Project SHARE,

a privately funded program of The Salvation Army, provides year-round

emergency assistance to Georgians who need help with basic necessities

- housing, food, medical care and utility services. The program assists

the elderly, individuals who are disabled, unemployed, sick and others

who are experiencing financial hardship. For more information, contact

Project SHARE at 404-873-3101 in metro Atlanta and 1-800-257-4273 outside

Atlanta or www.salvationarmy-georgia.org.

Senior citizens programs

Since October

2001, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted to increase low-income

senior citizens assistance by over $10 million in addition to previous

funding of $10.5 million over the past two years. This program provides

a $50 monthly credit through March 2002 for low-income seniors who currently

participate in a program offering a monthly gas bill discount to eligible

senior citizens. Over 31,000 seniors currently receive this $9.05 monthly

discount on their gas bill provided by the Georgia Public Service Commission.

To qualify for the discount, applicants must be 65 or older and have a

total annual combined household income not exceeding $12,000.

For more information

on the senior citizen discount program, customers should contact their

natural gas marketer.

Contributing to energy assistance

funds

Harriette Watkins,

vice president of community affairs for AGL Resources, parent company

of Atlanta Gas Light Company, said, "In recent months Americans have

shown tremendous generosity in helping those in need during times of crisis.

We believe this humanitarian spirit will extend to our neighbors seeking

help with their heating bills."

To make a financial

contribution to an energy assistance program, contact:

Heating Energy

Assistance Team, H.E.A.T., Inc. at 678-406-0212 or mail donations to:

H.E.A.T., Inc., First Union Bank, P.O. Box 930112, Atlanta, GA 31193.

Project SHARE

at 404-873-3101 in metro Atlanta and 1-800-257-4273 outside Atlanta or

www.salvationarmy-georgia.org. Contributions can be mailed to: Project

SHARE, 675 Seminole Avenue, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307.

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