06.03.2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More than 300 representatives from E.ON U.S. will perform volunteer service in 10 locations across the state to pitch in and help 'Clean Up the Commonwealth' this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.

The effort is a part of E.ON U.S.'s fourth annual Day of Caring, where employees and families from Louisville Gas and Electric Company, Kentucky Utilities Company and Western Kentucky Energy Corp. work on projects to improve the quality of life in the communities in which they live and work.

"Community involvement has always been a cornerstone of our company and its employees," said Chip Keeling, Vice President of Communications for E.ON U.S. "And, to bring hundreds of employees and their families together for work that will improve our environment speaks well for those people. It just demonstrates how they are willing to go beyond their daily work for the good of their community."

In Louisville Metro, LG&E volunteers will perform service at Carrie Gaulbert Cox Park. Volunteers will paint restrooms, remove invasive species, debris and litter. Additional volunteers from LG&E's Cane Run Generating Station will beautify the landscape at River Valley cemetery near the power plant.

KU volunteers will work in Lexington to spruce up the Arboretum and also perform community service work at seven other locations across the utility's service territory.

Day of Caring 2008
Location Volunteer Work Area Danville Sunrise Children's Home Harlan Camp Blanton Lexington The Arboretum Louisville Carrie Gaulbert Cox Park River Valley Cemetery Maysville/Paris 4-H Camp at Lake Carnico Richmond Gibson Bay Park at Lake Reba Liberty House Sturgis John A. Arnold Park and Convention Center Winchester Family Development Center

Locations were selected by the suggestions of employees or by local officials who welcomed the prospect of volunteer labor for improvement of their grounds.

The 'Clean Up the Commonwealth' effort marks the fourth year for the E.ON U.S. Day of Caring. This year's effort — similar in size and scope as in previous years — focuses on improving the environment as well as giving back to the communities the company serves.


E.ON U.S., headquartered in Louisville, Ky., is a subsidiary of E.ON A.G., the world's largest investor-owned energy services provider. E.ON U.S. is a diversified energy services company that owns and operates Louisville Gas and Electric Company, a regulated utility that serves 326,000 natural gas and 401,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties, and Kentucky Utilities Company, a regulated electric utility in Lexington, Ky., that serves 536,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia.