Dominion Honors Houston Employee As A Volunteer of The Year

April 21, 2003

 

HOUSTON - Dominion has honored Linda Jessett of Houston as one of the company's 2002 Volunteers of the Year for the countless hours of time and talent she has given assisting both children and senior citizens. Jessett was one of 17 Dominion employees honored at an annual volunteer recognition ceremony April 1 in Richmond.

As an active volunteer at Mountbatten House, an elderly care facility, Jessett has served on the board of directors for 14 years. She has held the position of president for two terms, and has been treasurer for three.

Jessett also volunteers with the "Business Partners in Education" program for the Houston Independent School District. She serves as a tutor and helps raise funds for much-needed school supplies including books, computers and testing materials. She received an Apple Pin, which honors outstanding business volunteers, from Fairchild Elementary School.

The children's programs at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Depelchin Children's Home benefit from Jessett's caring and activism as well. Last year, she handled fundraising for Dominion's Texas employees who were impacted by severe flooding.

The Dominion Foundation will contribute $1,000 to Mountbatten House in Jessett's honor for being selected a "Volunteer of the Year." Mountbatten House is a type "A" large assisted living home that provides subsidized care to low-income seniors who are no longer able to live alone. Jessett indicated that the funds will be used for improvements to the showers at the facility.

Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers of energy, with a diversified and integrated energy portfolio that includes 24,000 megawatts of generation and 6.1 trillion cubic feet equivalent of proved natural gas reserves. Dominion also serves 5 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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