Big Brothers Big Sisters Lehigh Valley has received an early Christmas gift from PPL Corporation.
The company has donated $10,000 in Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) funding to support Big Brothers Big Sisters Lehigh Valley school-based mentoring program in the Allentown, Bethlehem Area and Whitehall-Coplay school districts.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lehigh Valley said this was the eighth straight year that PPL has contributed to the organization through the EITC program.
Since 2006, the agency has received more than $7,000 in EITC funding from the utilities company.
"For years, PPL's generosity has played a key role in the expansion of our school-based mentoring programs throughout the Lehigh Valley," said Susan Bartels, Big Brothers Big Sisters Lehigh Valley's CEO. "We're truly thankful for their continued support and thrilled that our programs will continue to flourish throughout the Lehigh Valley because of their contribution."
Melinda Stumpf, PPL regional affairs director for the Lehigh Valley said PPL is pleased to provide support to Big Brothers Big Sisters Lehigh valley because "At PPL, we believe that education is the key to a successful future and helps prepare children for high quality jobs at PPL and other companies."
Big Brothers Big Sisters Lehigh Valley said its school-based mentoring programs in which elementary and middle school Littles are matched with qualified trained high school or college Bigs have been statistically shown to aid children in the areas of academic performance, educational expectations, avoidance of risky behaviors and social acceptance.
As an approved program under EITC guidelines, Big Brothers Big Sisters Lehigh Valley receives funds from local businesses to support the expansion of its professionally supported school-based mentoring programs in Bethlehem Area, Allentown and Whitehall-Coplay School Districts.
The agency said it has also received EITC funding from American Bank, Direct Energy, Merchants Bank of Bangor and Susquehanna Bank this year.
In addition, the agency was awarded extensive funding from United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley to expand many of its school-based programs in Bethlehem Area and Allentown School Districts in the current academic year.
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