Washington Gas to Host WAFF ‘Ice House’ Fundraiser to Support Families with Heating Assistance this Winter

January 18-20 event at Washington Harbour will raise awareness about
the experience of living without heat, and seek donations for the
Washington Area Fuel Fund (WAFF)

WGL executives and local celebrities will spend time sitting in the
WAFF Ice House

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Washington Gas, a WGL Holdings, Inc. company (NYSE: WGL), is joining The
Salvation Army, Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, Washington
Mystics, AltaGas, NBC4, WTOP, The Washington Post and numerous
other partners to promote the critical need for winter heating
assistance. The organizations are supporting the first-ever Ice House
fundraiser to benefit the Washington
Area Fuel Fund (WAFF), which serves thousands of families in the
District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia who struggle to pay their
utility bills and are at risk of living in the cold.

The WAFF Ice House will be located at the Washington Harbour in
Georgetown from January 18-20. The house, designed and built by Ice
Lab, consists of 60 blocks of ice that
simulate the difficult conditions faced when a home is without heat. The
event will be open to the public from 2 to 8 p.m. on January 18, 2 to 9
p.m. on January 19 and noon to 9 p.m. on January 20 with challenges,
contests, entertainment and more to help connect people with WAFF’s
mission to warm homes.

The issue of heating assistance has become even more pronounced this
year with the colder than normal winter the Washington, D.C., area has
been experiencing. Fewer than 2 in 10 people eligible for federal energy
assistance actually receive it because there are not enough funds to
meet the demand. In addition, families living in poverty spend more than
30 percent of their income on energy bills.

“The need to help our neighbors with heating assistance has never been
greater and that’s why we are so committed to raising awareness about
this critical issue,” said Adrian Chapman, President and Chief Operating
Officer, Washington Gas. “As a company dedicated to caring for our
community throughout our 170-year history, we know our neighbors always
join us in helping those in need. That’s why we started WAFF 35 years
ago and every year, our employees, customers and residents step up to
help us keep area families warm.”

WAFF, a philanthropic initiative formed in 1983 by Washington Gas in
partnership with The Salvation Army, bridges this assistance gap to
provide emergency funds to families, veterans, seniors and others who
lack resources to pay their heating bills. Importantly, 100 percent of
all donations WAFF receives goes directly to heating assistance because
Washington Gas pays all administrative costs to operate the fund.

Local celebrities and executives of WGL companies will sit in the Ice
House for 30-minute periods during the days’ activities to help draw
attention to the cause and raise funds and awareness about this
important issue.

More than 35 companies and individuals have raised $100,000 to date to
support this WAFF fundraiser. Supporters include: The Salvation Army,
AltaGas, NBC4, WTOP, The Washington Post, Monumental Sports and
Entertainment, The American Gas Association, Infrasource, MasterPrint,
Washington Harbour, National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition,
Accenture, Edison Electric Institute, ASD/SKY, WGL Energy, Miller
Pipeline, Northern Pipeline, Kubra, Leftwich LLC, WSP, Washington Gas
Light Federal Credit Union, Faneuil, Precision Pipeline, LLC, Williams
Meter, Henkels & McCoy, G.S. Proctor & Associates, Inc.,
FleishmanHillard, Teamsters Local 96, Skoda Contracting, HCL, EN
Engineering, Miller’s Office Products and Curran & Connors.

About WAFF

Washington Gas created the Washington Area Fuel Fund (WAFF) in 1983 in
conjunction with The Salvation Army as its signature philanthropic
program. Washington Gas pays for all administrative costs while The
Salvation Army assists clients and manages the disbursement of funds
through its 12 area offices. This ensures that 100 percent of all
donations go to heating assistance. WAFF pays for all types of fuel.
Since its inception, WAFF has disbursed nearly $26 million in energy
assistance, serving more than 286,000 people. In 2017 alone, more than
$773,000 was disbursed to more than 6,000 people. To make a donation or
get more information, please go to www.waffhelp.org.

About Washington Gas

Washington Gas Light Company is a regulated natural gas utility
providing safe, reliable natural gas service to more than 1.1 million
customers in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. A
subsidiary of WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL), the company has been providing
energy to residential, commercial and industrial customers for 170 years.

About WGL

WGL (NYSE: WGL), headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a leading source
for clean, efficient and diverse energy solutions. With activities and
assets across the U.S., WGL consists of Washington Gas, WGL Energy, WGL
Midstream and Hampshire Gas. WGL provides options for natural gas,
electricity, green power and energy services, including generation,
storage, transportation, distribution, supply and efficiency. Our
calling as a company is to make energy surprisingly easy for our
employees, our community and all our customers. Whether you are a
homeowner or renter, small business or multinational corporation, state
and local or federal agency, WGL is here to provide Energy Answers. Ask
Us. For more information, visit us at wgl.com.

Contacts

Washington Gas
News Media:
Bernie Tylor, 202-624-6778
[email protected]
or
Financial
Community:
Douglas Bonawitz, 202-624-6129