Category Archives: Giving Back

Reduce Your Use for Good Program

Attention Texas nonprofits! Are you looking for a way to reduce your energy consumption and cut costs? Check out our Reduce Your Use for Good program! What’s the Reduce Your Use for Good program all about? Our Reduce Your Use™ grants provide funding for Texas nonprofits to purchase energy-efficient products and services—so they can spend less on energy costs and more on programs that positively … Read More…

Celebrate the Season: Give to the “Young Heroes of the Guard” Toy Drive!

A great way to celebrate the holiday season is by remembering and giving to those around you—whether it be your family, friends or someone you’ve yet to meet! For the past four years, the Texas State Guard has been gathering presents for sick children in local hospitals. This season, bring a smile to a child’s face by partaking in the Texas State Guard’s “Young Heroes … Read More…

Community Comes Together in Support of Teacher

On Oct 12th, we were lucky enough to partake in “Back Porch Party Hotdog Sale,” an event created in support of Lewisville High School teacher Corey Hale. Since last summer, Hale has been suffering from complications due to surgery and has been unable to work. To help in his recovery and ease the financial burden incurred from his medical bills, those close to Hale put … Read More…

The Clock is Ticking!

Friday, August 31st is your last chance to apply for our Reduce Your Use grant program! We give. You save. About the Program: Reduce Your Use grants provide funding for Texas nonprofits to purchase energy-efficiency products and services so they can spend less on energy costs and more on programs that make a difference in the community! Under the grant program, nonprofits whose applications are approved … Read More…

Reduce Your Use Grant Program

Do you work with a nonprofit organization, or do you know a special nonprofit group that could benefit from a helping hand to reduce energy use? Our Reduce Your Use grant program provides funding for Texas nonprofits to purchase energy-efficiency products and services — so they can spend less on energy costs and more on programs that make a difference in the community! Under the … Read More…

Going Back to School

We had a great visit today at Northside Elementary in Texas City visiting Amanda Ewer’s first grade class. Earlier this year, Ms. Ewer received a Texas City ISD Foundation for the Future grant to fund the purchase of MathStart books. Ms. Ewer had titled her grant application “AHHHH! The Math Book Is Alive,” and as one of the sponsors of the grant, we wanted to … Read More…

And our $10,000 TOAF Winner is…

Earlier this week Jesus Salazar attended a First Choice Power customer party along with his wife, Maria, and his daughter, Brianna. He thought he was just coming in for some food and a party. Turns out he was coming in to be surprised that he was the grand prize winner of our 2011 Turn on a Friend program, for having the highest number of customer … Read More…

Last Month We Whirled; This Month, the Can-Can

When we were little, we loved those game shows where contestants got to spin a big wheel to win money and prizes. So we were pretty excited about our December Food First™ Facebook promotion, where we helped fulfill Texas food banks’ “holiday wish list” items with our own spin the wheel game. And the Texas Food Bank Network was the big winner! Your spins raised … Read More…

Our Texas State Guard’s Young Heroes of the Guard Toy Drive Results

This month, we partnered with the Texas State Guard’s Young Heroes of the Guard Toy Drive to help bring holiday cheer to children who are in area hospitals. Our Lewisville local office served as the Toy Drive headquarters where we saw over 200 toy donations! Wow! The Texas State Guard collected 2,500 toys across the region. “Unfortunately, for hundreds of children in the Dallas-Fort Worth … Read More…

Happy [Early] Thanksgiving from First Choice Power

Today we celebrated Thanksgiving as a First Choice Power family. First Choice Power provided the ham, turkey and dressing, and our employees brought their favorite sides, salads and desserts. In addition to the good food we shared with one another, we also wanted to share with those who aren’t fortunate to have a nice meal next week. Our employees contributed more than 250 canned food, … Read More…