Virginia Natural Gas Announces New Award To Honor Community Leaders; The Virginia Natural Gas Shining Light Award Recognizes a Lifetime of Service to Others.Business Editors NORFOLK, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Virginia Natural Gas, a subsidiary of 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. Inc. (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 ), announces the establishment of the Virginia Natural Gas Shining Light Award, which will be given annually to an outstanding Virginian who has inspired the lives of others through community service. Nominations are now being sought for the first Shining Light award to be given to a Virginian. Applications are due by 5 p.m. March 12. Forms are available at the VNG VNG Vereniging Van Nederlandse Gemeenten VNG Verbundnetz Gas Ag (Eastern German gas distributor) VNG Videonystagmography VNG Very Nice Game VNG Very Naughty Girl VNG Verdict Not Guilty website, www.VirginiaNaturalGas.com, or nominations may be submitted in a letter of no more than two pages. A similar award has been given for the past 40 years in Georgia, where it is sponsored by VNG's sister company, 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. Company. "In Georgia, the Shining Light Award has come to epitomize the best and the brightest, outstanding men and women who have had the vision to lead their fellow man to greater things," said Hank Linginfelter, president of VNG. "We are proud to be able to bring this prestigious award to Virginia, whose residents have a strong history of statesmanship and community service." The Shining Light Award was established in 1963 to recognize outstanding Georgians. Past recipients include: former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American civil rights activist, former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, and was the United States' first African-American ambassador to the United Nations. , baseball legend Hank Aaron, former Georgia Governor Zell Miller, educator Martha Berry, civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and former United States president Jimmy Carter, to name a few. Like Georgia honorees, Virginia recipients will be honored with a continuously burning gas light and bronze plaque erected in a prominent place. "The eternal light from these old-time gas lights will serve as a continuous reminder of those who have lighted the way for us all," said Linginfelter. Nominations may be mailed to Virginia Natural Gas Shining Light Award, 5100 East Virginia Beach Boulevard Virginia Beach Boulevard is a major connector highway which carries U.S. Route 58 most of its length and extends from the downtown area of Norfolk to the Oceanfront area of Virginia Beach, passing through the newly-developed New Urbanist Town Center development of the latter as it , Norfolk, VA, 23502, e-mailed to nsmith@aglresources.com or faxed to 757-466-5437. Nominees must be residents of Virginia who have made outstanding contributions to the community. A luncheon honoring the recipient will be held in late spring, when the light will be unveiled. About Virginia Natural Gas Virginia Natural Gas, 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 Inc. (NYSE: ATG), provides retail natural gas sales and distribution services to 250,000 customers in southeastern Virginia. For more information, visit www.VirginiaNaturalGas.com. About AGL Resources AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE: ATG) is an Atlanta-based energy services holding company, and was named 2003 Gas Company of the Year by Platts Global Energy Awards. Its utility subsidiaries - Atlanta Gas Light Company, Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga Gas Company - serve approximately 1.8 million customers in three states. Houston-based subsidiary Sequent Energy Management provides natural gas asset management and producer services. As a member of the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. AGL (programming) AGL - (Atelier de Genie Logiciel) French for IPSE. Networks, the company's telecommunications subsidiary, owns and operates fiber optic networks in Atlanta and Phoenix. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com. |
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