Fortuna Energy ignites its United Way Community Campaign

Big Flats, NY, Ocober 15, 2008 – United Way of the Southern Tier recently received significant corporate support toward their 2008 Community Campaign.

                Jim O’Driscoll, president of Fortuna Energy, presented a $10,000 check to Steve Hughes, vice president of Resource Development for United Way. The donation will go toward United Way’s efforts to improve the lives of people in Chemung and Steuben County.

                United Way of the Southern Tier's annual community campaign officially kicked off in September. The money raised during the campaign is invested in local programs that work to address the underlying causes of problems within the community and create long-lasting change.

About United Way of the Southern Tier

United Way of the Southern Tier (www.uwst.org) is a locally managed non-profit organization focused on effectively mobilizing the caring power of our community to help people improve their lives. United Way of the Southern Tier is the largest non-governmental provider of funding for health and human services in Chemung and Steuben Counties.

About Fortuna

Fortuna Energy Inc., founded in 2002, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Talisman is one of North America's largest independent producers of natural gas. Since coming to the Southern Tier, Fortuna Energy has invested more than $650 million in the Twin Tiers and grown to become New York State's largest natural gas producer.