CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont
Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) today called on its customers and the
general public to help the community's neediest residents stay warm
this winter by contributing to Piedmont's Share the Warmth program.
Donations to Share the Warmth are distributed by Piedmont's partner agencies and are used to
pay energy bills regardless of the energy source used in the home,
including natural gas, propane, oil and electricity. Funds stay in
the communities where they are collected.
Customers can participate by signing up for Piedmont's Share the Warmth Round Up program,
which authorizes Piedmont to round
up a customer's monthly bill to the nearest dollar with the
difference going to Share the Warmth. During the course of a year,
the customer would pay no more than $12 into the fund.
"It's easy to participate in Piedmont's Share the Warmth Round Up program,
so we hope these cold temperatures inspire more customers to join
us in helping our neighbors in need," said Timothy Greenhouse, managing director of
community relations for Piedmont Natural Gas. "Contributions are
tax deductible and there are no administrative costs, so 100
percent of every dollar you donate goes directly to helping people
stay warm this winter."
Customers who want to enroll in the Round Up program can go
online to www.piedmontng.com, fill out the form on the back of
their monthly bill or call Piedmont at 1-800-752-7504.
Through contributions from customers, community members, the
Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation and the company directly, Share the
Warmth has provided more than $2.6
million to help low-income families and individuals pay
their energy bills.
While the Round Up program is available only to Piedmont customers, the general public can
make a tax-deductible contribution to this worthy cause by mailing
a check to the following address:
Piedmont Natural Gas/Share the Warmth
Attention: Treasury Department
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
8th Floor
Charlotte NC 28210
About Piedmont Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas is an energy services company primarily
engaged in the distribution of natural gas to more than 1 million
residential, commercial, industrial and power-generation utility
customers in portions of North
Carolina, South Carolina
and Tennessee, including customers
served by municipalities who are wholesale customers. Our
subsidiaries are invested in joint venture, energy-related
businesses, including unregulated retail natural gas marketing,
regulated interstate natural gas transportation and storage, and
regulated intrastate natural gas transportation businesses. More
information about Piedmont Natural Gas is available on the Internet
at www.piedmontng.com.
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