Piedmont Natural Gas to match donations 5-to-1 to help Nashville-area hospitality workers

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Piedmont Natural Gas to match donations 5-to-1 to help Nashville-area hospitality workers
April 30, 2020

• Food Project’s Community Cupboard provides groceries to workers who have lost jobs or income to COVID-19 closures.
• Utility will contribute $5 for every $1 donated, up to $25,000.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Piedmont Natural Gas today announced it will donate up to $25,000 to The Nashville Food Project’s Community Cupboard initiative to help aid area hospitality workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Piedmont will match contributions five to one, meaning the company will give $5 for every $1 donated.

The Community Cupboard is a program to provide 100 “shares” of groceries – such as eggs, milk and produce – each week at no cost to those who have experienced job and wage loss as a result of COVID-19 business closures. Some of the produce comes from supplies local farmers normally would have sold to restaurants. With fewer restaurant orders because of the pandemic, the program also helps farmers by providing a market for their excess produce.

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To donate to The Nashville Food Project’s Community Cupboard, visit https://thenashvillefoodproject.kindful.com/piedmontng.

To learn more about The Nashville Food Project’s Community Cupboard program, visit https://illumination.duke-energy.com/articles/nashville-food-project-provides-groceries-pay-to-hospitality-workers-in-need.

For more information on how Piedmont is assisting the community and its customers during the pandemic, visit piedmontng.com/updates.

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