$25,000 Presented To Habitat For Humanity; Wisvest-Connecticut Announces the Completion of The Wisvest/Chamber Challenge.

Business Editors

NEW HAVEN, CONN.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000

Today, Wisvest-Connecticut, LLC presented a $25,000 check to Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven for its newest house at 121 Butler Street, New Haven.

Wisvest-Connecticut presented the check to Habitat for Humanity at the New Haven Chamber of Commerce's board meeting.

The check is the result of the challenge that Wisvest-Connecticut issued to its fellow corporate citizens earlier this year - raise $25,000 and we will match it to help build a house in New Haven. The Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce stepped up to the door in the first corporate challenge of its kind and met the challenge in a variety of ways. The Chamber and its members raised money through Fete D'ete -- a summertime feast at Hot Tomato's in New Haven with famous French chef Jacques Pepin, its Business After Hours events and by the generosity of other individual member donations.

"We are very excited to complete the Wisvest/Chamber Challenge and to hand a $25,000 check to Habitat for Humanity. We applaud the New Haven Chamber of Commerce for accepting our challenge earlier this year and for all their hard work and dedication to this project," said Tom Kirk, general manager of Wisvest-Connecticut. "As a new member of the New Haven business community, we feel that it is important to help New Haven grow and prosper and we are very excited that through our challenge Habitat has received over $50,000 towards the house at 121 Butler Street."

Construction on the house began in September and will be completed by this spring. Volunteer groups from local businesses, including the Wisvest-Connecticut New Haven Harbor Facility and the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, are working on the house along with the future homeowner. In addition to all of the on-site labor, several Chamber members have donated professional services such as electrical and plumbing work to help with the rehabilitation of the house.

About Wisvest Corporation:

Wisvest-Connecticut, LLC is a leader in providing reliable, safe and environmentally responsible electricity to the Northeast region. Its power generation facilities in New Haven and Bridgeport are significant contributors to the region's power supply and are the cleanest plants of their kind in New England. The Company's competitive advantage lies in its commitment to work closely with its community and customers. Wisvest is a subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corporation.