Employee donations, matching company funds benefit United Way, No Kid Hungry, Salvation Army
Atmos Energy employees pledged $827,495 during the company’s annual Week of Giving campaign from Sept. 13 through Sept. 17. Funds will benefit No Kid Hungry, The Salvation Army, and United Way. Doubling the financial impact for these organizations through its Fueling Safe and Thriving Communities initiative, Atmos Energy will match all employee donations. This will bring the total amount raised to more than $1.6 million. These funds, to be distributed across the eight states Atmos Energy serves, are focused on three key beneficiaries: students, heroes, and neighbors.
“Our extraordinary employees give of their time, their talent and their resources throughout the year to support our communities, our school districts, after school programs and food banks, as part of our commitment to fueling safe and thriving communities,” said Kevin Akers, Atmos Energy president and CEO. “No Kid Hungry, The Salvation Army, United Way and organizations like Homes For Our Troops are invaluable partners that reinforce our enduring commitment to combat childhood illiteracy, provide for food-insecure households and honor our everyday heroes who keep our country and communities safe, and healthy.”
Atmos Energy employees supported each of these organizations through fun team-building activities. Additionally, they volunteered virtually to support schools and nonprofit organizations. They also dedicated additional funds to impact Homes For Our Troops, an organization that builds and donates specially adapted custom homes nationwide for severely injured post-9/11 veterans, helping them to rebuild their lives.
“Fueling Safe and Thriving Communities isn’t just a tagline for us; it is what we do, and it is who we are,” said Liz Beauchamp, Atmos Energy vice president of governmental and public affairs. “We are thankful for our incredible team members who gave their time, talent, and resources to make our communities a better place.”
About Atmos Energy: Atmos Energy Corporation, an S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the country’s largest natural gas-only distributor. We safely deliver reliable, affordable, efficient and abundant natural gas to more than 3 million distribution customers in over 1,400 communities across eight states located primarily in the South. As part of our vision to be the safest provider of natural gas services, we are modernizing our business and infrastructure while continuing to invest in safety, innovation, environmental sustainability and our communities. Atmos Energy manages proprietary pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas. Find us online at http://www.atmosenergy.com, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.