Volunteering in the Community

Dominion employees have long been active in their communities and have received formal company support for more than two decades. Each year, employees donate thousands of hours of time and their skills to support a variety of programs. Concern for children and families is a priority of our volunteers.

Employees also organize and lead community projects to meet specific local needs. With materials purchased by the company, volunteers have built outdoor classrooms and nature trails, created outdoor learning gardens and urban tree gardens, and completed other projects that enhance environmental educational opportunities.

Employees also have adopted local schools, where activities include mentoring and tutoring, painting classrooms and building playgrounds.

Local Projects

Each year, employees support an array of local projects, such as home repairs for the elderly through Rebuilding Together, Christmas in April, Habitat for Humanity, mentoring programs through Big Brothers and Big Sisters, and Walks to raise awareness and funds for health research organizations. Employee teams at virtually every company location evaluate requests from community organizations and determine which projects to support.

Companywide Projects

A series of focused volunteer projects takes place each year. The emphasis of recent projects has been on environmental clean-up and education. Dozens of communities have benefited through outdoor classrooms, nature trails and waterway clean-ups.

Select from the list below to learn more about our projects.

2011 Volunteer Projects

The fall of 2011 marks the 12th anniversary of Dominion's Putting Our Energy to Work for the Environment program. More than 500 Dominion volunteers undertook 14 projects in 7 states. View our video for details.
Eight Clarksburg-area Dominion employees beautified the grounds of a Harrison County, W.Va., United Way agency on June 21, 2011. The employees from Dominion Transmission and Dominion Resources Services volunteered for the United Way Day of Action, an annual day mobilizing local volunteers to complete community service projects. Learn more and view photos.
Dominion helped the Virginia State Park system celebrate its 75th anniversary with a $150,000 donation from the Dominion Foundation and three days of volunteer work. View our video for details.
Dominion volunteers supported an Energy Fair on June 18 in Norfolk, Va., to highlight the availability of EnergyShare funding for cooling assistance and demonstrate ways to conserve energy and reduce costs.
On May 24, 2011, Dominion partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Summit County to build 25 raised "Community Gardens" beds in Akron, Ohio. Learn more and view photos.

2010 Volunteer Projects

In 2010 Dominion volunteers donated at company record of 150,000 hours of service to their communities.

As part of the "Putting Our Energy to Work for the Environment" campaign, now in its 11th year, Dominion employees completed 14 projects in 9 states where the company does business. They built classrooms, planted trees, spruced up historic properties, and much more. Get details and view a video, or view our news release.

Dominion honored 13 employees in six states as Volunteers of the Year for their selfless acts of kindness in 2010. See photos of the winners.

2009 Volunteer Projects

Dominion employees have a well-known track record for generous volunteer work in their communities. In 2009, volunteers logged more than 123,000 hours in the volunteer database, beating the 120,000 goal set for the year. Dominion employees worked with local agencies on projects to improve the environment and the community as part of the "Putting Our Energy to Work for the Environment" campaign, now in its tenth year. Dominion President and CEO Tom Farrell visited two volunteer project sites on September 23, 2009. Learn more, and view a video.

Dominion honored 12 employees in seven states for helping others in their communities during 2009. They coached Special Olympics athletes, created a soccer program for middle school students, collected food for the homeless and mentored youth in academics, technology or team-building. Get details in our news release and view video clips.

2008 Volunteer Projects

Efforts of volunteers in 2008 ranged from delivering meals to the elderly, building schools and other facilities in Romania, continuing the restoration of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and serving on a volunteer fire and rescue squad in rural Virginia. Dominion celebrated 25 years of honoring Volunteers of the year. The company honored 15 employees who give of their time to help their communities, the less fortunate, the disabled and strangers the world over. Learn more in our news release and view video clips.

2007 Volunteer Projects

Efforts of volunteers in 2007 ranged from delivering medical supplies to Third World countries to mentoring children in academics and sports. Dominion honored 16 employees for their gift of caring for others and their communities. Learn more in our news release and view video clips.

2006 Volunteer Projects

To celebrate the seventh year of its employee volunteer campaign, "Putting Our Energy to Work for the Environment," Dominion undertook 19 projects in 14 states from Virginia to Utah. Learn about the projects or view our news release.

View video clips of Dominion's "Volunteers of the Year" speaking about their community service during 2006.

2005 Volunteer Projects

In 2005, Dominion celebrated the sixth year of its successful employee volunteer campaign, "Putting Our Energy to Work for the Environment," by launching its biggest effort ever to improve parks, rivers, hiking trails and historic sites with 16 projects in 11 states.

View video clips of Dominion's "Volunteers of the Year" speaking about their community service during 2005. A news release also is available.

Additional Information

For more details about Dominion's local and companywide volunteer projects, e-mail us or call (804) 771-4954.

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