[Tennessee Trails News] Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Donates $2, 500 for the Cumberland Trail project.

[The Tennessee Trails List]

Press Release from CTC:

Crossville, TN, December 2, 2009:  The Cumberland Trail Conference (CTC) 
would like to acknowledge Middle Tennessee Natural Gas (MTNG) for a 
donation of $2,500 to support the CTC’s 13th annual spring Break-Away 
program.

This donation was made possible by MTNG’s Project Hometown Help, a 
community enhancement program.  Customers may elect to round their 
monthly bill up to the next whole dollar, and all funds collected are 
distributed back to the community from which it was collected to benefit 
local charitable causes.

The CTC’s Break-Away program brings college and university students from 
across the United States to Tennessee during their spring break to help 
construct the Cumberland Trail, a state scenic trail.  The funds from 
the Project Hometown Help will offset the cost of food and lodging for 
the student volunteers that attend, assist with trail construction 
materials, staffing, and transportation cost.  This program enables the 
CTC to educate the volunteers about the Cumberland Trail project, trail 
construction techniques, the environment, and the conservation effort to 
help preserve the Cumberland Plateau.  The 2010 Break-Away program will 
take place in the North Chickamauga Gorge located in Hamilton County, 
Tennessee.

Once completed, the Cumberland Trail will stretch from Signal Point near 
Chattanooga north to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.  This 
trail will provide numerous recreational opportunities and for the 
preservation of the historical, cultural, and natural resources of 
Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau.  Because of the donation from the Middle 
Tennessee Natural Gas Company, the Cumberland Trail project will move 
another step closer to completion.