PPL Electric Utilities will be receiving a $250,000 donation, with $200,000 of the total going to the utility's Operation HELP hardship fund. The monies provide emergency financial aid to pay heating bills for families with financial hardship.

The remaining $50,000 will be divided among 10 social service organizations.

"We've always believed that we play a role that goes beyond being the electric delivery company for central and eastern Pennsylvania," company president Gregory N. Dudkin said. "Our employees live, work and volunteer in the communities we serve and we feel an obligation to help where we can."

Cancer

Fundraiser walk

on March 28

Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley, Inc., is accepting registration for its sixth annual 5K Walk/8K Run to Live March 28 at the Ironton Rail Trail in Coplay to support local families dealing with pediatric cancer.

In addition to the 5K Walk/8K Run, there will be a kid's fun run and obstacle course, raffles, music, food and clowns and costumed characters.

For more information, to register or donate, go to pcflv.kintera.org.