Colonial Pipeline Donates $5,000 To American Red Cross For Disaster Relief

Collins, Miss., — Colonial Pipeline donated $5,000 to the American Red Cross to assist its tornado relief efforts in Covington County, Mississippi. On April 26, 2014, an EF2 tornado, 600 yards wide with winds of 125 mph, ripped through 16 miles of Covington County. The tornado and heavy rains it brought killed one person and injured eight in Mississippi. 

More than 20 employees are stationed at Colonial Pipeline’s facility in Collins, Miss. Colonial supports the local emergency response agencies as part of the company’s commitment to safe operations that protect the public and the environment. 

Pictured at a check presentation for tornado relief are, from left, Chico Peters (Environmental Coordinator); Ann Lott (Administrative Coordinator); David Peeler (Mississippi Operations Manager); Jay Huffstatler of the American Red Cross’ South Mississippi Chapter; Ron Broom (Lead Operator), Michael Plishka (Engineer), Stacy Sullivan (Project Leader); and Kevin McKay (Compliance Coordinator). 

Colonial Pipeline operates an underground pipeline system that originates in the Houston, Texas, area and terminates at Linden, N.J., on the New York harbor. Colonial safely delivers more than 100 million gallons a day of gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel, home heating oil and fuels for the U.S. military. For more information about Colonial, visit www.colpipe.com. For more information about 811 services, visit www.call811.