Easter Seals West Kentucky awarded grant for tree planting

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company has awarded a grant in Paducah for a tree planting project.

The Plant for the Planet grant program awards matching funding in amounts from $500 to $5,000 to organizations with successful tree plantings in LG&E and KU service territories.

In Paducah, Easter Seals West Kentucky is among the organizations receiving grants this year.

Since 2009, the grant program has contributed to nearly 60,000 plantings.