The United Way of Long Island has named its Deer Park headquarters the Entenmann Family Center for Hope, following the family’s sizeable gift to the nonprofit’s renewable energy initiative.
The Entenmann family donated $300,000 towards the United Way’s Net Zero Energy Building Campaign, which is transforming the nonprofit’s 31,000-square-foot building on Grand Boulevard into a model of renewable energy efficiency. The renovated facility will be used as a training ground for the organization’s Workforce Development Training Academy, which includes the VetsBuild, YouthBuild, and PowerUp! Wind, Solar & Renewables programs that prepare veterans and young adults for a career in the renewable energy industry, according to a United Way of Long Island statement.
The renovations on the Deer Park headquarters include one of the largest solar arrays for any nonprofit in the state, along with heat pumps, electric vehicle charging stations, and battery backup, helping United Way of Long Island avoid more than $65,000 per year in energy costs. The project, which was named “Top Green Project” as part of LIBN’s 2023 Real Estate, Architecture, and Engineering Awards, is expected to be completed this fall.
The Entenmann Family Center for Hope will also function as a “command center” for nonprofit organizations across Long Island that are impacted by catastrophic events, allowing the organizations to continue serving the communities who rely on them when their own facilities are unavailable.
“We, as a family, are honored not only to be part of United Way of Long Island but to have their Deer Park headquarters named The Entenmann Family Center for Hope,” Jaime Padden, a member of the Entenmann family, said in the statement. “It’s been the support and loyalty of the Long Island community that enables us to continue fulfilling the wishes of my grandmother, father, and uncles in giving back to young adults, veterans, and all Long Islanders. It’s through United Way that growth and progress are accomplished, and we are proud to be a partner.”
The Net Zero Energy Building Campaign, funded with a lead grant from the New York State Energy Research Development Authority, now includes the Entenmann family as well as the Long Island Power Authority, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Bank of America, the Bob Catell Family, Brookhaven Science Associates, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, the Island Outreach Foundation, Suffolk Transportation Service, the Town of Babylon, Flushing Bank and many others. The campaign has also received essential in-kind support from the Haugland Group, Cameron Engineering, Emcor and Heritage Air, and Atom Power.
“The Entenmann family’s gift marks the next significant milestone for United Way of Long Island,” Theresa Regnante, president and CEO of United Way of Long Island, said in the statement, “and we are proud to have Entenmann’s as one of our longest-standing philanthropic partners. Given their history with our organization, it is truly fitting that our headquarters will be known as the Entenmann Family Center for Hope.”
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