Chattanooga Gas Company Donates $10,000 To 'Project Warm Neighbors' For Help With Heating Costs

November 13, 2002

Chattanooga, Tenn. -- Chattanooga Gas Company (CGC) will donate $10,000 in matching funds to “Project Warm Neighbors,” a United Way-administered program to assist low-income families and the elderly with their heating costs this winter.

“The Energy Information Administration is predicting higher costs for natural gas and heating oil this winter,” said Larry Buie, the general manager of CGC. “With a colder winter in the forecast as well, there will be people who need extra help in paying their bills. We are glad to be able to work with the Chattanooga community to make sure that those in need will have help.”

CGC customers will have the opportunity to make “Project Warm Neighbors” donations by paying additional amounts on their gas bills in increments of $1, $2, $5 or $10. CGC will then match these donations up to $10,000.

Donations also can be made directly to “Project Warm Neighbors”, c/o United Way, P.O. Box 4027, Chattanooga, Tenn. 37405.

If You Need Help
Chattanooga residents who need help from Project Warm Neighbors may contact the United Way’s First Call for Help service at 423-265-8000. Applicants must meet certain income qualifications to be eligible for Project Warm Neighbors and other assistance programs.

In addition to these private assistance programs, the federally funded Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is available to qualified applicants.

Although the initial application period is over, according to LIHEAP program coordinator Jo Anne Watkins, applications are still being accepted through Chattanooga Human Services, 501 W. 12th St., Chattanooga. For more information on LIHEAP, call 423-757-5524 or 757-5227.