Natural Gas Utility to Match Donations by Its Employees and Retirees
Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) announced that it will help victims of the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12.
"With the encouragement of many of our employees, we have created a matching-gift fund to help relieve the human pain and suffering in Haiti," said Robert W. Best, chairman and chief executive officer of Atmos Energy Corporation. "In addition to matching employee donations dollar for dollar, the company will contribute $100,000 to this fund."
Donations, which will be accepted through February 28, are strictly voluntary and will be given to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. Information about this relief effort is available at www.clintonbushhaitifund.org.
"I am very proud of our employees and their spirit to aid others," Best said. "Our employees have a strong sense of responsibility whether it is giving back everyday in one of the 1,600 communities where they live, work and raise their families or helping when disasters may occur elsewhere. In 2005, the Company and its employees donated $184,000 to the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami and later that year contributed $1.5 million to help in the relief efforts of Hurricane Katrina."
About Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is the country's largest natural-gas-only distributor, serving more than 3 million natural gas distribution customers in more than 1,600 communities in 12 states from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West. Atmos Energy also provides natural gas marketing and procurement services to industrial, commercial and municipal customers primarily in the Midwest and Southeast and manages company-owned natural gas pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas. Atmos Energy is a Fortune 500 company. For information, visit www.atmosenergy.com.
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