Consumers Energy Employees Taking Part in Walks for Warmth to Help Michigan Residents Stay Warm This Winter

JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- With Michigan enduring a historically cold winter, Consumers Energy employees are encouraging community members to join them in Walks for Warmth across Michigan, raising funds to help families to stay warm.

"We want to do everything we can to help people in the communities we serve to stay warm and safe," said Brian Rich, Consumers Energy's senior vice president for customer experience. "Walks for Warmth provide immediate help to those who need it the most, and that's especially important during a cold winter like this one."

Over 2,000 Consumers Energy employees, friends and family members raised nearly $200,000 through Walks for Warmth last year. The company is matching every dollar that employees, family members and friends raise through 30 Walk for Warmth events this month and in March.

Since 2012, Consumers Energy and employees have raised more than $1 million through the walks. This year, Consumers Energy also has provided another $10 million to help people with heating bills.

Hundreds of Consumers Energy employees will take part Friday, Feb. 16, in the Walk for Warmth event in Jackson, which will start at noon at the company's headquarters and extend through downtown.

Community Action Agencies organize local Walk for Warmth events. Participants raise money that assists Michigan residents with energy bills. No money is spent on administrative costs.

Consumers Energy employees and community members will participate in walks throughout Michigan, including Flint, Lansing, Saginaw and Macomb County. See the full schedule at www.ConsumersEnergy.com/walk.

Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest energy provider, is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS), providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.7 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.

For more information about Consumers Energy, go to www.ConsumersEnergy.com.

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