How to Make A Donation to a Hardship Fund

Company Name:
Allegheny Power
Hardship Fund:
$1 Energy Fund
How to Donate:
Two ways:
Through Allegheny Power or directly to $1 Energy
Notes:
1.  Call Allegheny Power’s Universal Service Office at 1-800-207-1250 and ask for an application to donate.
2.  Send a donation to
$1 Energy
P.O. Box 42329
Pittsburgh, PA  15203
or,
go to the $1 Energy Fund website at www.dollarenergy.org and click on “How Can I Help” on the right side of the page.  Other directions are listed there.

Company Name:
Columbia Gas
Hardship Fund:
$1 Energy Fund
How to Donate:
1.  If not already signed up to donate to the fund, send a check (separate from your bill payment) payable to: $1 Energy Fund.
2.  Check the box on the back of your monthly gas bill and you will be enrolled for monthly donations.
3. Call 1-888-460-4332 to request a pledge card for monthly bill donations.
 
Mail checks to:
$1 Energy  
P.O. Box 42329
Pittsburgh, PA  15203

Company Name:
Dominion Peoples
Hardship Fund:
$1 Energy Fund
How to Donate:
Help people without heat or light by donating to the Dollar Energy fund. Please add $1 to your monthly gas payment. You can pay this bill with an electronic check, ATM/debit card with a Pulse, Star, NYCE or Accell logo, or a VISA, Mastercard, or Discover credit card at www.dom.com or at 1-800-573-1169. Bill Matrix provides this service. As service fee applies.

Company Name:
Duquesne Light
Hardship Fund:
$1 Energy Fund
How to Donate:
To pledge a monthly donation, click here: www.dollarenergyfund.org
Notes:
Duquesne Light donates $1 for every dollar you donate. All of your donation goes to help local people. Not one penny goes to administrative costs. Those are covered by Duquesne Light and other corporations.

Company Name:
Equitable Gas
Hardship Fund:
$1 Energy Fund
How to Donate:
1.  Pledge by checking the $1, $5, or $10 box on the front of your bill payment coupon. Equitable will add that pledge amount to your monthly bill.
2.  Send checks for a one-time donation, made out to $1 Energy Fund, and mail to Equitable Gas.
Notes:
Equitable Gas matches customer donations to the $1 Energy Fund  up to $200,000. Each dollar you donate goes directly to help needy families with winter heating bills. Other costs are paid separately by Equitable Gas.

Company Name:
First Energy
Met Ed and Penelec customers
Hardship Fund:
$1 Energy Fund
How to Donate:
1.  Through a pledge on your monthly electric bill or directly through $1 Energy.
2.  To donate by credit card, log onto www.savegroundhogday.com 
Notes:
To make payments through your electric bill:  Met-Ed Customers call 1-800-662-3115, and Penelec customers call 1-800-545-7741
Send a check payable to:  “The Dollar Energy Fund”, note the name of your electric company, and send to:  The Dollar Energy Fund, P.O. Box 42329, Pittsburgh, PA  15203-0329.  Or visit:  www.dollarenergy.org.

Company Name:
First Energy
MetEd, Penelec and Penn Power
Hardship Fund:
Dollar Energy Fund
How to Donate:
Through a pledge on your monthly electric bill or directly through Dollar Energy.
To donate by credit card, log onto www.dollarenergy.org.
Notes:
To make payments through your electric bill: Met-Ed Customers call 1-800-662-3115, Penelec customers call 1-800-545-7741 and Penn Power Customers call 1-800-720-3600 (Pledge forms are sent to customers each November as a bill insert to authorize contributions).
Send a check payable to: “Dollar Energy Fund, Inc.”, note the name of your electric company, and send to: Dollar Energy Fund, Inc, P.O. Box 42329, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. Or visit: www.dollarenergy.org.

Company Name:
National Fuel Gas
Hardship Fund:
Neighbor for Neighbor Heat Fund
How to Donate:
Contact NFG at 1-800-365-3234 to make a pledge on your monthly gas bill or send one-time donations directly to Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC).
Notes:
Make check payable to: GECAC and note on it that it is for Neighbor for Neighbor Heat Fund.  Mail to:
18 West 9^th Street
Erie, PA  16501

Company Name:
PECO Energy Company
Hardship Fund:
Matching Energy Assistance Fund – MEAF
How to Donate:
Matching Energy Assistance Fund – MEAF (PDF File)

Company Name:
Philadelphia Gas Works
Hardship Fund:
Dollar Plus Program
How to Donate:
There is no check off available on the bills, to sign up for the dollar plus and donate to PGW’s hardship fund the customer will need to return the coupon (tear off section) of the newletter PGW sent out with the bills in November 2008 or they can call pgw at 215-235-1000 and speak to a representative to request to participate. Without signing up, our system will not recognize that the extra dollar is for the hardship fund.

Company Name:
PPL Electric Utilities
Hardship Fund:
Operation Help
How to Donate:
Send a check payable to
“PPL Operation Help”
PPL Electric Utilities – LEHSC2
Evelyn Soto
827 Hausman Rd.
Allentown, PA  18104
Notes:
PPL customers can make monthly contributions by adding $1, $2, or $5 to your PPL electric utility bill,
call toll-free 1-800-342-5775 or
enroll online at:  www.pplweb.com
Fund helps to pay any type of home energy bill:  electric, oil or gas.

Company Name:
T W Philips Gas & Oil company
Hardship Fund:
$1 Energy Fund
How to Donate:
Checks may be made payable to either TW Phillips or to $1 Energy
Notes:
Mail contributions to:
T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil Co.,
205 North Main Street,
Butler, PA  16001         Attn:  $1 Energy

Company Name:
UGI-Penn Natural Gas
(Formerly PG Energy)
Hardship Fund:
UGI Penn Natural Gas Project Outreach Fund
How to Donate:
Contact Customer Service at (800) 276-2722 to request a donation form or log onto http://www.ugi.com/ to printout a donation form.

Make checks or money orders payable to “UGI Penn Natural Gas Project Outreach Fund”.
Send your contribution and form with your UGI bill payment (please use a separate check to pay your UGI bill) or mail separately to:

UGI Penn Natural Gas Project Outreach Fund
Attn: Project Outreach Coordinator
One UGI Center
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0601

Company Name:
UGI Central Penn Gas
(Formerly PPL Gas)
Hardship Fund:
OPERATION SHARE
How to Donate:
Contact Customer Service at 800-652-0550 to request a donation form or log onto http://www.ugi.com/.

Company Name:
UGI Utilities
(Electric and Gas)
Hardship Fund:
UGI Penn Natural Gas Project Outreach Fund
How to Donate:
Contact Customer Service at (800) 276-2722 to request a donation form or log onto http://www.ugi.com/ to printout a donation form.

Make checks or money orders payable to “Operation Share Energy Fund”.
Send your contribution and form with your UGI bill payment (please use a separate check to pay your UGI bill) or mail separately to:

Operation Share Energy Fund
P.O. Box 13009
Reading, PA 19612-3009