Atmos Energy's CEO Joins Dallas Mayor in Launching Mayor's 2008 Summer Reading Program.DALLAS -- Atmos Energy Atmos Energy (NYSE: ATO), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is the largest distributor of natural gas in the United States, serving 3.1 million customers nationwide. Atmos acquired TXU's natural gas and pipeline holdings in 2004. Corporation and several other businesses helped Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert Tom Leppert (born March 22, 1955 in Phoenix, Arizona) is the mayor of Dallas, Texas and former CEO of the Turner construction company. Election Tom Leppert defeated city councilman Ed Oakley in a runoff election June 16, 2007, winning with 58 percent of the vote. launch the 2008 Mayor's Summer Reading Program this morning at the Dallas Central Library. Atmos Energy Corporation Chairman, President and Chief Executive Robert W. Best, along with Fox 4 Anchorman Baron James and Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert each read a book to about 45 elementary students. Atmos Energy, the "Platinum Star Leader," was the major sponsor among several businesses supporting the launch. "The Mayor's Summer Reading Program is a good way to ensure success in life for those children who participate in this worthwhile effort," said Best. "If we can instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. a passion
for reading at a young age, it will help the student throughout his or
her entire life."
Atmos Energy is involved in many community activities including the support of education. Last March, the company was the public entity sponsor for the Dallas Public Library's second bookmobile to bring books to students in their neighborhoods. In April, Atmos Energy completed the frontage changes for Madison High School Madison is a name for several high schools in North America, including:
In 1899, the idea to create a free public library in Dallas was conceived by the Dallas Federation of Women's Clubs, led by president Mrs. and is the premier sponsor for all children's programming associated with the new Bookmarks Children's Library at NorthPark Mall Northpark Mall (or NorthPark Mall) is the name of several shopping malls in the United States:
About Atmos Energy Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is the country's largest natural-gas-only distributor, serving about 3.2 million natural gas distribution customers in more than 1,600 communities in 12 states from the Blue Ridge Mountains Blue Ridge also Blue Ridge Mountains A range of the Appalachian Mountains extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia. It rises to 2,038.6 m (6,684 ft) at Mount Mitchell in the Black Mountains of western North Carolina. 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 more information, visit www.atmosenergy.com. |
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