Atlanta Gas Light Donates $315,000 to Help Low-Income Elderly Stay Warm This Winter; Employee Volunteers Make Blankets for Homeless.ATLANTA -- Atlanta Gas Light Atlanta Gas Light Company (AGLC), commonly known as Atlanta Gas Light, is the largest natural gas wholesaler in the Southeast U.S., and is the AGL in AGL Resources. It was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Atlanta, as is AGL Resources. (AGL (programming) AGL - (Atelier de Genie Logiciel) French for IPSE. ), a subsidiary of Atlanta-based AGL Resources AGL Resources, Inc. is a Fortune 1000, Forbes 2000 energy services holding company. Their principal business is distribution of natural gas in Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia, providing gas for more than 2.2 million customers. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant ), today distributed energy assistance grants totaling $315,000 to four Georgia social service organizations. The AGL corporate funds are intended to help low-income elderly Georgians stay warm this winter by providing heating bill assistance as well as new furnaces and/or natural gas water heaters. "As we approach our 150th year of delivering natural gas to Georgia consumers, AGL has a proud tradition of giving back to the communities we serve," said Harriette Watkins, president, AGL Resources Private Foundation. "Doing all we can to help our friends and neighbors stay warm during the winter months is part of our core values and mission." Watkins and David Burgess David Burgess is a violin, viola and cello maker working and residing in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Most of his training was in the shop of Hans Weisshaar in Los Angeles. Grove Music dictionary includes him in their list of leading 20th century makers. , commissioner, Georgia Public Service Commission, presented the AGL energy AGL Energy (ASX: AGK) is the largest Australian gas and electricity retailer, with over six million customers. It has large investments in the supply of gas and electricity, and has recently invested in sustainable energy businesses such as wind farms and a hydroelectric power assistance grants to representatives from the following organizations just prior to the start of the H.E.A.T., Inc. (Heating Energy Assistance Team) annual board meeting held in the auditorium of AGL Resources headquarters, Ten Peachtree Place: --H.E.A.T., Inc. - $150,000 for energy assistance; --Resource Service Ministries - $75,000 for replacing or refurbishing furnaces; --Sullivan Center - $50,000 for energy assistance; and --United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta - $40,000 for the agency's 211 referral program The recipients were also presented with a sample of the colorful fleece fleece, mat of wool formed by shearing a sheep in one continuous operation. The average fleece weighs from 5 to 10 lb (2.3–4.5 kg); in highbred wool sheep such as the American Merinos a ram's fleece may reach 30 lb (13.6 kg). blankets being made by AGL Resources employee volunteers for the homeless. "I commend com·mend tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends 1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend. 2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise. 3. AGL for stepping forward and meeting the challenge to help low-income seniors stay warm this winter," said Georgia Public Service Commission member David Burgess. "In times when home heating costs are sky rocketing, this assistance will provide welcome relief. "I continue to encourage other participants in this industry to do likewise," added Burgess BURGESS. A magistrate of a borough; generally, the chief officer of the corporation, who performs, within the borough, the same kind of duties which a mayor does in a city. In England, the word is sometimes applied to all the inhabitants of a borough, who are called burgesses sometimes it . "Sharing the knowledge that as a result of higher than ever energy prices there will be many more Georgians in need this winter, we're grateful to accept the largest single energy assistance grant from AGL in the history of H.E.A.T.," said Janet Joseph, executive director of H.E.A.T, which was formed in 1983 to raise money for low-income energy assistance. Led by Joseph, a former AGL employee, H.E.A.T. has distributed more than $14.5 million and assisted nearly 73,000 Georgia households. AGL Resources Employee Volunteers Make Blankets for Homeless While the energy assistance funds were being distributed, AGL Resources employee volunteers (giving up their lunch time) were busy making colorful fleece blankets for the homeless. What started in 2003 by Barbara Thomas The Hon. Barbara Thomas (Lady Judge) (born 28 December 1946) is Chair of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and of the Governing Body of the School of Oriental and African Studies. Born Barbara S. , 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 over the next several weeks. 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 homeless all along the East Coast. In December, AGL will present several hundred blankets to the Atlanta Union Mission, My Sister's House, and the Gateway Center to distribute to the homeless in Atlanta. 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 (Sequent Computer Systems, Inc., Beaverton, OR, www.sequent.com) A computer company founded in 1983 by 17 ex-employees of Intel that specialized in multiprocessing systems for the client/server environment. 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 Henry Hub is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). It is a point on the natural gas pipeline system in Erath, Louisiana. It is owned by Sabine Pipe Line LLC. in Louisiana. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com. About Atlanta Gas Light Atlanta Gas Light, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), provides delivery service to more than 1.6 million customers in Georgia. In operation since 1856, the company is one of the oldest corporations in the state. For more information, visit www.atlantagaslight.com. About the Georgia Public Service Commission The Georgia Public Service Commission is a five-member constitutional body which is charged with the regulation of natural gas and electric utilities, telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. , pipeline safety and transportation services in the state of Georgia. For more information about the Georgia Public Service Commission, go to www.psc.state.ga.us. About H.E.A.T. The Heating Energy Assistance Team (H.E.A.T.) was formed in 1983 to raise money for low-income energy assistance. When Georgia's natural gas industry was deregulated, H.E.A.T. became a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. . Since 1983 the organization has distributed more than $13.5 million and assisted nearly 70,000 Georgia households. For more information about the Heating Energy Assistance Team or to donate online, go to www.heatga.org. About Resource Service Ministries RSM RSM (in Britain) regimental sergeant major was founded in 1984 to answer the crying need of widows in the State of Georgia for home and weatherization repairs, as well as economic relief. Since 1984 the ministry has repaired more than 1000 homes, installed more than 200 roofs, replaced and/or repaired over 150 heaters/furnaces and weatherized more than 900 homes, achieving energy savings averaging 30-35 percent. Its economic relief programs have saved elderly Georgians more than $300 million (as of 12/31/04). RSM has three main components to address the needs of elderly, low-income Georgians: 1. Home repair; 2. Weatherization; 3. Economic relief. For more information about Resource Service Ministries, go to www.rsmin.org. About the Sullivan Center The mission of The Sullivan Center, Inc. (TSC TSC Thestreet.com (stock symbol) TSC Time Stamp Counter TSC Tuberous Sclerosis Complex TSC Tractor Supply Company TSC Terrorist Screening Center (Department of Homeland Security) ) is to provide help with dignity to families and individuals in crisis. In addition to providing direct financial aid, The Sullivan Center, Inc. empowers people to help themselves through financial planning/nutritional classes and employment counseling. For more information about the Sullivan Center, go to http://www.volunteersolutions.org/uwatl/org/895769.html. About United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta United Way helps people from every part of our community work together on important human care issues. It is committed to making lasting improvements on those issues. It works to strengthen the everyday support systems of community life - how individuals, families and neighborhoods work to support one another - and is prepared to assist people when those systems alone are not sufficient. United Way's 211is Atlanta's Community Connection. 2-1-1 is your first and best resource to find the help you need, or to help others. For more information about United Way or its 211 program, go to www.unitedwayatlanta.org/211. -30- |
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