Chattanooga Gas Donates $50,000 to Help Low-Income Elderly Stay Warm This WinterDecember 2, 2005
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – (Business Wire) – Dec. 2, 2005 – Chattanooga Gas, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), today distributed energy assistance grants totaling $50,000 to two city department of human services in Tennessee. The corporate funds are intended to help low-income elderly residents in the Chattanooga area stay warm this winter by providing heating bill assistance.
Following a legislative luncheon in Chattanooga, Lindsey presented the Chattanooga Gas energy assistance grants to:
- $45,000 – Department of Human Services (City of Chattanooga);
- $5,000 – Bradley-Cleveland Community Services (City of Cleveland).
“Hats off to Chattanooga Gas for giving back to the community,” said Jo Anne Watkins, LIHEAP coordinator for the City of Chattanooga Department of Human Services. "We can’t thank them enough for their generosity. This money will free up funds for those in need to help pay for other necessities including prescription medicines."
The recipients were also presented with a sample of the colorful fleece blankets being made by Chattanooga Gas employee volunteers for the sick and homeless. The blankets will be donated in the coming weeks to the Ronald McDonald House and The Inn in Chattanooga.
What started in 2003 by Barbara Thomas, AGL Resources executive assistant, as a way to help a few homeless men and women stay warm in Atlanta, has blossomed into a company-wide program where some 2,200 blankets will be made this season. The blankets – made by AGL Resources employee volunteers in 27 utility service areas from New Jersey to Florida – will be donated to shelters helping the sick and homeless all along the East Coast.
About AGL Resources
AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), an Atlanta-based energy services holding company, serves 2.3 million customers in six states through its utility subsidiaries - Atlanta Gas Light, Elizabethtown Gas in New Jersey, Virginia Natural Gas, Florida City Gas, Chattanooga Gas, and Elkton Gas in Maryland. A Fortune 1000 company that ranks number 46 in the Fortune gas and electric utilities sector, AGL Resources reported 2004 revenue of $1.8 billion and net income of $153 million. The company also owns Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, an asset manager serving natural gas wholesale customers throughout the East and Midwest. As a 70 percent owner in the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. AGL Networks, the company's telecommunications subsidiary, owns and operates fiber optic networks in Atlanta and Phoenix. The company also owns and operates Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com.
About Chattanooga Gas
Chattanooga Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), provides retail natural gas sales and transportation services to approximately 62,000 customers in Hamilton and Bradley counties in southeast Tennessee. The Chattanooga Gas service area includes the communities of Chattanooga, Cleveland, Red Bank, East Ridge, Lookout Mountain and Signal Mountain. The Chattanooga Gas natural gas pipeline system delivers approximately 20 billion cubic feet of gas per year. For more information, please see www.chattanoogagas.com.
CONTACT: AGL Resources, Atlanta
Martha Monfried, 908/662-8190
Cell: 404/274 2269
mmonfrie@aglresources.com
SOURCE: AGL Resources