JACKSON, Mich., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Employees of Consumers
Energy and CMS Energy and the philanthropic foundations for both companies
have donated nearly $130,000 to the American Red Cross for hurricane relief
efforts.
After Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, the Consumers Energy
Foundation announced to employees that it would match their hurricane relief
donations to the Red Cross in September. The philanthropic arm of CMS Energy,
the CMS Energy Foundation, made an immediate donation of $10,000.
The employee donations totaled close to $60,000 and the Consumers Energy
Foundation matched that amount this month with a check to the Red Cross
Disaster Relief Fund.
"The generosity of our employees who saw the destruction and human toll of
the hurricanes was overwhelming. Employees stepped up and gave from their
hearts to help others whose lives were torn apart by these natural disasters,"
said David Mengebier, president of the CMS Energy and Consumers Energy
Foundations.
The Consumers Energy Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Consumers
Energy. It provides funding to areas including education, the environment,
Michigan growth and enhancement, culture and the arts, social services, and
emerging issues.
Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, provides natural
gas and electricity to more than six million of Michigan's nearly 10 million
residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
For more information about Consumers Energy, visit our Website at
http://www.consumersenergy.com
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