Regional Partnerships
In addition to conducting its own programs, Dominion works with non-profit partners to support a variety of state, regional and local community endeavors.
Community Impact Awards
Ohio
Within the Dominion service area in Ohio, our commitment to the communities we serve is stronger than ever. This year, $100,000 will be awarded to cities and community organizations that have made major contributions to the economic and social revitalization projects within the Dominion East Ohio service area.
Dominion and Inside Business Magazine take pride in offering the Community Impact Awards, and view it as another tangible step towards strengthening Ohio communities. Proudly, this is the 15th year that Dominion and Inside Business Magazine have teamed up to recognize communities and organizations that are making a difference in Ohio.
The deadline for submitting nominations is November 30, 2009. Winners will be featured in the March 2010 issue of Inside Business Magazine.
- For complete details, view/print our Call For Entries.
2009 Northeast Ohio Environmental Awards
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Northeast Ohio Environmental Awards. The awards program recognizes and honors the outstanding achievements of any group, program, organization, business, or individual in a wide range of environmental initiatives throughout the region and pays tribute to those that have demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence, leadership and accomplishment in their respective fields.
By sponsoring these awards, Dominion and Biodiversity Alliance hope to encourage the community to emulate the achievements of the successful nominees, thereby promoting innovative environmental efforts and enhancing the quality of life in Northeast Ohio.
The awards are open to any group, program, organization, business or individual located and working in Northeast Ohio. Nominations can be made by the person or persons involved in the activity or by a third party and must address activities or initiatives that were in place in 2008. Successful nominees will demonstrate some measure of results achieved and/or impact of the activities. All nominations will be evaluated by an independent panel of judges.
All finalists will be honored at an awards ceremony to be held at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History on Friday, October 2, 2009. Award winners will be presented with a plaque and a cash award of $2,500 during the ceremony.
All nomination materials must be post-marked or received no later than Tuesday, June 30, 2009. For complete details, view/print the PDF files below:
Cooling Assistance
In Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, Dominion works with agencies on aging to provide fans and air-conditioners for those on fixed or low incomes, whose health would otherwise suffer during hot summer months. The programs include Fan Care in Virginia and donations to the North Carolina Division of Aging. For more details, e-mail us or call (804) 771-4414.
Virginia
For more than a decade Dominion Virginia Power has sponsored Fan Care, a cooling assistance program in partnership with the Virginia Department for the Aging and Wal-Mart. Fan Care provides fans free of charge to the elderly poor. The Dominion Foundation contributes annually to Area Agencies on Aging to administer the program. Agencies may also use a portion of allocated funds to purchase air conditioners for seniors with more serious health problems. For information on how to apply in Virginia, call 1-800-552-3402.
North Carolina
Since 1990, Dominion North Carolina Power has supported the North Carolina Division of Aging's program for seniors called Project Fan/Heat Relief with an annual $2,500 donation to help provide fans in the northeastern portion of North Carolina. For information on how to apply in North Carolina, contact the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services- Division of Aging at (919) 733-3383.
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