Five Nonprofits Selected to Receive Free Air Time on WCBS-880 AM Yankee Radio Donated by Entergy Nuclear

White Plains, NY — Five nonprofit groups throughout the Lower Hudson Valley were chosen today to receive free radio airtime to promote their excellent work during regular season radio broadcasts of New York Yankee games courtesy of Entergy, owner of the Indian Point Energy Center and a long-time WCBS-880 AM Yankee Radio advertiser.

The winners were selected from a group of 34 nonprofits that submitted written proposals outlining their respective missions and how, if chosen, the winner would use the free airtime. The submittals were reviewed by a panel from WCBS Radio 880, global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller and Entergy Nuclear.

"After reviewing the 34 truly excellent proposals, selecting the winners was a difficult decision," said Entergy Nuclear Governmental Affairs Vice President Ken Theobalds. "We are delighted to once again offer this free airtime to these worthy nonprofit organizations as a much-larger public platform for their critical missions."

The winners are:

• The African American Men of Westchester
• The Bronx Council on the Arts
• Girls Scouts Heart of the Hudson
• Hudson River Healthcare
• Yonkers Partners in Education

The African American Men of Westchester Inc. AAMW - Is an all-volunteer 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation founded in 1987. Its goal is to conduct an array of activities designed to strengthen family values, provide programs that enrich the educational experience of young people, and foster economic development to build strong communities to change peoples lives in Westchester County.

The Bronx Council on the Arts - Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) is a private, non-profit membership organization that is the official cultural agency of Bronx County. Recognized nationally as a leading arts service organization in providing cultural services and arts programs, BCA serves a multicultural constituency in excess of 1.3 million residents. BCA provides an array of services to 5,000 artists and more than 250 arts and community-based organizations.

Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson - Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson serves 34,000 girls and 15,000 adults in the seven counties of the lower Hudson Valley. Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.

Hudson River Healthcare - Hudson River HealthCare (HRHC) is a network of 14 community health centers providing comprehensive high-quality, affordable & compassionate health care services to 50,000 men, women & children residing throughout the Hudson Valley and Eastern Long Island. HRHC provides a multitude of services including Internal & Adult Medicine, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Podiatry, Optometry, an alcohol/drug abuse outpatient program, HIV counseling, testing & case management, WIC (Women, Infants & Children) Nutrition Program & Behavioral Health Services. HRHC places a strong emphasis on prevention, offering a variety of health & wellness programs.

Yonkers Partners in Education - Yonkers Partners in Education, in partnership with the public and private sectors, strives to ensure that all 25,000 children who attend the Yonkers Public Schools have access to a quality education that prepares them for high school graduation, work, college and success in life.

"We look forward to lending our continued support to the important work performed by the many outstanding community organizations throughout the Lower Hudson Valley," Theobalds added. "To the winners, we extend our warmest congratulations. To those fine groups not selected, we ask that you accept our sincere thanks for participating and be mindful of baseball's perennial expression of hope, 'Just wait till next year!'"

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $11 billion and approximately 14,300 employees.

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