Tabor 100's Green Energy Scholarship Program advances clean-energy career opportunities for young people of color
Tabor 100 hoping for a strong applicant pool for the 2010-2011 Tabor 100 Green Energy Scholarship Program as well as new businesses eager to mentor young people of color in clean-energy career opportunities.
Van Jones is a visonary building America's clean economy and recently headlined Climate Solutions' annual breakfast.
For more information about applying or supporting this excellent program, please contact Kevin C. Washington, Education Committee Chair at Tabor 100, by email or at 206-935-1228.
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June 8, 2010
Tabor 100 opens 2010 Green Energy Scholarships with partner Puget Sound Energy
SEATTLE, Wash. – Tabor 100 announced the creation of a Tabor 100 Green Energy Scholarship Program at the Tabor 100 “9th Annual Captains of Industry Gala” on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. The $31,500 program, funded by the Energy Efficiency Services division of Puget Sound Energy, is designed to grant up to $10,500 in awards to three college students to encourage their pursuit of a career in a clean energy field. Today, the organization opens the
application process for the 2010 Green Energy Scholarships.
“Tabor 100 is very excited to work with Puget Sound Energy to provide additional college scholarship opportunities for African American students.” said Kevin C. Washington, Education Committee Chair for Tabor 100. “These academic scholarships are a natural expansion of our current scholarship programs, and focus student attention on participation in clean energy fields. We need more minority students to be represented in these burgeoning new
energy arenas.”
Scholarship applicants must live in or come from PSE’s service area and pursue an academic course of study that benefits a green economy. The application process will require students to submit an essay that details their commitment to green practices. Recipients will also have the opportunity to apply for a summer internship at PSE designed to help prepare them for a
green energy career. Full details on the application process are available at the Tabor 100 web site, under the section on Scholarships. Completed applications are due no later than July 16, 2010.
For more information about Tabor 100 and its programs, visit www.tabor100.org.
About Tabor 100
Tabor 100 is an association of entrepreneurs and business advocates who are committed to economic power, educational excellence and social equity for African-Americans and the community at large. For more information, visit www.tabor100.org.
About Puget Sound Energy
Washington state’s oldest and largest energy utility, with a 6,000-square-mile service area stretching across 11 counties, Puget Sound Energy serves more than 1 million electric customers and 737,000 natural gas customers. PSE, a subsidiary of Puget Energy, meets the energy needs of its growing customer base primarily in Western Washington through incremental, cost effective energy conservation, procurement of sustainable energy resources, and far-sighted investment in the energy-delivery infrastructure. PSE employees are dedicated to providing greatcustomer service to deliver energy that is safe, reliable, reasonably priced, and environmentally responsible. For more information, visit www.PSE.com.
