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WVAW donates $7500 to disaster relief

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (July 5, 2012) In response to the statewide crisis

following Friday's storm that left close to 700,000 West Virginians without

power, the shareholders of West Virginia American Water are donating $7,500

to the American Red Cross for disaster relief in West Virginia.

"Just as our employees are working around the clock to maintain water

service to the 600,000 West Virginians who depend on us for this most basic

but invaluable necessity, the American Red Cross staff and volunteers are

working around the clock to provide other crucial services to those in

greatest need," said Jeff McIntyre, president of West Virginia American

Water. "We are proud to support these life-sustaining efforts and to work

together with the Red Cross and many different partners around the state

during this challenging time."

Becky Howard, Regional Chief Development Officer for the American Red

Cross's West Virginia Region, says that this donation will greatly assist

the organization's disaster relief services, which include providing water

to those whose water service has been disrupted due to the power outages.

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