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The Dominion Foundation supports a wide range of cultural activities throughout the company's service areas. Art, music, theater, dance, libraries, parks and museums enrich the mind, the community and its people and play key roles in improving the quality of life within the communities the company serves.
Dominion's contributions to cultural and arts programs take many forms and forums, including purchasing new books for a small-town public library, sponsoring high-quality programs on public radio and television, or supporting active employee volunteerism in cultural organizations.
A Few Examples...
The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation - Dominion made a significant grant to support The Campaign for Jamestown Settlement, 1607-2007, which recognizes the national significance of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia. Dominion’s grant will underwrite a Jamestown Settlement film, to be shown daily at the visitor center. The film is intended to increase public awareness of the culture of the Powhatan Indians and of the traditions that the English and Africans brought with them to the New World.
Richmond Boys Choir - Modeled after the famed Boys Choir of Harlem, the Richmond Boys Choir was founded in 1996 to encourage the holistic development of its members. A $2,500 grant will help recruit boys from throughout the Richmond, Virginia, metropolitan area and from various cultural communities. The Richmond Boys Choir’s three-pronged program of personal, academic and musical development helps talented youth grow into mature and responsible young men.
Volunteer in the Arts (VITA) Awards - Dominion and WQED MultiMedia partner to promote the arts in southwestern Pennsylvania. Outstanding volunteers are recognized and awarded $1,000 grants to the arts organizations they represent. Award recipients are featured on the public radio and television station from March through January, and in the September issue of Pittsburgh Magazine. An awards luncheon is held in the fall at which time the Volunteer of The Year is selected and awarded $2,500. Dominion has sponsored the recognition program for sixteen years.
Morgantown Theatre Company - A $1,000 grant from Dominion is helping the Morgantown Theatre Company to provide children in West Virginia with an opportunity to participate in theatre through classes, workshops and full-scale productions.
Roanoke Island Festival Park - The Friends of Elizabeth II (Manteo-on-Roanoke Island, NC) received a $15,000 grant to upgrade its performing arts control booth. The control booth is vital to the operation of the 4,000-seat outdoor waterfront amphitheater. Featured attractions include performances by the North Carolina Symphony and the North Carolina School of the Arts. Roanoke Island Festival Park receives more than 110,000 visitors each year.