Bentley Kelley, of Manorville, was granted his want and acquired a custom-designed 53-panel photo voltaic system donation from SUNation Strong.
The donation goals to offset the Kelley household’s excessive vitality payments, as 12-year-old Bentley Kelley battles a uncommon type of bone most cancers. Diagnosed after a soccer harm final 12 months, Bentley’s situation has unfold to his lungs, and he has undergone a number of surgical procedures just lately.
Ronkonkoma-based SUNation partnered with Bay Shore’s nonprofit Marty Lyons Foundation in March to make Bentley’s want come true and continues to make use of photo voltaic to assist fund needs.
The mission of the Marty Lyons Foundation is to satisfy the needs of youngsters ages 3 to 17 who’ve been recognized with terminal or life-threatening diseases.
For every SUNation set up, the corporate pledges a $500 donation to the Marty Lyons Foundation.
“Being on the board of the Marty Lyons Foundation has actually opened my eyes to what a huge impact slightly effort can have on a toddler and their household in a time of want,” stated Scott Maskin, co-founder of SUNation. “If I might help carry extra consciousness to the inspiration and put smiles on the faces of children with photo voltaic, I’ll.”
This photo voltaic set up is a part of the Suffolk County Solar Up Suffolk Program, which promotes the adoption of photo voltaic vitality all through the county.
The City of Brookhaven expedited the allow assessment and approval course of, permitting SUNation to make the donation and set up earlier than peak vitality utilization intervals.
SUNation celebrated the donation of the photo voltaic system on the Kelley household house on Wednesday, June 26 at 11 a.m. in Manorville with notable attendees together with Marty Lyons, retired NFL linebacker, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico, elected officers in Suffolk County, and New York Solar Energy Industries Association members.
To learn the way going photo voltaic can prevent cash and assist grant needs, go to www.SUNation.com/MLF-partnership.