NAPERVILLE, Ill., Feb. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicor Gas has
made a two-year, $100,000 commitment
to two local Habitat for Humanity affiliates to support
construction of new homes for families in the DuPage and Fox Valley areas. Nicor
Gas employees will also volunteer their personal time to aid
building efforts at Habitat for Humanity locations across the state
throughout the summer.
"At Nicor Gas, we understand how significant having a warm place
to return to each day can be for families," said Pat Whiteside, vice president of Business
Support for Nicor Gas. "Our employees' support for Habitat for
Humanity is an extension of the hard work they put in every day to
ensure our communities feel the comfort of home."
This is the second, two-year commitment between Nicor Gas and
Habitat for Humanity. In 2018, Nicor Gas donated $60,000 and 850 volunteer hours by employees,
family and friends, who together helped build 11 homes for families
through the Fox Valley and DuPage Habitat for Humanity
affiliates.
"Nicor Gas employees get up close and personal with our
families, transforming their lives forever," said Jeffrey J. Barrett, executive director at Fox
Valley Habitat for Humanity. "Our four-year partnership extends
beyond funds, they give their hands and feet and minds and
hearts."
To date, Nicor Gas employees' construction efforts have
benefitted 54 families in Illinois, including work on Fox Valley Habitat
for Humanity's first Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant home
in Aurora and DuPage Habitat for Humanity's townhome development in
Hanover Park.
"We are grateful for the continued efforts of corporate partners
like Nicor Gas," said Dave Neary,
executive director of DuPage Habitat for Humanity. "They are
actively supporting our vision of a world where everyone has a
place of their own to call home."
To learn more about Nicor Gas and volunteerism, please visit
nicorgas.com/community/volunteerism.
About Nicor Gas
Nicor Gas is one of four natural gas distribution companies of
Southern Company Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company
(NYSE: SO). Nicor Gas serves more than 2.2 million customers in a
service territory that encompasses most of the northern third of
Illinois, excluding the city of
Chicago. For more information,
visit nicorgas.com.
About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO),
America's premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves
approximately 4.2 million natural gas utility customers through its
regulated distribution companies in four states with approximately
700,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural
gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments in interstate
pipelines, asset management for natural gas wholesale customers and
ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For more
information, visit southerncompanygas.com.
About Habitat for Humanity
Driven by the vision that
everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began
in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in southern
Georgia. The Christian housing
organization has since grown to become a leading global nonprofit
working in local communities across all 50 states in the U.S. and
in more than 70 countries. Families and individuals in need of a
hand up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a
place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own
homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through
financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support
affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the
strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better
lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more,
visit habitat.org.
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