Many Natural Gas companies around the world are going beyond the call of duty to help their local communities. I am going to take this time to tell you about a few companies, Cabot Oil & Gas and Chesapeake Energy, which have certainly gone beyond the call of duty and have influenced others to follow in their footsteps.

In February last year, Cabot Oil & Gas became a leading partner with the Endless Mountains Health Systems. They are partnered on a $45 million hospital project in Montrose. A spokesman for Cabot said, “Similar to job and education, health care helps define a community. Cabot plans to invest heavily in all three. We plan to be a major partner on this project all the way through to completion.”

Cabot did exactly that and stayed true to their word through the year. They start by donating $1million as a leadership gift to the project fund. Throughout the rest of the year Cabot continued donating funds and matched every dollar raised. By the end of the year Cabot was voted “Business of the Year” by the Susquehanna Economic Development Board and the Progress Authority.

During the time they were raising funds for the hospital project, they had a Chili Cook-off which inspired another natural gas company, Williams, to hold its own Barbecue Cook-off in Nicholson to benefit the United Ways of Wyoming County.

Chesapeake Energy has also been working with their local United Way. In October 2012 Chesapeake became the first-ever corporate sponsor for the Bradford County’s United Way 2013 Campaign. The United Way wrote them a thank you letter where they said, “We are excited to work with Chesapeake Energy during our 2013 Campaign and very pleased with the Partnership. We look forward to continuing to work together in the future. Together, we’re building a better community for all of us, and that’s what matter.”

Apart from supporting the United Way, Chesapeake has also been extremely helpful in the ongoing flood recovery efforts in Bradford County. According to the 2012 Northeast Driller, Chesapeake Energy donated $10,000 to the Athens Township Fir Department and $20,000 to the American Red Cross to assist them in their flood relief efforts. During the Northeast Driller’s Golf Tournament, Chesapeake was further recognized for their relief help and was presented with the Community Service Award from the Northeast Driller Publisher Greg Zyla.

It is great to see so many Natural Gas Companies going beyond the call of duty and helping their local communities in times of need.

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