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Marella Eaton
Public Information Officer
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PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
Tybee Island Police Department Receives El Paso Corporation Grant
Tybee Island, Ga. – (March 23, 2011) The Tybee Island Police Department has received a $10,000 community support grant from El Paso Corporation’s Southern LNG subsidiary to promote marine
safety at Tybee Island.
Captain Jonathan Hagan applied for the grant after meeting with Chris Humes, Director of LNG Operations at El Paso. The community grant was approved towards the purchase of a boat for
marine safety and rescue efforts, and for emergency use.
Humes presented the check to Captain Hagan at the Tybee Island City Council meeting on January 13, 2011 in the City Hall Auditorium.
About the Tybee Island Police Department: The mission of the Tybee Island Police Department is to strengthen and maintain the social order of the community by providing professional
law enforcement services, while remaining within prescribed ethical and constitutional limits. The Department provides services which contribute to the preservation of life, the protection
of property, and the general safety of the community. The Department works to prevent, detect and investigate criminal activity, to recover lost and stolen property, and to apprehend
and prosecute suspected offenders. The Department further provides community service under non-criminal circumstances such as natural or manmade disasters and medical emergencies.
The Department actively solicits and encourages the contribution of all citizens to assist in the formulation of activities which accomplish these goals.
About the El Paso Corporation: El Paso Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas, provides natural gas and related energy products in a safe, efficient, and dependable manner. The
company owns North America’s largest interstate natural gas pipeline system, one of North America’s largest independent oil and natural gas producers and an emerging midstream business.
For more information, visit www.elpaso.com.
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