MONTGOMERY – Alabama Power Service Organization (APSO) volunteers – through a Good Roots grant – partnered today with the City of Montgomery on a cleanup at Boat Ramp Park.

The APSO cleanup is the latest step in the effort to open a recreation area with a nonmotorized boat launch and fishing access off of Maxwell Avenue along the Alabama River. Volunteers from Maxwell Air Force Base began the cleanup on Feb. 16.

The project is funded through a $10,000 Good Roots grant, matching funds from the city of Montgomery, and volunteer and in-kind labor. The completed park will connect the city of Montgomery’s Riverwalk with Maxwell Air Force Base.

APSO is focused on helping nonprofit groups and charitable projects that promote the core values of Alabama Power's charitable giving efforts. The organization includes more than 5,000 employees and their families who typically volunteer more than 50,000 hours a year.

The Good Roots program – through the Alabama Power Foundation – awards grants to communities and nonprofit organizations across the state to purchase trees and planting. In 2012, the program awarded $24,000.

The Alabama Power Foundation has given more than $130 million through more than 20,000 grants and scholarships since 1989. One of the largest corporate foundations in the state, it awards more than 1,000 grants a year.

For more information on Good Roots, APSO and the Alabama Power Foundation, visit www.alpowercharitablegiving.org.