Dominion Seeks Writing Contest Entries

October 22, 2003

RICHMOND, Va. - Dominion Virginia Power is calling for entries in the 2004 Strong Men & Women writing competition, which awards U.S. savings bonds and cash prizes to African-American high school seniors and their schools in the company’s service area.

The contest is in conjunction with the company's Strong Men and Women: Excellence in Leadership series that recognizes nine state and national leaders each year. The writing contest invites high school seniors to research and write about African-American heroes who have been honored during the 13-year Strong Men & Women series. Each school creates an evaluation committee and selects two semifinalists to compete with other entries from throughout Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.

Four winners will each receive a $750 U.S. savings bond and the their schools receive $1,000 in cash.

This year’s deadline for entries is Nov.13, 2003. Awards will be presented at a ceremony in Richmond on Jan.22, 2004. For more information on the Strong Men & Women essay contest, visit the company’s Web site at www.dom.com, keyword: strong.

Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, with an energy portfolio of more than 24,000 megawatts of generation, 6.2 trillion cubic feet equivalent of proved natural gas reserves and 7,900 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline. Dominion also operates the nation's largest underground natural gas storage system with more than 960 billion cubic feet of storage capacity and serves 5.3 million retail energy customers in nine states. For more information about Dominion, visit the company's Web site at www.dom.com.

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Editor's Note: For a copy of the 2004 Strong Men and Women writing contest color poster now being distributed to high schools, visit www.dom.com, keyword: strong.


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