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Atmos Energy educates employees about texting while driving
Jeanne Brown speaking to Atmos Energy employees
By Bryn Burchfiel
DALLAS - Jan. 28, 2013 - Atmos Energy recently teamed up with the Remember Alex Brown (RAB) Foundation to promote awareness against texting and driving. Each month Atmos Energy has safety seminars for OSHA and personal safety.
Jeanne and her husband Johnny Mac Brown founded the RAB Foundation after they lost their 17-year old daughter Alex in a car accident while texting and driving. Jeanne and her daughter Katrina spoke about the loss of Alex Brown and educated Atmos Energy employees on the dangers of texting while driving.
“The RAB Foundation’s purpose is for people to fully understand the consequences. We live such fast paced lives that people do not stop and think about the value of their lives. Everyone needs to value his or her life over the current circumstances. Technology is so accessible, but it can be a cause for concern. Is the last text or phone call really worth risking your life?” asked Jeanne Brown.
“I would of never been able to start the foundation without a flexible schedule through Hydrotex,” said Johnny Mac. Currently, Jeanne and her daughter Katrina do most of the traveling and speaking while Johnny Mac focuses more on his Hydrotex business in West Texas.
It’s imperative to the Browns to educate the public. The Browns did not realize how much of an impact texting and driving caused when their daughter passed in 2009.
“If you text and drive, you are six times more likely to be in a wreck than a drunk driver. In 2009, six thousand people died while texting and driving. You’re 600 percent more likely to be in a wreck and risk your life,” said Jeanne Brown.
Atmos Energy provided the Browns’ appliances and energy for their home on ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover. Trey Cumby, president of the Safety Team at Atmos Energy, remembered this episode and thought it would be applicable for their employees to learn about the hazards of texting while driving.
“Atmos Energy was honored to help the Brown family in the past. I thought bringing in the RAB Foundation would make more of an impact for Atmos Energy employees and hit closer to home,” said Cumby.
The Browns plan to continue spreading information about the dangers of texting and driving. They will be at the Texas State Capital on January 29, to support Rep. Tom Craddick (Midland), to address an important traffic safety issue and implement a statewide ban on texting while driving. Representative Craddick filed House Bill 63, the Alex Brown Memorial Act.
About Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas is one of the country's largest natural-gas-only distributors, serving about three million natural gas distribution customers in over 1,400 communities in nine states from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West. Atmos Energy also provides natural gas marketing and procurement services to industrial, commercial and municipal customers primarily in the Midwest and Southeast and manages company-owned natural gas pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas. For more information, visit www.atmosenergy.com. Atmos Energy can also be accessed through social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
About RAB Foundation
See http://www.rabfoundation.org/about.php
About Hydrotex
Hydrotex® is a manufacturer and distributor of high performance lubricant and fuel improver solutions. As an employee owned company, we help our customers develop sustainable solutions designed to improve system reliability, save energy, limit pollution, extend fixed asset life, reduce maintenance costs and improve fuel efficiency. Our products and services leverage over 75 years of innovation resulting in superior lubrication solutions and high touch customer service.
Contact: Ray Granado
Company: Atmos Energy
Tel: 214-206-2060
Email: ray.granado@atmosenergy.com
www.atmosenergy.com
Contact: Bryn Burchfiel
Company: Hydrotex
Tel. 972-389-8541
Cell: 469-3874766
Email: bburchfiel@hydrotexlube.com
www.hydrotexlube.com
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