National Grid today announced the donation of more than 30,000 tubs of its surplus sanitizing wipes to over 60 non-profit organizations across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.  

“While COVID-19 cases are down and vaccinations are increasing, we know that every dollar these organizations can save on supplies can help direct resources toward their important mission,” said Edward White, Vice President of Social Impact, National Grid. “We hope our surplus supply will help keep our community partners and those they serve safe and healthy as we navigate out of this pandemic together.” Some of the organizations across New England and New York that have been selected to receive the donations include:     

• American Red Cross NY
• Buffalo City Mission
• City Year Boston
• Feed More WNY
• Girls Inc.
• Progreso Latino
• School on Wheels of Massachusetts
• The Learning Community
• Veterans Inc.
• YMCA – Capital District

 

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, National Grid and The National Grid Foundation have provided nearly $3 million in relief to support local communities. From helping set-up temporary hospitals to care for the overflow of COVID-19 patients during the height of the pandemic to organizing blood donations, National Grid has found ways to give back. National Grid has also offered COVID-19 payment agreements for customers, as well as multilingual free financial assistance webinars for awareness of financial assistance programs available to income-eligible customers. Additionally, as COVID-19 vaccines rolled out, National Grid has supported Massachusetts and Rhode Island commercial customers that needed to expand their cold storage capacity. The company began offering incentives of up to $1,500 for ENERGY STAR® certified cold storage products through June 30, 2021, to help customers to purchase energy-efficient models that reduce carbon emissions, while also saving on operating costs.