<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">From the HOPE list</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> On Mar 18, 2015, at 11:23 PM, Jason </span><a href="mailto:bbearjason1@yahoo.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">bbearjason1@yahoo.com</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> [HOPE_in_Hyattsville] <</span><a href="mailto:HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> wrote:</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> Pepco Providing 1,500 Free Trees to Maryland and D.C. Customers;</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> Trees Offered are Lightly Branched and 2-4 Feet Tall</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> Fifth Year of Partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> Washington, D.C. ? Pepco is providing 1,500 free trees to customers in</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> Maryland and the District of Columbia through the Energy-Saving Trees</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> program. It?s the fifth year of the Pepco-Arbor Day Foundation partnership</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> that provides two trees per household while supplies last. This year, the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> free trees are more developed as they?re lightly branched and 2 to 4 feet</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> in height. The Energy-Saving Trees program helps customers conserve energy</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> and reduces household electricity bills through strategic tree planting.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> Pepco customers can reserve up to two free trees by visiting</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> </span><a href="http://www.arborday.org/pepco" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">www.arborday.org/pepco</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"> or by calling 1-855-670-2771. The types of trees</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> offered are Eastern redbud, Crapemyrtle, Northern red oak, red maple and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> river birch, which will be delivered directly to the customer at an ideal</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> time for planting.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> ?Our Energy-Saving Trees program is another way that Pepco is committed to</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> helping our customers continue to conserve energy as well as improve the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> environment,? said Donna Cooper, Pepco region president. ?By strategically</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> planting the right trees in the right places, we help maintain a balance</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> between the aesthetics of the tree canopy and the reliability of the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> electric distribution system while also offering our customers energy</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> reductions.?</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> An online tool can help Pepco customers find the most strategic location</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> for planting and estimate the annual savings that will result from the</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> tree. The Energy-Saving Trees online tool was created by the Arbor Day</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> Foundation and the Davey Institute, a division of the Davey Tree Expert</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> Co., and uses peer-reviewed scientific research from the USDA Forest</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> Service?s i-Tree Software to calculate estimated benefits. This tool</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> requires an up-to-date internet browser. If customers experience an issue,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> we ask them to please call (855) 670-2771, for help.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> For more information and updates, </span><a href="http://visitwww.pepco.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">visitwww.pepco.com</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">, follow us on</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13.6000003814697px">> Facebook and Twitter at PepcoConnect, and download our mobile app at</span><br style="font-family:arial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