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September 22, 2008
RICHMOND, Va. — Dominion, one of the nation’s largest producers of energy, is awarding nearly $320,000 in educational grants to 60 schools and institutions in eight states through its annual Educational Grants Partnership Program.
The program helps schools strengthen math and science skills for students in grades K-12 through energy and environmental education projects. The Dominion Foundation awards individual grants of up to $10,000. The foundation is the philanthropic arm of Dominion and is dedicated to the economic, physical and social health of the communities served by Dominion companies. Schools in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia will receive funding this year.
"Dominion has awarded more than $2.2 million in educational grants since the program began in 1996," said William C. Hall Jr., vice president-Corporate Communications & Community Affairs and president of the Dominion Foundation. "It is vitally important to support the development of new technologies and innovative conservation efforts for the future of energy in this country. That development and education begins in today’s classrooms."
Grant recipients include:
To view a complete school listing, go to Dominion’s Web site, http://www.dom.com, and enter keywords “educational partnership.”
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, with a portfolio of approximately 27,000 megawatts of generation. Dominion serves retail energy customers in 12 states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's Web site at http://www.dom.com.
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