Thanks to the generosity of PSO employees and retirees, more than $7,500 has been raised in special fundraising to help pay home energy bills for customers in need.
 
In recent weeks, PSO employees and retirees purchased more than $800 in tickets for pancake breakfasts is several locations across the state.  Also, employees contributed an additional $700 through other fundraising to donate, as well.
 
PSO will match the employee-collected dollars, along with other matches promised from other organizations, making the grand total raised more than $7,500 by PSO.
 
Each year, PSO and other utilities across the state schedule fundraising activities to help raise money for various assistance programs coordinated by The Salvation Army.  PSO’s program is Light A Life.
 
Year-round PSO customers can contribute to the Light A Life effort by paying a little extra on the bill and checking the Light A Life box at the top of the bill.
 
Since the program began in 1986, PSO’s generous customers have contributed more than $1.5 million to help Oklahomans in need with their energy bills.
 
All money collected from PSO customers goes directly to The Salvation Army for customers in need. PSO pays The Salvation Army’s administrative costs so that all customer collections go to help out.
 
Facts:
* Light A Life is a year-round program administered by the Salvation Army. It operates in 39 Oklahoma counties served by PSO.  Light A Life started in 1986.

* PSO pays 100% of the cost to administer the program by the Salvation Army.  100% of customer donations to help customers.

* In fiscal 2003-04, the Light A Life program helped more than 1,700 Oklahoma households with energy bills.

 
PSO, a unit of American Electric Power, is an electric utility company serving approximately 509,000 customers in eastern and southwestern Oklahoma. Based in Tulsa, PSO has more than 4,000 megawatts of generating capacity and offers some of the lowest energy prices in the US.