download audioIn addition to individual donations, the Cooling Our Communities campaign saw large donations from the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Back to Back Foundation, Pennyroyal Hospice, and the Elkton Rotary Club.
You can still donate fans and money earmarked for Cooling Our Communities through the PACS office and by visiting our websites.
