Nicor Volunteer Day May 16, 2009

Nicor Annual Volunteer Day, May 16

Over one thousand Nicor employees and their families worked alongside community members in completing 22 service projects for local non-profit organizations in 21 communities throughout northern Illinois during Nicor’s 13th Annual Volunteer Day on Saturday, May 16.

“Nicor’s Volunteer Day is a pillar of what we stand for as a company,” said Russ Strobel, Chairman, President and CEO for Nicor, Inc. and Nicor Gas. “Community service is a year-round commitment for Nicor, and Volunteer Day is one opportunity for us to share our time, talent, and financial resources with the communities we serve on a daily basis.”

This year, Nicor expanded the reach of Volunteer Day into 21 Illinois communities across the state. Participants performed a variety of community service activities, including landscape renovation, outdoor cleaning, sorting food and household goods for families in need, planting greenery, gardening, painting, river clean-up, and repair work. Participation in the annual event has grown each year since its inception in 1997.

In addition to volunteering this year, Nicor also awarded $5,000 capital grants to the Northern Illinois Food Bank in St. Charles and the DuPage Habitat for Humanity in Addison.

In 2008, through its various philanthropic activities, the company contributed more than $2 million in corporate and employee donations – and thousands of volunteer hours – to 1,200 organizations and causes in communities throughout northern Illinois.

The Illinois communities that benefited from Nicor’s Volunteer Day are: Addison, Aurora, Batavia, Bloomington, Brookfield, Capron, Carthage, Chicago Ridge, Cicero, DeKalb, Joliet, Lisle, Morris, Naperville, Palos Heights, Robbins, Rockford, St. Charles, Woodridge, Woodstock and Worth.

Nicor is also the founding sponsor of Chicagovolunteer.net which provides a free volunteer-recruitment tool for non-profit organizations throughout northern Illinois. It also serves as a valuable resource for businesses, schools and individuals who are seeking ways to get involved in their own communities. Click on Nicor’s logo on the right to learn more about their Community Involvement.